2007 Lutheran Festival of Writing
Called to Create: A Lutheran Festival of Writing was held at
Luther College in November, 2007. This was an historic gathering of
leading Lutheran writers from the United States and Canada. Over 250
people from 27 states attended this event, which was sponsored by
Luther College and the Luther College Sense of Vocation Program.
Luther College is currently planning another festival for 2010. We will post details of that festival here as they become available.
2007 Festival Schedule
Friday, November 2
Keynote address:
Open mike for students
Saturday, November 3
Panel: The Climate for Christian Publishing
- Jill Peláez Baumgaertner, Poetry Editor, Christian Century
- Gloria Bengtson, Augsburg Fortress Publishing Company
- Kate Elliott, Lutheran Woman Today
- Dan Lehmann, The Lutheran
Readings:
- Gracia Grindal, poetry and Robert Schultz, fiction
- Jill Alexander Essbaum, poetry and D’Arcy Fallon, memoir
Panel: The Climate for Religious Writers
- Jim Bodeen
- Robert Cording
- Jill Alexander Essbaum
- Amy Weldon
- Gracia Grindal
Readings:
- Paul Shepherd, fiction and Rebecca Wee, poetry
- Eunice Scarfe, fiction and Joyce Sutphen, poetry
Panel: Fiction, Faith, and Form
- Lauri Arvid Anderson
- Gloria Sawai
- Eunice Scarfe
- Robert Schultz
- Walt Wangerin, Jr.
Readings:
- Jill Peláez Baumgaertner, poetry and Gary Fincke, memoir
- Nancy K. Barry, memoir and Patrick Hicks, poetry
Featured Reading:
Panel: Bringing the Word to the Public Sphere
- David Crowe
- Katie Hanson
- Mark Mustian
- Paul Shepherd
Readings:
- Lauri Arvid Anderson, fiction and Jim Bodeen, poetry
- Carol Gilbertson, poetry and Gloria Sawai, fiction
Sunday, November 4
Panel: Seeking Freedom In and Out of Form
- Carol Gilbertson
- Patrick Hicks
- Marilyn Nelson
- Joyce Sutphen
- Rebecca Wee
Panel: The Graceful Shapes of Memoir
- Nancy K. Barry
- Anne Basye
- D’Arcy Fallon
- Gary Fincke
Reading:
- Robert Cording, poetry and Amy Weldon, fiction
Worship Service
- Preacher: Rev. Heidi Neumark
