Madcap Michigan Mayhem

For any parties interested, let it be known that on the back end of this week I will be attending the Calvin Festival of Faith in Writing at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There is some pleasant anticipation for this little trip, but not in the same way that going to the AWP conference breeds anticipation. Mostly I’m eager to find out what other people are talking about when they discuss “Christian” writing, since I’m finding out that the term doesn’t necessarily mean the same thing to me that it does to other people. Hopefully the various panels, readings, and conversations will broaden my mind a bit to both the term and the literary culture (which is always fun, of course).

For the record, I will be traveling in the company of my fellow editors of Relief: A Quarterly Christian Expression. We’ll have a table in the main bookfair area, and look forward to meeting some of the folks who have submitted to us over the past roughly two years, as well as introducing the journal to Relief newbies. If you’re attending the conference stop by and say hello; we’d love to see you. By the way, if you’re unfamiliar with Relief, where I work as fiction editor, just click the link to left to find out everything you need to know.

Once I get back I’ll post an article describing my reactions. Check back soon!

Posted by Alan Ackmann - Apr 14, 05:52 PM.
Related Articles:
Updates from AWP
On the Passing of Michael Crichton
It Smells Like Noise in Here . . .

Commenting is closed for this article.