Karitos 2011 Literary Arts Track Faculty
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We have an exciting new direction for the Literary Arts Department of Karitos! I have had several writers asking me to offer more classes on the actual craft of writing, so they can become better writers, and so they can excel at this skill and do it to the absolute best of their God-given ability. I applaud the desire to learn your art better, and to be excellent. So I will be offering several classes that are geared toward improving your skill of writing. There will be more hands-on application of writing, and learning how to edit your work before it goes to an editor, and also be sure to bring your writing samples and portions of your manuscript so you can work on them with an instructor.
On the other side of the coin, we will also be offering classes that talk about why we write as Christians, and how God can use those stories, both fiction and non-fiction, to heal those who hear them. So often, our writing is taken from the core of our being, from the hardest of life’s lessons, and the toughest of physical, emotional, and spiritual circumstances. God uses our stories to heal those who hear them! There may even be people coming to these classes who have stories to tell, but who aren’t writers and will need to find someone to write their story.
This new department direction is still being developed, and more information will be coming soon. Look for it! Be excited about it! Come to Karitos and experience all God has for you as a writer!
Information on specific classes will be posted as soon as it is available.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me directly at ladyruth@ix.netcom.com
Ruth Anne Boone
Department Head
Nicole Mazzarella
Nicole Mazzarella grew up in Ohio and writes with sensitivity and precision about rural, Midwestern life.
In 2005, Nicole Mazzarella published her award-winning, debut novel This Heavy Silence. The Chicago Sun-Times said of the novel, “Simply put, This Heavy Silence is a great read […] this is a complex and layered novel about the choices we make and the relationships we build. In [Mazzarella’s] writing, she traverses universal ideas and builds characters that will be familiar to a broad cross-section of people, no matter who they are and what they believe.” Christianity Today named it as the best novel of 2005, the Library Journal named it as one of the best novels of 2005, and the novel won the Christy Award for the best new novel of 2005.
Nicole has taught creative writing at Wheaton College for the past seven years and lives in the Chicago-area with her husband and children. Nicole is currently at work on her second novel and a screenplay.
www.nicolemazzarella.comOn Writing Novels: The Process Of Structuring and Writing A Novel
Come to this dynamic workshop by award-winning novelist Nicole Mazzarella, who also teaches creative writing at Wheaton College.Don’t Do This: Cliches, Descriptions, And Characters To Avoid
Learn from an expert about the things you need to avoid in your writing. This class is structured for both fiction and non-fiction writers.Beginnings: How to Keep Readers Reading
That first sentence, first paragraph, first page, needs to capture the attention and imagination of your readers. We’ll discuss how to go about having that beginning that keeps folks reading beyond the first page. This workshop is both for fiction and non-fiction writers.
Jane Rubietta
An award-winning author of eleven books, speaks and teaches internationally, Jane has been published in hundreds of periodicals. Jane is passionate about helping people get published and build speaking platforms, and is Assistant Coordinator of the Write-to-Publish Writers Conference.
www.JaneRubietta.comWriting Essays and Opinion Pieces
Come to this workshop and learn from prolific writer and internationally known speaker Jane Rubietta and learn about writing essays and opinion pieces. Even if you’re working on a book, the bread-and-butter for writers are the short pieces you write for magazines. Get a heads-up on how to make a living as a writer.Writer’s Group Brain Storm
Do you have half-formed ideas on what you’d like to write on, but don’t know how to develop them? Bring your ideas to this workshop, and get help shaping them.Writing Critique
Bring your work in progress, and we will work it over in class. Be prepared to learn self-editing so you can continue this process after the conference is over.Creating A Press Kit
Now that you’re serious about your writing, you’ll need to know how to create a press kit that will get your writing noticed.
Chrystal Hansen
Chrystal's foremost desire is to live in passionate relationship with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and from that relationship allow Christ to live through her.
For the past decade Chrystal has given her life and ministry to developing teachings and curriculum for small groups and presentations that help individuals journey through their brokenness and shattered dreams into a thriving relationship with Christ. “It is a process and a life long journey in God, but when you sense his healing hand and restorative power in your heart, the journey is an amazing adventure with God,” Chrystal states.
Chrystal is a mother of three teenagers and a licensed minister with the Assemblies of God. She has ministered alongside her husband for the past 26 years, and is currently the Transformation Pastor at Living Water Community Church in Bolingbrook, Illinois, where her husband, Ken is the Lead Pastor. They have pastored the congregation for 18 years.
God Can Use Our Deepest Pain To Create The Stories That God Will Use In The Most Amazing Ways If We Let Him