“Western Theological Seminary and Hope College welcome you to the inaugural Writing for Your Life Writer’s Workshop! This workshop is for anyone interested in spiritual writing. It will include popular Christian authors and representatives from the Christian publishing industry. The main workshop will take place on May 16-17, 2017, with a pre-workshop Advanced Writer’s Retreat on May 15.

Headline speakers for the event are Barbara Brown Taylor and Rachel Held Evans. Speakers also include: Isaac Anderson (author), Sarah Arthur (author), Dwight Baker (Baker Publishing Group), Rachelle Gardner (literary agent), Brian Keepers (pastor), Ami McConnell (publishing industry veteran), Elizabeth Palmer (Christian Century), Patricia Raybon (author), Jana Riess (author), Stephanie Smith (Zondervan), and Marijke Strong (pastor).”