We are excited to share more about our Ink & Faith Series!
All levels of writing experience welcome. Space is limited to Orthodox women only. Learn more about each workshop below.
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St. Porphyrios once wrote that “whoever wants to become a Christian must first become a poet.” Poetry trains us to pay attention to the often-overlooked beauty, suffering, love, and joy all around us, cultivating the attentiveness that lies at the heart of the Christian life. In this 90-minute workshop, Nicole Lyon Roccas will guide you step-by-step through the process of writing a poem from lived experience. Open to women of all experience levels—from complete beginners to published poets—the goal is not technical perfection, but deeper attention, creative play, and meaningful expression.
Register for Christian Life as Poetry
What makes a "good" children's book? And how might one begin to navigate the landscape of envisioning, crafting, and publishing Orthodox children's literature? In this 90-minute workshop, Brandi Willis Schreiber, published children's book author with Ancient Faith Kids, and Amber Schley Iragui, Art Director for Ancient Faith Kids, will share their experiences, best practices, and suggestions for writing, publishing, and illustrating in the Orthodox children's market.
Register for Writing for Children
The lives of the Saints are a rich source of wisdom and inspiration, yet many saints' lives — especially women saints — offer sparse detail, and are sometimes interwoven with pious legend. In this 90-minute workshop, we’ll wrestle together with the hard questions: how to honor Holy Tradition while earning the trust of skeptical modern readers, and how to write with both honesty and reverence.
Register for Writing about Saints
Join award-winning poet Sherry Shenoda as we consider: From the inner life to universal understanding: what makes it a poem? How do we wield language to tell the truth at a slant?
Register for What Makes a Poem?
In this 90-minute workshop, Katherine Bolger Hyde will explore some of the various ways Orthodox writers can express and honor their faith in their fiction without alienating or confusing readers who do not share it. A brief lecture will be followed by time to work on a choice of writing prompts and then an opportunity to share and discuss our work and struggles.
Join author Phoebe Farag Mikhail for two dynamic workshops and learn tips for researching and writing book proposals as a nonfiction writer!
Researching your book can be one of the most exciting aspects of the writing process. Research should be about learning something new and growing in your own faith if it’s going to lead you to the epiphanies you need to turn your research into great writing. This workshop will discuss creative ways to uncover the resources you need to get the authoritative information you want for your project.
You might be feeling intimidated by the idea of writing a book proposal. How do you go from research and writing to the idea of “selling” your idea? This 90-minute workshop will shift your mindset about what a book proposal can be, give you some tools to get started on your own book proposal, and explain how to write and prepare each section.
Register for Nonfiction Research
Register for Nonfiction Book Proposals
Resources about Summer Saints
This month, we wanted to share a list of some summer saints who mean a lot to us, along with resources to be a companion to you or your family as we remember and venerate their lives.
Our Summer Saints Resource List
Our Summer Saints Resource List
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