University to host writing workshop
WAYNESBURG – The Department of English and Foreign Languages at Waynesburg University will hold a creative writing workshop for high school students in grades seven through 12 at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 7.
The event will feature Patricia Kirk, professor and essayist from John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Ark. Kirk will also offer a reading and book signing at 7 p.m. on the second floor of Eberly Library. The public is invited to attend.
The goal of the workshop is to give high school students the opportunity to engage their imaginations and strengthen their writing skills through writing exercises provided by workshop facilitators.
Activities will include two workshops facilitated by the faculty of the Department of English and Foreign Languages. During the student workshops, teachers can attend a workshop facilitated by Kirk.
Kirk is the author of two spiritual memoirs, “Confessions of an Amateur Believer” and “A Field Guide to God; A Seeker’s Manual;” a food memoir, “Starting from Scratch: A Wandering Cook in Search of Home;” a self-help book, “Easy Burdens: Doing the Stress-Free, Guilt-Free Work of God;” and a collection of essays, “The Gospel of Christmas: Reflections for Advent.” Her essays and other writings have been published in such journals as Quarterly West, Guideposts and The International Journal of Children’s Spirituality.
For more information, call Amy Randolph at 724-852-3430.