Successful Authors to Give Lectures

Date: September 26, 2008

The Taylor University Fort Wayne Professional Writers Lecture Series 2008-09 kicks off this fall with two successful authors, Keri Wyatt Kent and Claudia Mair Burney. Kent and Burney will give lectures October 9 and November 20, respectively, at 3 p.m. in Witmer Hall, 1025 W. Rudisill Blvd. These lectures are free and open to the public.

Kent is a longtime Chicago newspaper reporter and writes regular features for Christianity Today, Today's Christian Woman, MomSense, and Outreach magazines. She is the author of six books with a seventh on the way and has coauthored or contributed to several others. She travels around the country leading retreats and speaking as well. For more information, go to her website.

Claudia Mair Burney is a popular novelist with Simon & Schuster. She lives in Detroit and maintains a popular spirituality blog. Burney wrote one of the most talked-about books of 2007, Zora and Nicky, which explores an interracial relationship between Christians.

The lectures will be held in room 10 on the lower level of Witmer Hall. A question and answer session will be held after each lecture.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear about the writing processes of two successful, practicing novelist/writers who make a living by writing. They will be able hear about and ask questions concerning getting a book published, working with publishers, editors, etc. Also, attendees will discover ways to incorporate their own personal experience into their writing.

Questions can be directed to Emily Ford by email to emford@tayloru.edu or by phone, 260.744.8783.