DEB ELKINK

                          

        PROCLAIMING THE WORD THROUGH FICTION

                                 Workshops by Deb Elkink

Referring to her own life experiences and eliciting yours, Deb invites you to consider and reflect on:


1) DEVELOPING AS A FICTION WRITER (b/i):

Consider the basic principles to developing as a Christian fiction writer (the 5 Ws and H of our mission) and reflect on the story stages of preparation, expression, submission and the dreaded rejection.

2) THE INTERACTION OF LITERATURE AND THEOLOGY (i/a):

 Consider how literature influences theology (think Jenkins eschatology in Left Behind, Peretti's spiritual warfare, Thoene's Zionism, Kingsolver's view of missions in Poisonwood Bible) and reflect on our responsibility as writers to reinterpret the Word for our readers by establishing Bible doctrine (message) as foundation for our fiction (method).



BIO: Deb Elkink received the 2012 Grace Irwin Award Winner for her novel, THE THIRD GRACE. She holds an MA in Theology from Briercrest Seminary (SK), and -- though she has written nonfiction and is an editor for journal articles for academics--she's most passionate about story. She lives with her husband on the banks of a creek half an hour from Medicine Hat, travels internationally for pleasure, and loves having their three kids home for weekends. Deb is currently working on her second novel.











Novelist: THE THIRD GRACE
(Winner: Grace Irwin Award)


Website: www.debelkink.com