What Time is It? Time for Nimrod 2011

The Nimrod Conference for Readers and Writers is coming up on October 22 at the University of Tulsa. I have attended the past three years, and can attest to its being a worthwhile trip.

I'm thinking of continuing the tradition because one of my favorite contemporary novelists, Ron Hansen, is included in the line-up. Hansen is the Gerard Manley Hopkins Professor at Santa Clara University and is author of a number of novels based on historical figures, including Exiles, a novel about G.M. Hopkins and his renowned poem "The Wreck of the Deutschland". Hansen teaches fiction, screenwriting, and literature.

Fiction I: A Timely Past: Historical Fiction — Ron Hansen, Diane Seebass

Discover techniques for making the past live in your work.

Check out the full schedule. As I recall, registration is $50, but there are some scholarships available for students.