Writing a Wide Land: A Conference on Texas Nature Writing
April 11th, 2008
University of North Texas, Denton
Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building (EESAT)
Watch our Keynote Speaker Robert Michael Pyle 6-7 p.m. Central Time
http://media.unt.edu:8080/ramgen/broadcast/live.rm
Writing a Wide Landscape: A Texas Nature Writing Conference will bring together for the second time major writers, editors, and interested groups from the region. This literary symposium is designed to reach out across multiple fields of study: creative writers, journalists, scientists, and those studying community outreach and/or environmental policy. It will also include workshops which highlight positive environmental change and work that has been done recently in writing and outreach across disciplines in order to engage the largest communities. This conference will focus on the potential and possibilities of this intersection of ideas and how it may benefit Texas, its environment, and its citizens as well.
Registration for this event is FREE! Early Registration Deadline: April 4, 2008. However, all those attending must register with Jenna Ledford. Please send her your name, address, phone number, email, institution/company/organization, and status (student, non-student). jdl0126@unt.edu
When you arrive you will need to pick up a ticket and conference materials from the registration booth.
Parking:
Park on the west side of the EESAT Building. Evening return trips will be at 7:30pm and 8:00 pm.
Lunch & Dinner:
Lunch will be on your own, maps will be available for area restaurants. Coffee, tea, and water will be provided in the atrium coffee shop from 7:45 am-2:30 pm if you have a registration badge. You must have a registration badge to receive a free beverage.
Schedule:
Friday April 11th, 2008
| 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 pm | Registration, EESAT Building, UNT |
| 8:30 a.m. | Opening remarks:
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| 9- 9:45 a.m. | Gary Clark: "What It Takes to Write a Weekly Nature Column" |
| 10- 10:45 a.m. | Susan Hanson "Haunted by Waters: Dreams and Chimeras of the Deep" |
| 11- 11:45 a.m. | Keith Bowden: "Irony and a Sense of Place: Storiesfrom the Rio Grande." Cheryl Keterson, Introduction |
| 12- 1:30 p.m. | Lunch (on your own; maps will be provided) |
| 1:30- 2:15 p.m. | Joe Nick Patoski: "Writing Texas Water: A Brief history of Writing About a very Elusive Subject When the Wells Are Running Dry." 2008 Writing Water Ways Lecture (Irene Klaver, Director of Philosophy of Water Project, Introduction) |
| 2:30- 3:15 p.m. | Break-Out Workshops
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| 3:30- 4:15 p.m. | Editorial Panel Discussion:
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| Dinner Break | |
| 6:00- 7:00 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: Robert Michael Pyle: "Writing as if the World Matters." |
| 7:30- 8:30 p.m. | Book signing for Robert Michael Pyle, EESAT Atrium |
For general information about the conference, please email Dr. David Taylor at jdtaylor@unt.edu
Support For this year's conference comes from: University of North Texas: Office of the Provost, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Department of English, Department of Biology, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Waterways Foundation, Institute of Applied Sciences, Team Engineering, Inc., , Texas A&M University Consortium, Texas Tech University Press, Elm Fork Education Center, Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center, Texas Master Naturalists- Elm Fork Chapter, and the Environmental Speaker Series
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