2021 Workshop Talk | 55:18 | Culture & Faith, Literature, Rhetoric & Composition
Summary
C.S Lewis wrote “The world does not need more Christian literature. What it needs is more Christians writing good literature.” Classical Christian schools are training writers, students who will want to write stories that are counter to the trends of modern culture. In this workshop, John Erickson will share lessons and advice he’s learned through writing and publishing stories filled with biblical virtues read and enjoyed by believers and unbelievers alike.
Speaker
JOHN R. ERICKSON has written and published 75 books and more than 600 articles, and is best known as the author of the Hank the Cowdog series of books, audio-books, and stage plays. His stories have won a number of awards, including the Audie, Oppenheimer, Wrangler, and Lamplighter Awards, and have been translated into Spanish, Danish, Farsi, Chinese, and Latin. In 2019, John was inducted into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame. The Hank the Cowdog series began as a self-publishing venture in his garage in 1982 and has endured to become one of the nation’s most popular series for children and families. Through the eyes of Hank the Cowdog, a smelly, smart-aleck head of ranch security, Erickson gives readers a glimpse of daily life on a ranch in the West Texas Panhandle. USA Today calls the series “the best family entertainment in years.”
The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
Library Home