I´ve just heard that I´ve had a paper accepted for presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Creativity and Writing, November 19 to 22, 2010 in Orivesi, Finland. Back in 1972, I had my first real job in Helsinki, also in November, so I´m looking forward to the winter experience again which I am sure will be very warm.
Topics of the Conference are: ideas, experiences, methods, philosophy, pedagogics, results etc. concerning creativity, or teaching of writing; expected are popularizing (practical), or scientific (theoretical) papers; also papers concerning teaching Inter-Arts, or mixing disciplines will be welcome.
Participants can be anybody who teaches, makes program plans for writer’s schools, or works in another profession in the field of creativity, or writing; scholars, writers, editors, critics, and students are also welcome.
Proposals in English are being accepted until 15 September 2010. See conference and submission details at the website.
Re temps – maybe around zero in November.
Thanks, Rachel. I wasn´t expecting a reply until the deadline, so it was a wonderful surprise. This rejection acceptance thingy is a bit like alternating hot and cold showers lately – but guess that keeps one fit. I´m really loking forward to this and the keynote speakers sound really interesting.
That is such a “cool” thing to be involved with – really wish I had a couple more days per week to write and do more critical writing. Lost all sense of time and space as it is. Congrats on getting the paper accepted. Excellent.
Cold, but there´ll be sauna. Will try and find out. It sounds really interesting.
Well done, Merc. Wow, I would love to go to Finland. What sort of mad temps are you expecting?!