Thurs., Oct. 24 through Sun., Oct. 27, 2002
Goshen College
Goshen, Indiana 46526

Sponsored by the English Department of Goshen College and Conrad Grebel University College of Waterloo, Ontario

Five Mennonite writers who participated in the 1997 conference are (left to right) Jean Janzen, Dallas Wiebe, Elmer Suderman, Julia Kasdorf and Jeff Gundy.

This conference is the successor to "Mennonite/s Writing in Canada" held in 1990 at Conrad Grebel College and "Mennonite/s Writing in the U.S." held in 1997 at Goshen College. The 2002 conference will be concerned with Mennonite literature and Mennonite writers from Canada, the United States, and elsewhere.

The conference will acknowledge the 40th anniversary of the publication of Rudy Wiebe's novel Peace Shall Destroy Many, which initiated the remarkable development of Mennonite literature in the late 20th century. Rudy Wiebe will be one of many Mennonite authors who will attend the conference. All writers, readers and publishers of Mennonite literature are welcome.

As further details of the conference become known, they will be added to this website.
Tentative Program
Brochure-Registration
Travel
Accommodations in the Goshen area
Raffle of Books
New Book Releases
Book Sales
Websites of Mennonite Writers, Readers and Critics

The conference planning committee consists of co-chairs Ervin Beck (Goshen College) and Hildi Froese Tiessen (Conrad Grebel University College), Jeff Gundy (Bluffton College), Paul Tiessen (Wilfrid Laurier University), Beth Martin Birky, Todd Davis and Ann Hostetler (Goshen College).

E-mail questions and suggestions to Hildi Froese Tiessen at Conrad Grebel University College (fax: 519-885-0014) or to Ervin Beck at Goshen College (fax: 547-535-7293).

Also, consult these websites for extensive bibliographies of Mennonite literature:

• "Mennonite/s Writing in the U.S." by Ervin Beck:
• "Mennonite/s Writing in Canada" by Ervin Beck and Hildi Froese Tiessen:
  

Many papers from the 1997 conference have been published by Goshen College in the anthology, Migrant Muses: Mennonite/s Writing in the U.S. It contains 17 essays, 3 tributes and 7 book reviews. The opening essay, "The Migrant Muse: Roots and Airplants," is by guest poet Denise Levertov. To order a copy of the book, postage paid, send a check for $12 made out to "Goshen College" to:

English Department
Goshen College
Goshen, IN
46526