Scriptoria 2026 Schedule

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Pre-Conference: Tuesday, July 28

 5:00 pm       Registration Opens

 5:30 pm       Dessert Social at Gilfillan Memorial Church

 6:30 pm       A Dundee Walk with a Scottish Guide

Conference: Wednesday, July 29 

 8:45 am      Registration Continues

 9:30 am      Welcome & Overview with Cynthia Beach & Gary Schmidt                  

10:15 am     Workshop 1    

12:15 pm     Lunch (together/Gilfillan Memorial Church)

 1:30 pm      Sharon Garlough Brown: A Reflection on Writing & Faith 

 3:00 pm      Optional: Creative Arts session with Artist Anna Greidanus [2 hours]      

Thursday, July 30

 9:00 am         Morning Prayers & Updates                    

 9:15 am      Workshop 2            

11:30 am     Cynthia Beach: On Scottish Mists and Small Miracles

12:00 pm     Lunch (together/Gilfillan Memorial Church)

 1:30 pm      Linda Nemec Foster on Writing Craft: Poetry across the Genres 

 3:00 pm      Optional: A Visit at the McManus Gallery

                     Optional: Creative Arts session with Artist Anna Greidanus [2 hours]      

 6:00 pm      Evening Reading with Gary Schmidt       

Friday, July 31: Adventure Writing Day
  8:45 am      Morning Prayers        

 9:00 am      Depart for Stirling Castle

                 Lunch (on own @ café)

                 Writing Exercise Options 1 & 2      

 3:00 pm      Depart castle for writing time and rest

 7:00 pm      Ask It: Panel Discussion/Gilfillan Memorial Church

Saturday, August 1

 9:00 am      Morning Prayers & Updates            

 9:15 am      Workshop 3  

11:30 am     Speaker: The Writing Life

12:00 pm     Lunch (together/Gilfillan Memorial Church) 

 1:30 pm        Hugh Cook on Writing Craft

 3:00 pm      Afternoon Trip: Visit St. Andrews   

Sunday, August 2

 11:00 am      Optional: Church at Gilfillan Memorial Church

  1:00 pm     Lunch (together/Gilfillan Memorial Church)        

  2:00 pm     Workshop 4

  4:30 pm     Open Mic: Participant Readings

Monday, August 3

 9:00 am      Morning Prayers        

 9:15 am      Workshop 5

11:30 am        Vinita Hampton Wright: Reflections on Faith & Writing

12:00 pm        Lunch (together/Gilfillan Memorial Church)

 1:30 pm      Faculty Reading

 3:00 pm         Writing Commission with Gary Schmidt

 4:30 pm      The Last Supper (together/TBD)