Sophfronia Scott

Wisconsin Writers Association Conference, Waukesha and Brookfield, Wisconsin
2023-10-06 - 2023-10-07
Sophfronia will represent the Alma College MFA in Creative Writing at a sponsorship table.

Fall Clergy Day, South Hadley, Massachusetts
2023-10-17 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Sophfronia will present to the Episcopal clergy in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts.

Writers of Color Presentation, Fairfield, Connecticut
2023-10-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Fairfield County Story Lab, 85 Mill Plain Road, Suite F, Fairfield, CT, United States

A Circle of Quiet, the Madeleine L'Engle Writing Retreat, Litchfield, Connecticut
2023-10-26 - 2023-10-29
Join us this fall in New England for two full days of writing, reflection, and community.
We can’t wait to see you at Wisdom House in Litchfield CT near Madeleine’s beloved farmhouse, Crosswicks.
Program Registration includes two and a half days of thoughtful content, facilitated cohorts, solo writing time, and refreshments, all at the gorgeous retreat center buildings and grounds.* Depending on your lodging choices, your time on location can stretch to three or even four days–a true retreat!
Come with your own writing projects or inspire yourself with our curated prompts inspired by Madeleine’s first Crosswicks Journal, A Circle of Quiet.
Details: https://www.lenglewritingretreats.com/autumn-retreat-page

The Episcopal Church in South Carolina Diocesan Convention, Charleston, SC
2023-11-02 - 2023-11-04
The 233rd Convention of the Diocese of South Carolina will be held November 2-4, 2023, at St. James Episcopal Church in Charleston (James Island). The theme of this year’s convention is Testify.
We are delighted to have Sophfronia Scott and The Very Rev. Michael Battle with us for Convention this year. Along with the descriptions of these special guests, we have added a special reading recommendation from each, selecting one of their own works. Both selections will be available at the Gifts of Grace Bookstore at Grace Church Cathedral, as well as at the link below. ​Books will be available for purchase and signing at Convention.
https://www.episcopalchurchsc.org/convention-speakers.html

Veterans Writing Workshop, Alma College, Alma, MI
2023-11-18 10:00 - 14:00 | Alma College, 614 W. Superior St, Alma, MI, 48801, United States
Veterans have stories to tell—stories that are powerful, healing, and inspirational. To honor those words and help bring them to light, the Alma College MFA in Creative Writing offers this no-cost one-day workshop for all who have served in the military. The event will feature:

Teaching sessions by award-winning MFA faculty
Writing prompts to get you started
Information on how to continue your work with the support of the MFA program.

Lunch will be served. Participants need to only bring their favorite writing tools.
Please register for the exact location.

Alma MFA Winter Residency, Veneto, Italy
2024-01-04 - 2024-01-13
In the spirit of powerful authors such as Lord Byron, Henry James and Daphne du Maurier, the Alma College Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing program is going to Italy!

A residency at the Veneto region of Italy, including the historic city of Venice and its surrounding countryside, is scheduled for Jan. 4-13, 2024. There, you will learn what it means for your writing to be influenced by a setting — in one of the most beautiful settings on earth, a place that has influenced so many great writers in history.

Apply today for this exciting new venture at alma.edu/mfa

AWP Conference and Book Fair, Kansas City, MO
2024-02-07 - 2024-02-10

Nazareth University Shannon Lecture, Rochester, NY
2024-02-17 - 2024-02-18
Sophfronia Scott, M.F.A.
The Color of Thought and the Heart of Nonviolence: Developing a Personal Practice
Student Retreat — Registration Required
Saturday, February 17, 2024 • 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. with breakfast and lunch
Golisano Academic Center 151
Keep It Light, Keep It Moving: Riding a Wave of Joy to the Bright Shores of Change
Open to all
Sunday, February 18, 2024 • 3 p.m.
Forum, Otto Shults Community Center

Episcopal Diocese of Michigan Clergy Conference, Detroit, MI
2024-02-25 - 2024-02-27

Teaching Preaching Writing Colloquy
2024-03-03 - 2024-03-07

Let's Just Write! An Uncommon Writers Conference 2024, Chicago, IL
2024-03-21 - 2024-03-23
Sophfronia will be available at a sponsored table at the conference to provide information and discuss the Alma College MFA in Creative Writing with interested writers.

Spiritual Guidance Group Retreat, Wisdom House, Litchfield, CT
2024-04-05 - 2024-04-06

Guild for Spiritual Guidance Retreat on Everyday Mysticism, Litchfield CT and Online
2024-04-05 16:00 - 2024-04-07 16:00
A Graduate Guild semi-annual weekend retreat with our presenter Sophfronia Scott, author of the book The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton (Broadleaf Books, 2021). This special event is sponsored by the Graduate Circle of The Guild for Spiritual Guidance and is open to everyone!
Mysticism is often viewed as the privileged experience of a few chosen, holy individuals. However, the Jesuit priest and theologian Karl Rahner wrote about “everyday mysticism,” and Carmelite Sister Ruth Burrows described the mystical life simply as “God touching the depths of our being.” God is closer than we think–to all of us. But how can we become more aware of when the divine is near? We’ll explore everyday mysticism as life events filled with God’s unmistakable presence. Sharing Thomas Merton’s experiences and her own, Sophfronia will help attendees notice, identify, and appreciate mystical encounters in their everyday lives.
Date: Friday April 5, 2024 at 4:00 pm to Sunday April 7, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Location: In person at Wisdom House Retreat Center in Litchfield, Connecticut and online via Zoom
More information about Wisdom House Retreat Center can be found here.
Retreat Cost: $125 – $380 depending on accommodations

**Update March 6, 2024** – ALL RETREAT ROOMS HAVE BEEN BOOKED You may still register for the online Zoom option and Commuter Option
Registration Deadline for online Zoom or Commuter options: April 1, 2024.
You may pay by PayPal or credit card using the options below. Please select only one option.

Festival of Faith and Writing, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI
2024-04-11 - 2024-04-13

Weekend Retreat Program, Trinity Retreat Center, Cornwall, CT
2024-04-30 - 2024-05-01

The Bath Festival, Bath, England
2024-05-13 - 2024-05-25
Sophfronia will be in attendance at the famed literary festival.

Thomas Merton Weekend Retreat Program, Trinity Retreat Center, Cornwall, CT
2024-05-31 - 2024-06-02

Alma College MFA in Creative Writing Summer Residency 2024, Alma, MI
2024-06-20 - 2024-06-30
As director of Alma’s MFA program, Sophfronia is pleased to announce its summer 2023 residency. Residency is the heart of the MFA experience. Students, faculty, visiting writers, and guest speakers from the publishing industry come together to form a diverse and dynamic artistic community teeming with the energy of a shared commitment to writing. Visiting writers will join the residency with craft talks, informal talks for students and public readings in the evening.

Wabash Center Creative Writing Roundtable, Chattahoochee Hills, GA
2024-07-08 - 2024-07-12
A Wabash Center workshop.
This writing workshop, held at the Inn at Serenbe, is for scholars of religion and theology who have written exclusively or primarily in the scholarly genre for other scholars of religion but long to share their knowledge or personal experience in a more creative way with a wider audience.
Many scholars yearn to speak to a broader audience through creative nonfiction, blogs, op-eds, and memoir. Many scholars want to write with more clarity and imagination. Participants in this workshop will develop their writing voice in service to topics they care about, and for which they have passion and curiosity. A combination of plenary, small group and individual instruction, our week together will help scholars free the creative spirit, structure their writing more effectively, and speak on the page in a truer, more engaging voice. Our focus will be on releasing the professors’ voice to the public square, giving permission to be imaginative, and finding new ways of being inspired.

Glen Workshop 2024, Seattle, WA
2024-07-21 - 2024-07-27
At the Glen, daily morning workshops offer artists at all skill levels an opportunity to develop their craft in a wide variety of genres with acclaimed faculty. Meanwhile, morning seminars offer substantive conversation and engagement with art, mystery, and faith. Afternoons and evenings feature a smorgasbord of readings, field trips, panel conversations, concerts, open mics, and worship services incorporating the arts.

Sophfronia will be on the faculty teaching a workshop for this year’s event.

“A Circle of Quiet” The Madeleine L’Engle Writing Retreat, Petoskey, MI
2024-09-12 - 2024-09-14
This year the L’Engle Writing Retreat will take place in beautiful Petoskey, Michigan on the shores of Little Traverse Bay, back-to-back with the annual Northern Michigan C. S. Lewis Festival.
Join the retreat starting Thursday evening and all day Friday, followed by an enchanting weekend of á la carte festival events celebrating the storytelling legacies of three twentieth-century spiritual writers: Madeleine L’Engle (A Wrinkle in Time, A Circle of Quiet), C. S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity), and Thomas Merton (The Seven Storey Mountain).
In addition to leading the L’Engle Retreat, co-directors Sarah Arthur and Sophfronia Scott are this year’s CSL festival speakers, together with L’Engle’s granddaughter, Léna Roy (plus cameos by Léna’s sister, Charlotte Jones Voiklis).
For registration information go here.

Sermon, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Petoskey, MI
2024-09-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 020 E Mitchell St., Petoskey, MI, 49770, United States
Sophfronia will deliver the sermon at the 1oam service and answer questions at the coffee hour afterwards.

The Literary Cleveland Inkubator Writing Conference, Cleveland, OH
2024-09-20 - 2024-09-21
Sophfronia will represent the Alma College MFA in Creative Writing at the conference bookfair

Veterans Writing Workshop, Alma College, Alma, MI
2024-11-16 10:00 - 14:00
Veterans have stories to tell—stories that are powerful, healing, and inspirational. To honor those words and help bring them to light, the Alma College MFA in Creative Writing offers this no-cost one-day workshop for all who have served in the military. The event will feature:

Teaching sessions by award-winning MFA faculty
Writing prompts to get you started
Information on how to continue your work with the support of the MFA program.

Lunch will be served. Participants need to only bring their favorite writing tools.

Alma MFA Winter Residency, Lake Junaluska, NC
2024-12-27 - 2025-01-04
The MFA community will gather for lectures, readings, and workshop.

CPI Colloquy, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN
2025-03-10 - 2025-03-13
Leading sessions on creative writing for those writing about how to teach preaching.

The Soul of Writing Nature and Spirituality: A Workshop, Lansing, Michigan
2025-03-22 09:00 - 15:00 | St. David’s Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing, MI, 48917, United States
We all have our own story, a personal narrative of significant events or special encounters with the outdoor world that has shaped our spirituality. Writing it, though, presents a specific kind of challenge: We are trying to capture the ineffable in words. But if we choose the right words, we successfully communicate our own faith and give others a way to access their own. Using as our model the writing of the monk Thomas Merton, who had a particular divine connection to nature, we will spend the day working with prompts and discussing the development of essays and memoir. The day will be led by Sophfronia Scott, a Merton expert and director of Alma College’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program.
Register:
https://admissions.alma.edu/register/?id=0f22ea43-61b2-4f0f-b6c9-4ae0fa4f91f0

Association of Writers and Writing Program Conference, Los Angeles, CA
2025-03-27 - 2025-03-30
Sophfronia will read at the launch of the anthology “Past Ten.”

Visiting Writer at Westminster School, Simsbury, CT
2025-04-25 - 2025-04-26
