FESCUE 2008:
Fall English Studies Conference Uniting Educators
presents
Storytelling, Place and Community
OCTOBER 24-25, 2008
Humboldt State University
Featuring Keynote Speaker
Richard Van Camp
"First Nation noir madness this book is.
I love it, and I'm sorta scared of it, too.
Van Camp writes like a dream (or a night terror)."
---Sherman Alexie on Van Camp's The Lesser Blessed
Richard Van Camp is a proud member of the Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation from Fort Smith, Canada. Richard currently teaches Creative Writing with an Aboriginal Focus at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.
Richard is the author of two children's books with the Cree artist, George Littlechild, A Man Called Raven and What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?; a novel, The Lesser Blessed; and a collection of his finest short stories, Angel Wing Splash Pattern and a baby book titled Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns, which will be given to every newborn baby in British Columbia in 2008. His new novel, Blessing Wendy, will be out with Orca Books in 2009.
FESCUE 2008 is a conference of creative writing, teaching workshops, research presentations and panel discussions designed to highlight the interdisciplinarity of English Studies.
It is co-sponsored by the Redwood Writing Project, the Redwood Chapter of CATE, and the HSU English Department.
