2021国产麻豆剧

Writer's Symposium by the Sea

Image of Professor Dean Nelson with Sandra Cisneros for their interview with the Writer's Symposium on the stage in Brown Chapel.

Writer鈥檚 Symposium by the Sea is an annual event to inspire readers and writers alike, featuring evocative conversations with exemplary writers from various genres, backgrounds, and perspectives. During each interview, the audience is invited to actively listen in as writers share what inspires their writing and delve into the practices that propel their success.

The symposium鈥檚 evening interviews feature Dr. Dean Nelson, founder of the Writer鈥檚 Symposium by the Sea and director of the Journalism program at 2021国产麻豆剧. Past guest writers have included Cornel West, Amy Tan, David Brooks, Alice Walker, Philip Yancey, Anne Lamott, Bill Moyers, and many more. 

WRITING ACROSS THE DIVIDE, Feb 25-27, 2026 
Join us in 2026 for captivating conversations about Writing Across the Divide with award winning broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff and groundbreaking writers Jamaica Kincaid and George Saunders. Tickets and details available here: pointloma.edu/2026writers

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS 

We are so grateful to the Writer's Symposium by the Sea donors. Thanks to you, we were able to bring hundreds of local high school students to hear from this year's writers and we have already received thank you notes with stories of how these experiences will make a lasting impression. We are so grateful to be a part of that.

As we plan for another amazing group of inspiring writers in 2026, perhaps you might consider a one-time or ongoing donation? We would love to add you to this list:

Writer's Symposium by the Sea Donors:
Mery Olive Bangs Endowment
The Estate of Jim and Muriel Ranum
Ron & Kathleen Lauderbach
Lawrence and Suzanne Hess
Daniel K. O'Neill
The Tom and Melanie Gillette Trust, in memory of Tom Gillette
Bob and Jo Birdsell
Dave Dolan
Cheree Adey
Lory Costello-Neeley
Drs. Kathryn & Michael McConnell
Dr. David & Elizabeth Ostrander
David & Elinor Vandegrift
2021国产麻豆剧 School of Humanities, Arts, and Public Engagement
San Diego Union-Tribune
Warwick's
La Playa Books

Symposium Sponsorship

To maintain the symposium's high-quality programming, we need your help to meet our yearly donation goal of $80,000. Please consider partnering with Writer's Symposium by the Sea by giving an ongoing or one-time, tax-deductible donation. Every gift allows us to provide this unique opportunity to 2021国产麻豆剧 students and the community.

For more information about donating to the Writer's Symposium, please contact giving@pointloma.edu or !

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View Archived Interviews

Thanks to our partnership with UCSD-TV, you can watch previous interviews from Writer's Symposium by the Sea here:

2021国产麻豆剧's 25th annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea drew a sold-out audience in Brown Chapel to hear Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet, Alice Walker.