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Writer's Symposium TV schedule announced

Thanks to a longstanding partnership with UCSD-TV, the select interviews from the Writer's Symposium by the Sea, held Feb. 4-8, will be rebroadcast in March and April. See the schedule below (all times are Pacific Standard Time) :

"A Conversation with Anchee Min"
Anchee Min, author of the best-selling memoir “Red Azalea,” rivets her audience with stories of her desperate life in a Chinese labor camp, her perilous journey to American citizenship and her determination to speak truth to the world in this interview with journalist and professor Dean Nelson.
  • March 28, 6 p.m.
  • March 30, 6 p.m.


"Switchfoot Unplugged"
Singer and guitarist Jon Foreman of Switchfoot talks about the art of writing songs in this program.

  • March 31, 8 p.m.
  • April 1, 10 p.m.
  • April 4, 7 p.m.

"An Evening with Gay Talese"
American icon Gay Talese a former reporter for the New York Times, magazine columnist and best-selling author shares tips on his craft with professor Dean Nelson.


  • April 14, 8 p.m.
  • April 15, 10 p.m.
  • April 18, 7 p.m.
  • April 20, 8 p.m.
  • April 20, 11 p.m.
  • April 21, 9 p.m.
  • April 22, 11 p.m.
  • April 25, 6 p.m.

"An Evening with Philip Yancey"
Author Philip Yancey explores the influence of faith and spirit on his writing in this interview with Dean Nelson. 

  • April 28, 8 p.m.
  • April 29, 10 p.m.
  • May 2, 7 p.m.
  • May 4, 8 p.m.


For archived interviews with other great writers from the previous Writer's Symposiums by the Sea, click here. (Real Player may be required.)