The Release: How Writing in an Economy of Gifts Liberates Writers – Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew

Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew is a wisdom teacher dedicated to holding space for the sacred transformations writing makes possible. She received her MFA in creative nonfiction from Hamline University, her spiritual direction training from the Center for Spiritual Guidance, and her contemplative formation from the Center for Action and Contemplation’s Living School. She is the author of the spiritual memoir “Swinging on the Garden Gate: A Memoir of Bisexuality and Spirit”; the novel “Hannah, Delivered”; a collection of personal essays, “On the Threshold: Home, Hardwood, and Holiness”; the chapbook “Map to Mercy”, and three books on writing: “Writing the Sacred Journey: The Art and Practice of Spiritual Memoir”, “Living Revision: A Writer’s Craft as Spiritual Practice”, winner of the silver Nautilus Award, and “The Release: Creative Freedom After the Writing is Done”. You can participate in a writing community with Elizabeth at the Eye of the Heart www.eyeoftheheartcenter.org or connect with her at www.elizabethjarrettandrew.com.