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Title: CAIN HOPE FELDER ADDRESSED WRITERS WORKSHOP CAIN HOPE FELDER ADDRESSED WRITERS WORKSHOP Dr. Cain Hope Felder, professor of New Testament at Howard University School of Divinity, Washington, D.C. was the keynote speaker for Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Multicultural Writers Workshop Feb. 14-18 in Chicago. The workshop is designed to introduce experienced writers to the range of writing opportunities for ELCA publications and resources, and to make the writers better known to editors and ELCA churchwide units, including Augsburg Fortress Publishers. The five-day event gave participants an opportunity to identify audiences and sharpen interviewing skills. The workshop also provided tips on editing copy and specific writing techniques. Review groups from the ELCA's African American, Native American, Asian and Hispanic communities each selected three writers to attend the workshop. During his address Felder told stories of his experiences as they relate to being a theological scholar and author. He told the group, "People of color must tell the story and work toward the integrity of the truth." Felder is the general editor of the "African Heritage Study Bible," author of several books and founder of the Biblical Institute for Social Change -- an organization encouraging the church to be relevant to the needs of people in urban and multicultural settings. The workshop is sponsored by Augsburg Fortress Publishers, the ELCA's Commission for Multicultural Ministries, Department for Communication, Division for Congregational Ministries, "The Lutheran" magazine and Women of the ELCA. For information contact: Ann Hafften, Dir., ELCA News Service, (312) 380-2058; Frank Imhoff, Assoc. Dir., (312) 380-2955; Lia Christiansen, Asst. Dir., (312) 380-2956