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TRIESTE
VAILLANCOURT

Editorial Director | DaySpring

Biography

Trieste Vaillancourt is a writer, editor, and Louie award finalist. Born on the Oregon coast, she lived 18 years in the Midwest and Mid-south, and headed back to Oregon with a husband. Since the year 2000 she has written for Hallmark, DaySpring, Russell Stover, and more, compiled and written several gift books, and published articles with Radiant and Enhance magazines. She manages the worship team at DaySpring. Her other passions include running, being outdoors, and bumbling through the fine art of middle-aged motherhood.

Workshops

Writing with Empathy and Connection: Part I
Do our words really make a difference? And how can we write the things that people really need to hear? We’ll explore answers to these questions and more as we learn, discuss, interact, and practice writing copy that resonates and reflects God’s heart. The first part of the class will focus on the whys and how-tos of writing connected, conscious, relevant, and heartfelt copy for all sorts of formats. (Then we’ll start practicing this with a writing project centered around love and marriage—much like how we write at DaySpring—with background, inspiration, exercises, and interaction, with the opportunity to turn in writing at the end.) Bring a humble heart, an open mind, a notebook (or loose pages, but not a journal), and a pen or pencil.
Writing with Empathy and Connection: Part II
We will practice what we learned in Part I by doing a writing project centered around love and marriage—much the way we write at DaySpring—with background, inspiration, exercises, and interaction. There will be opportunity to turn in writing at the end. Bring a humble heart, an open mind, a notebook (or loose pages, but not a journal), and a pen or pencil.

1:1 Appointments

In order to make the most of your 1:1 appointment, we recommend that you carefully review the faculty members' areas of expertise, needs, and requests to identify those best suited for your goals as a writer. ​​​​​​​​
Area of expertise: Gift books, card ideas with fresh voices
Not interested in: Any books other than gift book ideas
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  • 2021 Schedule
    • Pre-conference Sessions
    • Workshop Sessions
    • Pro Advice Panels
  • Faculty
    • Keynote Speakers
    • Workshop & 1:1 Faculty
  • About
    • Mission Statement
    • Our Team
    • Writing at Northwestern
    • Next Step Courses >
      • Ready, Set, Go! Proposal, One Sheet, and Pitch
      • Building Your Platform
  • Contact
  • FAQs
    • Zoom Etiquette
    • Zoom Help Center