February’s Second Tuesday in-person meeting will feature Edward “Mac” Test.
In his talk, Mac Test will discuss the origins and development of the Sawtooth Writing Retreat, from idea to reality. Mac will cover the gritty details about the pitfalls and growth pains, and the success stories. The Retreat attracts writers from across the U.S. and Canada, and this year we are excited to feature Pulitzer Prize winning author and former editor of Esquire, Mark Warren, as an instructor.
Join us: 2nd Tuesday: 10 February at
Smoky Mountain Pizza, 415 E Parkcenter Blvd., Boise
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(11 to noon: lunch & networking • • • noon to 1: presentation, Q&A)
No reservation necessary.
More about our presenter
EDWARD “MAC” TEST is Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre, Film and Creative Writing, and the Director of the Hemingway Center at Boise State University. He is the founder of the Sawtooth Writing Retreat, which meets annually in the mountains north of Ketchum, Idaho. Prior to his academic career, Mac fished the Bering Sea for thirteen years. He is a scholar, writer, and translator. He is author of three books of translated poetry, a book of poetry, numerous articles and essays, and the scholarly book, Sacred Seeds: New World Plants in Early Modern English Literature (University of Nebraska Press, 2019). His most recent publication is a translation of a 1626 Spanish play, The Lieutenant Nun: Annotated Translation of the Play, Historical Accounts and Documents about Antonio/Catalina de Erauso (Routledge, 2025). Mac is recipient of several grants and fellowships: the Idaho Humanities Council Research Grant, National Endowment of the Humanities Summer seminar, Boise State University Research grants, and fellowships at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Huntington Library, and the John Carter Brown Library. Mac is currently working on a book project about his life as a Bering Sea fisherman.