Publishing for the Public with Katelyn Beaty

In this workshop, Brazos Press editorial director and author Katelyn Beaty will speak to the public dimensions of writing in the Internet era, looking at how writers can effectively share their work online as well as how online spaces shape, for good and for ill, the craft of writing. In particular, this workshop will look at Substack as a more fruitful publishing platform for emerging writers than other social media platforms that incentivize non-written content.

The Collegeville Institute will cover travel expenses to and from the workshop within the continental United States, all workshop fees, and room and board. International travel costs, and travel from Hawaii and Alaska may be shared between the Collegeville Institute and the workshop participant. Those who join the workshop will be expected to reside at the Collegeville Institute throughout the entire workshop.

Apply here. Applications close Sunday, January 25, 2026.

Katelyn Beaty is a journalist, editor, and keen observer of trends in the American church. She has written for the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, Religion News Service, Religion & Politics, and The Atlantic and has commented on faith and culture for CNN, ABC, NPR, the Associated Press, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She is cohost of the Saved by the City podcast (Religion News Service) and previously served as print managing editor at Christianity Today. She’s the author of Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church (Brazos Press, 2022) and A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World (Simon & Schuster, 2016).