8:00a – 8:30a Lobby Check In/Registration
8:30a – 9:15a Auditorium
Introduction – Pat Thompson
Keynote Address: Hallie Ephron
WORKSHOP I 9:30a – 10:45a
- Room 107 Craft: How to create an authentic sense of place– Midge Raymond
- Room 108 Marketing: How to Sell Your First 50-100 Books Veronika Noize
- Room 110 Craft: Sharpen Your Wit – Tiffany Pitts
- Room 111 Craft: Viewpoint – What’s the Big Deal? – Hallie Ephron
WORKSHOP II 11:00a – 12:15p
- Room 107 Craft: Say Anything: How to Write Great Dialogue – Midge Raymond
- Room 108 Marketing: New Social Media Marketing Blueprint – Veronika Noize
- Room 110 Business: Writing for Newspapers – Julie Zander
- Room 111 Craft: Rookie Fiction-writing Mistakes – Hallie Ephron
LUNCH 12:15p – 1:15p Lobby Pick-Up – then choose to join a panel discussion.
PANELS 12:30p – 1:15p
- Room 107 The Writing Craft
- Room 110 The Marketers
WORKSHOP III 1:30p – 2:45p
- Room 107 Poetry: The objects of our lives – Claudia Castro Luna
- Room 108 Marketing: How to Launch your Book – Jill Williamson
- Room 110 Craft: Finding Your Voice – Andrea Culletto
- Room 111 Craft: Consciousness and Memory – Jordan Hartt
WORKSHOP IV 3:00p – 4:15p
- Room 107 Marketing: Everyday Book Marketing – Midge Raymond
- Room 108 Marketing: How to Grow and Engage your Newsletter – Traci Hilton
- Room 110 Craft: Memoir 101 – Andrea Culletto
- Room 111 Craft: Viewpoint – What’s the Big Deal? – Hallie Ephron
4:15p – 5:00p Final Words Auditorium
Jordan Hartt / Christine Fossett / Pat Thompson