9:00-11:00 – Registration – Theater Lobby
11:00-11:10 – Welcome – Center Theater
Keynotes 12-40- 3:35
12:40-1:35 – Eugene Yelchin – Center Theater
1:40-2:35 – Jonathan Evison – Center Theater
2:40-3:35 – Matteo Pistono, “What Gary Snyder and the Dalai Lama’s Sandals Taught Me About Writing” – Center Theater
Craft Class
3:45- 4:45 Jonathan Evison -Fiction- Center Theater
3:45- 4:45 Steve Coughlin -Poetry- Conference Room
3:45- 4:45 Eugene Yelchin -Children Lit- CWC Classroom
5:00-6:00 Chris La Tray -Creative Nonfiction- Center Theater
5:00-6:00 Greg Zeigler, “Traditional or Independent Publishing—which is right for you?” CWC Classroom
Evening Events
6:30 – Cocktail party donated by Jedediah’s –Theater Lobby
8:00-9:00 – Late Registration
Keynotes
9:00-9: 50 – Ted Conover, “Peaks & Valleys” Center Theater
10:00-10:50 – Kali Fajardo-Anstine “Families Histories and the Novel” Center Theater
11:00-12:00 – Agents: Kimberley Cameron, Soumeya Roberts, Will Roberts, Katharine Sands Center Theater
12:00-1:00 – Lunch
1:10-2:00 – Candace Fleming Center Theater
Craft Classes
2:10-3:10 Kali Fajardo-Anstine -Fiction- “Place as an Immersive Setting” Center Theater
2:10-3:10 Kate Northrop -Poetry- Conference Room
2:15-3:15 Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann -Children’s Lit- CWC ICN room
2:20-3:20 Ted Conover, -Nonfiction- “Taking Notes” CWC Classroom
Individual Manuscript Critiques 3:30-6:00
Craft Class (for those without manuscripts) 3:45-4:45
3:45-4:45 Matteo Pistono, “The Elements of a Successful Book Proposal” Center Theater
Evening Events
7:00-9:00 **(these events all start at 7pm)
Katharine Sands, “Master Pitch Theater” – Center TheaterLaurie
Kutchins, Matt Daly and guest poets, “Invoking Our Muses: poetry conversation and readings” – Conference Room
Tina Welling, “Deepen Your Memoir: A Writing Session of personal prompts and guidance” – CWC Classroom
Jess Welsh – “Screenwriting 101” -CWC ICN Room
Keynotes 9:00-12:20
9:00-9:50 – Chris La Tray Center Theater
10:00-11:00 – Dave Eggers – In conversation with Tiffanie DeBartolo and Scott Schumaker – Center Theater
11:10-12:20 – Editors: Katie Raisian, Courtney Stevenson – Center Theater
12:20 – 1:20 Lunch
Craft Classes 1:20 – 2:30
1:20-2:20 Dave Eggers -Fiction- Center Theater
1:20-2:20 Chris La Tray -Poetry- Conference Room1:25-2:25 Sherry Smith and Robert Righter -Nonfiction- “Research Matters” – CWC Classroom
1:30-2:30 Nanci Steveson -Fiction- “Human Author, Reader, Character:The Call to Write from All Four Perspectives” – CWC ICN Room
Individual Manuscript Critiques 2:45-5:15
*5:30 – Silent auction closes (this time will be adjusted depending on the mss critique schedule)
Evening Events 5:15- 10:00 pm
*5:15-7:30 – Student readings
7:30-8:00 – Book sales and signings
8:00-10:00 – Dinner from Pica’s