10:00-12:00 – Registration
12:30-12:40 – Welcome (CFA Theater)
Keynotes 12-40- 3:35pm
12:40-1:35 – Jonathan Evison, “Why Are We Doing This?” (CFA Theater)
1:40-2:35 – Candace Fleming and Eric Rohman, “The Importance of Being Irrelevant” (CFA Theater)
2:40-3:35 – Matteo Pistono, “What Gary Snyder and the Dalai Lama’s Sandals Taught Me About Writing” (CFA Theater)
Craft Classes 3:45-6:00 pm
3:45- 4:45 Jonathan Evison, Fiction “Character As Plot” (CFA Theater)
3:45- 4:45 Steve Coughlin, Poetry “Writing with a Writer: Strategies for Drafting a Poem” (Conference Room)
3:50- 4:50 Candace Fleming and Eric Rohman, Children’s Lit “Seven Quick Fixes for Fiction and Nonfiction Picture Books” (CWC Classroom)
5:00-6:00 Chris La Tray, Creative Nonfiction “The Importance of Place.” (CFA Theater)
5:00-6:00 Greg Zeigler, Publishing “Traditional or Independent Publishing—which is right for you?” (CWC Classroom)
Evening Events 6:30
6:30 – Cocktail party donated by Jedediah’s (CFA Theater Lobby)
Keynotes 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
9:00-9: 50 – Ted Conover, “Peaks & Valleys” (CFA Theater)
10:00-10:50 – Kali Fajardo-Anstine, “Families Histories and the Novel” (CFA Theater)
11:00-12:00 – Agents Panel: Kimberley Cameron, Soumeya Roberts, Will Roberts, Katharine Sands (CFA Theater)
12:00-1:00 – Lunch
Keynote 1:00-1:50
1:00-1:50 – Eugene Yelchin, “The Longest Shortcut: On Writing a Personal Narrative” (CFA Theater)
Craft Classes 2:10-3:20
2:10-3:10 Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Fiction “Place as an Immersive Setting” (CFA Theater)
2:10-3:10 Kate Northrop, Poetry “Poetic Form and Resistance” (CFA Conference Room)
2:15-3:15 Eugene Yelchin, Children’s Lit “A Point of No Return: On Causality in Stories for Young Readers” (CWC Classroom)
2:20-3:20 Ted Conover, Nonfiction “Taking Notes” (CWC ICN Room)
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” (CWC Classroom)
BREAK
Evening Events
7:00-9:00 **(these events all start at 7pm)
Katharine Sands, Agent “Master Pitch Theater” (CFA Theater)
Laurie Kutchins, Matt Daly, and guest poets, “Invoking Our Muses: Poetry Conversation and Readings” (CFA 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, “Good Ancestor” (CFA Theater)
10:00-11:00 – Dave Eggers, “In conversation with Tiffanie DeBartolo and Scott Schumaker” (CFA Theater)
11:10-12:20 – Editors Panel: Katie Raisian and Courtney Stevenson (CFA Theater)
12:20 – 1:20 Lunch
Craft Classes 1:20 – 2:30
1:20-2:20 Dave Eggers, Fiction (CFA Theater)
1:20-2:20 Chris La Tray, Poetry “The Daily Practice” (CFA Conference Room)
1:25-2:25 Sherry Smith and Robert Righter, Nonfiction “Get it Right! Research Matters” (CWC Classroom)
1:30-2:30 Nanci Steveson, Children’s Lit “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 Get your bids in! The auctions supports Jackson Hole Writers. It helps provide conference scholarships for writers in need, supports writing workshops throughout the year, and much more! ((CFA Theater Lobby)
Evening Events 5:15- 10:00 pm
5:15-7:30 Student readings
7:30-8:00 Book sales and signings (CFA Theater Lobby)
8:00-10:00 Dinner from Pica’s Taqueria