2020 Event Schedule

Saturday Schedule

Allison Fine arts Building

• 8:15 – 9:00
  • Registration & Continental Breakfast provided
• 9:00 – Noon
  • Kristen Lamb Workshop
• Noon – 1:00
  • Lunch Provided
• 1:00 – 4:00
  • Kristen Lamb Workshop
• 2:30
  • Snack provided

Saturday evening

Sunday event

F. Marie Hall Academic Building

7:45- 8:15

• Registration & Continental Breakfast provided

8:15 – 9:30

• Your Life as a Story – Donna Johnson
• Your First 5 Pages – Laura Drake
• Plonstering – Susan Donovan
• Crafting Historical Fiction – Anne Mateer
• Agent Panel

 9:45 – 11:00

• What Makes a Novel YA? – Julie Glover
• Using Humor to Hook Your Reader – Darynda Jones
• Revision Readiness – Janice Hardy
• The Power of an Emotional Wound – Angela Ackerman

 11:15 – 12:30

• Dive Deep into Dialogue – Lori Freeland
• Planning Your Novel in 10 Easy Steps – Janice Hardy
• Power of Voice – Susan Donovan
• Craft Tips – Laura Drake

12:30 – 1:15

• Lunch (yes, we have gluten-free)

 1:15 – 2:30

• Memoir & Family – Donna Johnson
• Raise the Stakes – Angela Ackerman
• Where Do You Get Your Ideas? – Larry Sweazy
• The Perks & Pitfalls of 1st Person POV – Anne Mateer

2:45 – 4:00

• Starting & Finishing You Novel – Larry Sweazy
• Embracing Your Writing Process – Julie Glover
• Show/Tell – Lori Freeland
• 4 Essential Elements of an Opening – Darynda Jones