Sunday, August 18 at 7:30 pm
Finding Truth in a Post-Truth Era
John Battelle ~ John Forté ~ Dawn Porter ~ Charles Sennott ~ Dr. Ala Stanford
Monday, August 19
8:30 – 9:25: Not Your Usual Narrator
Using letters, texts, morning pages, and other unconventional literary devices in your novel.
Kate Feiffer ~ Nicole Galland ~ James W. Jennings ~ Fred Waitzkin
9:30 – 10:25: The ABCs Have Gotten Complicated — Writing for Kids
Three award-winning children’s book authors and an esteemed children’s literary agent discuss the craft and business of writing children’s books.
Elise Broach ~ Richard Michelson ~ Gregory Mone ~ Rosemary Stimola (Stimola Literary Studio)
10:30 – 12:00 The Pitch Panel
Five writers with book projects will be selected to pitch their project live at the event to an editor, agent, publishing executive, and novelist.
Torrey Oberfest ~ Nancy Star ~ Rosemary Stimola (Stimola Literary Studio) ~ Gretchen Young (Regalo Press)
12:30 – 1:25: Publishing from the Inside Out
A novelist asks publishers and editors about the current state of publishing.
Dawn Davis (37 INK, Simon & Schuster) ~ Marc Favreau (The New Press) ~ Mathea Morais ~ Gretchen Young (Regalo Press)
1:30 – 2:25: The Changing Role of the Literary Agent
The days of the three-martini lunch are long gone. What has replaced it?
Victoria Bijur (Vicky Bijur Literary Agency) ~ Susan Golomb (Writers House) ~ Torrey Oberfest (moderator) ~. Adriana Stimola (Stimola Literary Studio)
2:30 – 3:25: More Than a Memoir
Writing a personal narrative with purpose.
Nancy Slonim Aronie ~ Perry Garfinkel ~ Sherry Sidoti
3:30 – 4:30: And Your Point Is?
Constructing essays with voice and vision.
Geraldine Brooks ~ Bill Eville ~ Patricia J. Williams
