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Schedule with Room Assignments

Friday, November 18

12 PMPre-Conference Tailgate: Writers’ Nature Walk with Russell Worth Parker Holiday Inn Resort Hotel Lobby to Wrightsville Beach
3 – 8 PMRegistration OpenPrefunction Corridor
5-8 PMExhibits OpenPrefunction Corridor
7 – 8 PMOpening Reception
Sponsored by Alice Osborn: Author/Singer-Songwriter
Prefunction Corridor
8 – 9 PM   Keynote Address by Jason MottLumina Ballroom
9 – 9:30
PM
Jason Mott Book Signing
Sponsored by Regal House Publishing
Prefunction Corridor

Saturday, November 19

7:30 – 9 AMContinental Breakfast Available Prefunction Corridor
7:30 AM – 7 PM Registration, Exhibits, & Book Sales Open Prefunction Corridor
8 – 9 AM  All Stories Connect Panel Discussion with Writers for Democratic Action
Sponsored by Blair
Lumina Ballroom

9 – 10:30 AM         Session I

Setting the Scene (all genre) with Wiley CashTurtlewatch
Breed a Needle (poetry) with Melissa Crowe   Tidewater B
Literary Magazine & Contest Submission . . . with Margaret Bauer Soundwatch
Creative Nonfiction Master Class with Hannah Dela Cruz AbramsTidewater A
Fiction Master Class with Sayantani Dasgupta  Banks Channel Boardroom
Poetry Master Class with Anna Lena Phillips Bell  Causeway B
Manuscript Mart with Zoe Aline Howard, Mary Alice Stewart, and Pam Van DykCauseway A
10:30 – 11 AMBreakPrefunction Corridor

11 AM – 12:30 PM         Session II

The Fundamentals of Building a Novel with Jason Mott     Turtlewatch
Form is a Verb Too (poetry) with Dan AlbergottiTidewater B
He Did What? with Ed Southern  Soundwatch
Creative Nonfiction Master Class with Hannah Dela Cruz AbramsTidewater A
Fiction Master Class with Sayantani DasguptaBanks Channel Boardroom
Poetry Master Class with Anna Lena Phillips Bell     Causeway B
Manuscript Mart with Zoe Aline Howard, Mary Alice Stewart, and Pam Van Dyk  Causeway A
12:30 – 1:30 PMLuncheon featuring Celia RivenbarkLumina Ballroom
1:30 – 2 PMNetwork Town Hall MeetingLumina Ballroom
2 – 2:30 PMBreakPrefunction Corridor

2:30 – 4:00 PM                        Session III

A Key Ingredient (all genre) with Dana SachsTurtlewatch
The Moment of Change (poetry) with Amber Flora Thomas Tidewater B
Write Like an Editor with Michelle DonahueSoundwatch
Creative Nonfiction Master Class with Hannah Dela Cruz AbramsTidewater A
Fiction Master Class with Sayantani Dasgupta  Banks Channel Boardroom
Poetry Master Class with Anna Lena Phillips Bell Causeway B
Manuscript Mart with Zoe Aline Howard, Mary Alice Stewart, and Pam Van Dyk  Causeway A
4:00 – 4:30 PMBreakPrefunction Corridor
4:30 – 5:30 PMFaculty Readings  
Sponsored by Hermit Feathers Press     
Turtlewatch, Soundwatch, Tidewater B
6 – 7 PMHappy Hour
Sponsored by Hermit Feathers Press
Prefunction Corridor
7 – 8 PMNetwork Banquet featuring “North Carolina in Words, Pictures, & Music” with Bland & Ann Cary SimpsonLumina Ballroom
8:30 – 9:30 PMOpen Mic ReadingsTurtlewatch, Soundwatch, Tidewater B

Sunday, November 20

7:30 – 9 AMContinental Breakfast Available Prefunction Corridor
7:30 AM – 1 PM Registration, Exhibits, & Book Sales Open Prefunction Corridor
8 – 9 AM  Brilliant at Breakfast Panel Discussion: Agents & EditorsLumina Ballroom

9 – 10:30 AM               Session IV

Writing Fiction—Especially the Novel with Clyde EdgertonTurtlewatch
Genesis and Revision: The Evolution of a Poem with Mark CoxTidewater B
Writing Stories that Are Hard to Read [all genre] (in honor of Philip Gerard) with Wiley CashTidewater A
Preparing for Your Debut Book with Emily Louise SmithSoundwatch
Manuscript Mart with Zoe Aline Howard, Mary Alice Stewart, and Pam Van DykCauseway A
10:30 – 11 AMBreakPrefunction Corridor

11 AM – 12:30 PM              Session V

Writing Opening Pages . . . with Emily ColinTurtlewatch
Escape from Pompeii (poetry) with Gabrielle FreemanTidewater B
Cross-Country Flights . . .(CNF) with Brandon SneedTidewater A
Working w/ Independent Bookstores with Nicki LeoneSoundwatch
Manuscript Mart with Zoe Aline Howard, Mary Alice Stewart, and Pam Van DykCauseway A
12:30 – 1 PMClosing ConversationLumina Ballroom