Schedule-at-a-Glance
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
| 3:00–6:00 p.m. | Check-In Open | Lenoir-Rhyne Asheville Center |
| 6:00 p.m. | Opening Reception | DoubleTree Asheville Downtown |
| 6:30–7:30 p.m. | Faculty Readings Sponsored by Blair | DoubleTree Asheville Downtown |
| 7:30 p.m.–whenever | Caucuses & Affinity Groups Off-Site Meet-Ups | Various Sites |
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
At Lenoir-Rhyne Asheville Center
| 8:00–9:00 a.m. | Morning Pages Prompt Party |
| Open Mic Readings Sponsored by NC Literary & Historical Association | |
| Exhibit, Book Sales, & Check-In Tables Open | |
| 9:00–10:30 a.m. | SESSION I |
| Grabbing the Reader by the Throat with Mark Powell | |
| Breaking into Blossom: Approaches to Poetic Endings with Luke Hankins | |
| What’s Working in Author Marketing (And What Not to Waste Your Time On) with Catherine Campbell (FULL) | |
| Mastering Genre: Writing Beyond the Trope with Van Jensen | |
| CNF Master Class: Writing Narrative Nonfiction: Conceive, Research, Shape, and Sell with Denise Kiernan (FULL) | |
| Fiction Master Class: The Feel of a Place with Tommy Hays (FULL) | |
| Poetry Master Class: Unbeautiful Animals with Raye Hendrix | |
| Manuscript Mart with Justin Brouckaert, Lydia Caudill, Kate McKean, Elizabeth Pratt | |
| 10:30–11:00 a.m. | BREAK |
| 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | SESSION II |
| Crafting Voice and Point of View with Alice Martin (FULL) | |
| Truth and Beauty: Finding Meaning in Experience with Poem-Making with Laura Hope-Gill | |
| Creating Audio Dramas with Jamieson Ridenhour | |
| Writing for the YA Audience: Crafting Engaging Stories for Teens & Young Adults with F. T. Lukens | |
| CNF Master Class (cont.) | |
| Fiction Master Class (cont.) | |
| Poetry Master Class (cont.) | |
| Manuscript Mart | |
| 12:30–2:00 p.m. | MIDDAY BREAK |
| 2:00–3:00 p.m. | All Stories Connect panel discussion: Thirty Years of the Asheville Poetry Review Sponsored by the Great Smokies Writing Program |
| 3:00–4:30 p.m. | SESSION III |
| Little Experiences: What Childhood Teaches Us About Fiction with Ashleigh Bryant Phillips (FULL) | |
| How to Skip the Line at the DMV and Issue Your Own Creative License: A Poetry Workshop with Clint Bowman | |
| Writing a Query Letter and Finding the Right Agent with Alice Martin | |
| The Character of Horror with Jamieson Ridenhour | |
| CNF Master Class (cont.) | |
| Fiction Master Class (cont.) | |
| Poetry Master Class (cont.) | |
| 4:30–5:30 p.m. | BREAK |
At Embassy Suites Asheville Downtown
| 5:30–6:00 p.m. | Keynote Reception |
| 6:00–7:00 p.m. | Faculty Readings |
| 7:00–7:30 p.m. | Keynote Address by Denise Kiernan |
| 7:30–8:00 p.m. | Keynote Book Signing (& More Reception) Sponsored by Palimpsest Productions |
At Various Sites
| 8:00 p.m. | Affinity Group Off-Site Meet-Ups |
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
At Lenoir-Rhyne Asheville Center
| 8:00–9:00 a.m. | Agents & Editors panel discussion |
| 9:00–10:30 a.m. | SESSION IV |
| That’s What She Said: The Art of Dialogue with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle | |
| Writing Ambivalence with Mackenzie Kozak | |
| Publishing as Collective Practice: Understanding the Literary Ecosystem and Finding Your Place in It with Andrew Mack | |
| Writing from Our Personal Mythology with Erin Hallagan Clare (FULL) | |
| Manuscript Mart | |
| 10:45–11:15 a.m. | Open Mic Readings |
| 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | SESSION V |
| The Arrangement: How Structures in Music and Storytelling Spark Creativity with Nic Brown (FULL) | |
| An Artist’s Duty with NitaJade | |
| Conversations Across Disciplines: What Artists Can Learn from One Another with Thomas Calder and Tessa Fontaine | |
| Uncanny Language: Crafting Voice-Driven Horror with Taylor Sykes (FULL) | |
| Manuscript Mart | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Conference Goes into Recess |