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Schedule at-a-Glance

Schedules subject to change

ON-SITE CONFERENCE

Saturday, April 23
8:00 – 9:00 amRegistration Open (MHRA Lobby)
8:30 am – 5:00 pmExhibit Tables and Book Sales Open (MHRA Lobby)
9:00 – 10:00 amKeynote Address by Carole Boston Weatherford (Curry Auditorium)
10:30 am – 12:00 pmSession I
Writing with Urgency: Creative Nonfiction Master Class with Belle Boggs**Closed**
Cause & Effect in Fiction: Fiction Master Class with Derek Palacio**Closed**
River of Time & Art: Poetry Master Class with Laura Mullen**Closed**
Query an Agent About Querying Agents with Jamie Chambliss
Public, Private, & Poetic Place with Charmaine Cadeau
The Speaking Words: On Writing Dialogue in Fiction with Travis Mulhauser
Look Closer: Writing About Objects (all genres) with Julia Ridley Smith
Crafting Characters Round and Flat for the Screen with Mary M. Dalton
12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch
Under UNCG’s current COVID-19 guidelines, we will not be able to offer Lunch with an Author or any food or beverage at the on-site Spring Conference. If their guidelines change in time, we will give registrants an opportunity to order some sort of on-site lunch. Either way, we will provide all registrants with a list of quick and convenient lunch options within walking distance of the MHRA Building.
1:15 – 2:15 pmFaculty Readings
2:30 – 4:00 pmSession II
Writing with Urgency: Creative Nonfiction Master Class with Belle Boggs**Closed**
Cause & Effect in Fiction: Fiction Master Class with Derek Palacio**Closed**
River of Time & Art: Poetry Master Class with Laura Mullen**Closed**
Presenting Your Book with Charlie Lovett
Talking the Talk (poetry) with Stuart Dischell
Manifesting Thisness in Fiction with Caleb Johnson
The Group: How to Form Your Own Thriving Writing Workshop with Duncan Murrell
Is This Idea a Screenplay? with Joy Goodwin
4:30 – 5:30 pmOpen Mic Readings – Sign up at registration table
5:30 – 6:30 pmSlush Pile Live!

ONLINE CONFERENCE

Saturday, April 23
9:00 – 10:00 amKeynote Address by Carole Boston Weatherford (Livestreamed from UNCG)
10:30 am – 12:00 pmSession I
In Flux(us) (all genres) with Steven Sherrill—Online Only
Hitting a Home Run: Pitching to & Getting Published in Magazines with Rachel Priest—Online Only
12:00 – 1:00 pmOnline Picnic hosted by Michele T. Berger—Online Only
1:15 – 2:15 pmFaculty Readings (Livestreamed from UNCG)
2:30 – 4:00 pmSession II
The Sound of Prose with Maegan Poland—Online Only
What Publishers Really Want from Authors: Building an Audience Before Your First Book Comes Out with Meg Reid—Online Only
4:30 – 5:30pmOnline Open Mic I—Online Only
Online Open Mic II—Online Only
5:30 – 6:30pmSlush Pile Live!