Schedule at a Glance

Schedules subject to change

Saturday, April 22

8 – 9 AM	Registration Open	MHRA Lobby
8:30 AM -5 PM	Exhibits and Book Sales Open	MHRA Lobby
9 – 10 AM	Keynote Address by Michael Parker	Curry Auditorium

Creative Nonfiction Master Class: Shaping Life Into Art with James Tate Hill [CLASS FULL]

Fiction Master Class: Radical Revision . . . with Xhenet Aliu [CLASS FULL]

Poetry Master Class: Writing by Ear (Beyond Rhyme) with Timothy O’Keefe [CLASS FULL]

The Business of Books with Abby Freeland

Formal or Free? (poetry) with Jefferson Holdridge

Writing Dialogue that Snaps, Crackles & POPS! with Leslie Pietrzyk

The Spirit of Place . . . (CNF) with Phoebe Zerwick

Adapting Other Genres into Film with Nathan Ross Freeman

12 – 1 PM	Lunch with an Author (or on your own) Sponsored by Blair
1:15 – 2:15 PM	Faculty Readings Sponsored by Regal House Publishing

Creative Nonfiction Master Class with James Tate Hill (cont.) [CLASS FULL]

Fiction Master Class with Xhenet Aliu (cont.) [CLASS FULL]

Poetry Master Class with Timothy O’Keefe (cont.) [CLASS FULL]

Before You Publish That Book: The Key to Pre-Sales with Zelda Lockhart

Writing the Ancestors (all-genre) with Jacinta V. White

Bringing Conflict to the Frame: Managing Multiple Timelines (prose) with Jacob Paul

The Fantastical Fact. . . in Memoir with M. Randal O’Wain

Ten Reasons Why Screenplays Fail . . . with Dana Coen

4:30 – 5:30 PM	Open Mic Readings I Open Mic Readings II Sponsored by Written Word Media Sign up at the registration table
5:30 – 6:30 PM	Slush Pile Live! Sponsored by Katie Winkler and Teach. Write.