Schedule at a Glance
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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 |
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Session I
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 |
2:30 AM – 4:00 PM Session II
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. |