Noon - 5:00 |
Check-in |
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Noon - 3:00 |
Member Book Sales & Signings |
Pre-function area |
Workshop |
1:00 - 4:00 |
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Scott Tilley |
Writing with AI |
Amphitheater |
Workshops |
1:00 - 3:00 |
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Mary Flynn |
The Writer as Presenter |
Conrad |
Ginnye L Cubel |
Beyond the Newsletter: Advanced Email Marketing Strategies for Writers |
Crystal AB |
Christina Farley |
The Different Paths to Publishing |
Crystal C |
Lisa Black |
What Mystery Writers Need to Know about Forensics |
Crystal D |
Franklin Ritch |
Writing for Film |
Crystal E |
3:00 - 3:30 |
Break & Networking |
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3:30 - 4:30 |
Breakout Sessions |
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José Pablo Iriarte & Elle E. Ire |
Networking for Writers |
Amphitheater |
Sarah McGuire |
Step Away from the Sledgehammer: Using the Overlooked Tools in Your Writer's Toolbox |
Conrad |
Shutta Crum |
Pump Up the Muscle in Your Poems |
Crystal AB |
Nancy J. Cohen |
Self Publishing Made Simple |
Crystal C |
Janice Hardy |
Avoiding the Info Dump in Created Worlds |
Crystal D |
Vic DiGenti |
The Not-So-Secret Life of a Ghostwriter |
Crystal E |
4:30 - 5:30 |
Break & Networking |
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5:30 - 7:30 |
Meet & Greet Mixer |
Crystal DE |
7:30 - 9:00 |
Open Mic |
Crystal DE |
Saturday, October 21
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7:00 - 5:00 |
Check-in |
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7:00 - 8:30 |
Hot Breakfast |
Crystal CDE |
9:00 - 11:00 |
Faculty Book Sales & Signings |
Capital 1&2 |
9:00 - 3:00 |
Member Books Sales & Signings |
Pre-function area |
8:30 - 4:00 |
NextGen Writers Experience is a conference within the conference designed exclusively for middle & high school students — the next generation of writers! Details and registration ...
- 8:30 – 8:50 Welcome
- 9:00 – 9:45 Writing From Inside Your Characters – Janice Hardy
- 10:00 – 10:45 The Different Paths to Publishing – Christina Farley
- 11:00 – 11:45 TBA
- 11:45 – 2:00 Youth Awards Luncheon & Collection Book Signing
- 2:15 – 3:15 StoryTelling in the Time of Robots – Noel Zamot
- 3:30 – 4:00 Closing
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Royal Palm |
8:30 - 8:45 |
Break & Networking |
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8:45 - 9:45 |
Lisa Black: Keynote Address |
Crystal CDE |
9:45 - 10:15 |
Break & Networking |
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10:15 - 11:15 |
Breakout Sessions |
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Anne Dalton |
Secrets of Publishing Contracts: 10 Tips to Protect Your Writing and Yourself |
Amphitheater |
Sarah Hendess |
Breaking Into Book Reviewing |
Crystal AB |
José Pablo Iriarte |
How to Write and Sell Short Fiction |
Crystal C |
Arielle Haughee |
Your Publishing Timelines: Stay on Track & Don't Miss a Beat |
Crystal D |
Noel Zamot
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Storytelling in the Time of Robots, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ChatGPT |
Crystal E |
11:15 - 11:45 |
Break & Networking |
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11:45 - 1:30 |
Youth Awards Luncheon & Annual Membership Meeting |
Crystal ABCDE |
1:30 - 2:00 |
Collection Volume 15: Secrets Book Signing |
Capital 1&2
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2:00 - 2:15 |
Break & Networking |
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2:15 - 3:15 |
Breakout Sessions |
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Ben Sharpton |
Thoughts from Veteran Wizened Writers |
Amphitheater |
Fred Koehler & Sarah McGuire
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Sprinting Towards Failure: A Fil Fast Method for Character and Story Arcs |
Conrad |
Shutta Crum |
That's a Poem? The Crazy World of Poetry Today |
Crystal AB |
Joni M. Fisher |
Writing Quotable Dialogue |
Crystal C |
Tara Lynn Masih & Kim Bradley |
Short Story How To: Creating, Compiling & Marketing Short Story Collections |
Crystal D |
Vic DiGenti |
How to Create a Literary Legacy: Writing Your Life Story |
Crystal E |
2:30 - 4:30 |
Faculty Book Sales & Signings |
Capital 1&2 |
3:15 - 3:30 |
Break & Networking |
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3:30 - 4:30 |
Breakout Sessions |
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Scott Tilley |
Chat GPT and the Future of Writing |
Amphitheater |
Fred Koehler |
Writing Between the Lines: How an Illustrator Thinks About Your Picture Book Manuscript |
Conrad |
Sylvia Whitman |
Voice: the Secret Sauce that Endears Your Characters and Defies AI |
Crystal AB |
Joni M. Fisher
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Writing for Magazines & Paid Blogs
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Crystal C |
Nancy J. Cohen |
Book Marketing on a Budget |
Crystal D |
Jaimie Engle |
Beyond the Borders |
Crystal E |
4:30 - 5:30 |
Break & Networking |
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5:30 - 6:45 |
Royal Palm Literary Awards Mixer |
Royal Palm |
7:00 - 10:00 |
Royal Palm Literary Awards Banquet & Awards |
Crystal ABCDE |
Sunday, October 22
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7:00 - 8:15 |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:15 - 8:30 |
Break & Networking |
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8:30 - 9:30 |
Breakout Sessions |
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Anne Dalton |
What's So Fair About Fair Use? |
Amphitheater |
Sarah Hendess |
What's Hot & What's Not: Current Trends in Historical Fiction |
Conrad |
Elle E. Ire |
Query Letters Done Right |
Crystal AB |
Christina Farley Janice Hardy Sarah McGuire |
The Heartstrings Method: Techniques for Creating Emotional Impact in Your Writing |
Crystal C |
Arielle Haughee |
Crisp Up That Prose |
Crystal D |
Ginnye L Cubel |
Don't Follow Me: How to Create Impactful Marketing Without Social Media |
Crystal E |
9:30 - 9:45 |
Break & Networking |
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9:45 - 10:45 |
Breakout Sessions |
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Jaimie Engle |
Character Groups to Sustain Series |
Amphitheater |
Wyne Karnath |
Emerging Technology in Science Fiction Conrad |
Conrad |
Vic DiGenti Lisa Black Arielle Haughee Fred Koehler Scott Tilley Noel Zamot |
PANEL: AI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly AI has been hailed as a timesaving, inspirational tool for writers, while others warn of impending doom. Our panel will explore the many sides of this revolutionary technology and how it’s changing the way we work and write. Embrace it or hate it, AI is here to stay. But have no fear, change is good—at least for now.
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Crystal AB |
Marty Ambrose |
From Planning to Product Using the Notebook Method |
Crystal D |
Ken Pelham |
Economical Graphics for Writers: Finding and Using Images Without Breaking the Law or the Bank |
Crystal E |