Schedule
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Workshops, activities, and meeting times are subject to change, cancellation, and substitution without notice. All activities will be held at the W Atlanta Perimeter unless otherwise indicated.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
5 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. — Registration
Evening — Welcome Reception
Thursday, June 24, 2010
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Registration
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. — Workshops
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 | |||
| 9:00 am-10:00 am | Creating Your “Write” Space Dr. Jacqualyn Green |
Speak Easy Patricia Haley |
Profiting from Poetry Marc Lacy |
| 10:10 am-11:35 am | Learning to Layer Dr. Venise Berry |
Playwriting Bryan-Keyth Wilson |
Authors as Activists Kathleen Cross |
| 11:45 am-12:45 pm | Scene & Setting Gwynne Forster |
Secrets of Group Writing & Collaboration Success Melanie Trausch & Chiquita Board |
Legal Matters That Matter to Writers Tonya Marie Evans, Esq. |
| 12:45 pm-1:50 pm | Lunch | ||
| 2:00pm-3:25 pm | Point of View Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes |
Travel Writing Dr. Anita Heiss |
ImPRESS the Press Cheryl Pullins |
| 3:30 pm-4:55 pm | Creating Strong Characters Sharon Ewell Foster |
Quit Your Day Job Dwan Abrams |
Self-Editing Techniques Michelle Chester |
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. — So You Wanna Write – Renee Daniel Flagler
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. — Open Reading Critique Session #1 – Dr. Linda Beed
All day – Exhibitors
Evening – Faculty Reception
Friday, June 25, 2010
8 a.m. – 10 a.m. — Registration
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. — Workshops
| Friday, June 25, 2010 | |||
| 9:00 am-10:25 am | Dialogue & Style Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes |
From Book to Film Vincent Alexandria |
Write Some Cents Into It Nakia Laushaul |
| 10:35 am-12:00 pm | Plotting Dr. Venise Berry |
Screenwriting Bryan-Keyth Wilson |
How to Self-Publish Mack Smith & Sara Freeman Smith |
| 12:00 pm-1:45 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:45 pm-2:45 pm | Developing Emotion in Fiction Stacy Hawkins Adams |
Turning Ideas Into Stories Dr. Linda Beed |
Marketing the Write Way Renee Daniel Flagler |
| 2:55 pm-4:20 pm | Writing Christian Fiction Sharon Ewell Foster |
The Elements of Romance Dr. Angela Benson |
Writing Your Memoirs Dr. Anita Heiss |
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Open Reading Critique Session #2 – Stacy Hawkins Adams
All day – Exhibitors
Evening – Farewell Social
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Post-Conference Extended Workshops
| 9:00 am | How to Start Your Own Editing Firm Michelle Chester |
Fiction Writing / Story & Structure Dr. Venise Berry |
Writing the Nonfiction Book Dr. Anita Heiss |
1 p.m. -3 p.m. — Author Expo – Open to the Public
