
The Conference Schedule
| The Art of Writing | The Business of Writing | The Craft of Writing | The Agents | Special Sessions | Atrium | |
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| 8:00-8:45 | Registration and Continental Breakfast (Atrium) | |||||
| 8:45-9:00 | Opening Remarks (Auditorium) | |||||
| 9:15-10:00 | The Ethics of Memoir Marion Winik |
Prepare Your Book for Publication Christine Stewart |
Healing Through Writing Shirley Brewer Tom Glenn |
Agent Panel Jessica Negrón Shannon O'Neill Jessica Sinsheimer Lauren Clark |
Exhibitors and Snacks | |
| 10:15-11:00 | Personal Perspective: Fiction and Non-Fiction Patricia Daly-Lipe |
Light-Hearted Look at Social Media for Writers John E. McIntyre |
Novel 101: Writing Your Masterpiece Jen Michalski |
Pitch Practices Jessica Negrón Shannon O'Neill Jessica Sinsheimer Lauren Clark |
Editor Panel Lalita Noronha Laura Shovan Kim Roberts |
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| 11:15-12:00 | Keynote Rafael Alvarez (Auditorium) | |||||
| 12:15-1:15 | Lunch (Cafeteria) | |||||
| 1:15-2:00 | A Place For The Genuine: The Poet In The Poem Michael Glaser |
Breaking Into the Maryland Magazine Market Ron Cassie |
How to Be Interviewed for Radio and Television Larry Matthews |
Pitch Practices Jessica Negrón Shannon O'Neill Jessica Sinsheimer Lauren Clark |
Keynote Speaker Book Signing | Exhibitors and Snacks |
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2:15-3:00 |
Putting it All Together Dean Bartoli Smith |
Contracts for Writers Cynthia Blake Sanders Ruth Thaler-Carter |
Crafting the Family Poem
Virginia Crawford
Sam Schmidt |
Master Class: "I Don't Know How the Story Ends, and That's the Good News" Rafael Alvarez |
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| 3:15-4:00 | It's Showtime! Giving a Successful Reading Barbara Morrison |
The Publishing Matrix Gregg Wilhelm |
Maryland's Writing Programs Kendra Kopelke David Everett Geoff Becker Gerry LaFemina Stewart Moss |
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| 4:15-5:00 | Getting Unstuck: Why Writer's Block is Your Best Friend Alix Moore |
Technologies for Knowledge Workers Gabe Goldberg |
Revisions: Polishing Your Work for Publication Ally Machate |
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