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Friday, January 27, 2012 |
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| Reception Location: Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center [#15 on the campus map] |
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| 6:15 p.m. | Reception |
| 7:00 p.m. | Welcome, Hollins President Nancy Oliver Gray |
| 7:15 p.m. | Introduction of teaching staff and Friday speakers and presentation of scholarship award, Dan Smith |
| 7:40 p.m. | "Plant Trees Without Stakes for Best Results," Cathryn Hankla |
| 8:00 p.m. | "Thinking Big in Books," Roland Lazenby, keynote speaker |
Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
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| All Classes will be held in the Dana Science Building [#9 on the campus map] | |
| 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. | Nat Sobel, New York-based Literary Agent "Advice from Literary Agents, Part I" Babcock Auditorium |
| Mike Allen, Science Fiction "The Last Redoubt: Writing Short Stories for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Markets" Room 102 |
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| Michael Miller, VTKnowledgeworks, Freelance Writer and Photographer "Making Technical Writing Clear and Accessible" Room 114 |
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| Mollie Cox Bryan, Novelist, Cookbooks "The Mystery Writer’s Toolbox" Room 142 |
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| 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. | Judith Weber, New York-based Literary Agent "Advice from Literary Agents, Part II" Babcock Auditorium |
| Rod Belcher, Science Fiction Writer "Selling the Sense of Wonder: Writing, Marketing and Surviving Science Fiction/Fantasy and Horror" Room 102 |
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| Doug Cumming, Associate Professor, Author "Structuring Your (Nonfiction) Storytelling" Room 114 |
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| Matthew Vollmer, Author, Assistant Professor "Creating Fraudulent Artifacts: How To Construct Stories That Masquerade as Other Forms of Writing" Room 142 |
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| 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | Beth Macy, Journalist "Notice What You Notice: How To Find, Recognize and Hunt Down Story Ideas" Babcock Auditorium |
| Rachael Garrity, writer, publisher; Janeson Keeley, Internet Guru; Dan Smith, Journalist; "Marketing Your Self-Published Book" Room 102 |
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| Tom Field, Publisher "What Makes That Writer So Great Anyway?" Room 114 |
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| Darrell Laurent, Journalist, Columnist "The Writers Bridge: Finding Jobs for Writers" Room 142 |
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| Noon | Lunch, Hollins Dining Hall, Moody Center [#20 on the campus map] |
| 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. | Jim Minnick, Author "Playing with Words: What Poetry Can Teach the Prose Writer about Metaphors and Word Play" Babcock Auditorium |
| Brooke McGlothlin, Author "Self-Publishing; The Whys and Hows" Room 102 |
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| David Cohan, Lawyer "Copyright Basics and Current Legal Issues" Room 114 |
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| Roland Lazenby, Author, Journalist, Academic "The Six-Figure Book Sale" Room 142 |
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| 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. | Gina Holmes, Author "Writing and Getting Your Novel Published" Babcock Auditorium |
| Sarah Beth Jones, Writer "The No B.S. Guide to Freelancing" Room 102 |
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| Maryke Barber, Hollins University Librarian "Sources for Research" Room 114 |
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| Joe Schaben, CPA "Managing Your Freelance Writing Income" Room 142 |
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| 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. | Bill Kovarik, Journalism Professor, Author "Why New Media Changes the Way We Write and What We Can Do About It" Babcock Auditorium |
| Amy Gerber-Stroh, Filmmaker, Assistant Professor "Getting Your Story in Motion: Film and Screenplay Writing" Room 102 |
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| Peggy Shifflett, Author and College Professor "The Memoir" Room 142 |
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| 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Panel discussion "The Changing Face of the Publishing Industry: Big Deals and Little Deals" |
