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Friday, February 1, 2013 |
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| Reception Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center [#41 on the campus map] |
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| 6:15 p.m. | Networking |
| 7:00 p.m. | Welcome |
| 7:05 p.m. | Essay by Celine Anderson |
| 7:10 p.m. | Presentation by Samantha Seidle |
| 7:15 p.m. | Presentation of scholarship award by former recipients |
| 7:30 p.m. | Introduction of teaching staff, Dan Smith |
| 7:40 p.m. | "A song for our conference," Greg Trafidlo |
| 7:50 p.m. | "Working in a Changing Publishing Environment," Karen Osborn, Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Writer-in-Residence for 2013 |
| 8:00 p.m. | "Becoming a Writer," Kathleen Grissom, keynote speaker |
Saturday, Februrary 2, 2013 |
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| All Classes will be held in the Dana Science Building [#12 on the campus map] | |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Gina Holmes and River Laker, Author and Raconteur/Promoter "10 Things You Can Do Now to Promote the Book You Haven't Even Sold Yet" Babcock Auditorium |
| Bill Kovarik, Author, Professor "Why New Media Changes the Way We Write and What We Can Do About It" Room 102 |
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| Mollie Cox Bryan, Novelist, Cookbooks "Writing Cookbooks" Room 142 |
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| 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. | Neil Sagebiel, Author, Journalist "Refining the Pitch for Your Book" Babcock Auditorium |
| Michael Miller, VTKnowledgeworks, Freelance writer and photographer "Hahahahahahaa: Writing Humor" Room 102 |
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| Erin Ashwell, James O’Keeffe, Roanoke attorneys "Legal Protections for Writers" Room 114 |
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| Sarah Beth Jones, Freelance Writer, Small Business Owner "The No B.S. Guide to Networking" Room 142 |
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| 11:00 - noon | Kathleen Grissom, Novelist "Marketing Your Own Work" Babcock Auditorium |
| Judy Ayyildiz, Author "Memoir: What's So Important about Your Life?" Room 114 |
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| Brooke McGlothlin, Author "Self-Publishing: How and Why" Room 102 |
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| Christina Koomen, Freelance Writer, Designer "Making Your Photos Better for Publication" Room 142 |
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| Noon | Lunch, Hollins Dining Hall, Moody Center [#23 on the campus map] |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Michael Abraham, Author, Businessman "Experiences and Options in Self-Publishing" Babcock Auditorium |
| Jim Minick, Author "The Diverse Ways Writers Manipulate Time on the Page" Room 102 |
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| Greg Trafidlo, Troubadour "Structuring Song" Room 114 |
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| Tiffany Trent, Young Adult Novelist, Educator "Writing Dark Fantasy and Horror for Young Adults" Room 142 |
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| 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Terri Leidich, Publisher "Understanding Your Publishing Options Before Your Manuscript is Finished" Babcock Auditorium |
| Carrie Brown, Novelist, Professor "Visual Images as the Source of Stories" Room 102 |
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| Dan Casey, Journalist, Columnist "Telling Stories" Room 114 |
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| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Amanda Cockrell, Author, Professor "The Craft of the Art" Babcock Auditorium |
| Roland Lazenby, Author, Professor "Developing Ideas That Publishers Will Buy" Room 102 |
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| Angie Smibert, Author, Professor "Selling Your Young Adult Novel 101" Room 142 |
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| 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. | Panel discussion "The Evolving Art of Blogging" (Moderator Dan Smith; Panelists Terri Leidich, Dan Casey, Cherie Reich, Bonnie Cranmer, Roland Lazenby) Babcock Auditorium |
