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Roanoke Regional Writers Conference
Hollins University
January 22 - 23, 2010

Schedule

Culture & Special Events:

Eleanor D. Wilson Museum

Family Weekend

Founder's Day

Literary Festival

Commencement

Reunion

Music Events














Friday Reception

Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

7 p.m.

Welcome
Hollins President Nancy Oliver Gray

7:15 p.m

Introduction of teaching staff and Friday speakers
Dan Smith

7:45 p.m. Sara Elizabeth Timmons, "Telling the Story."

8:00 p.m. Janis Jaquith
Keynote speaker

 

Saturday

Classes will be in the Dana Science Building

Lunch will be in the Moody Center


Writing and Social Media

 

 

9 - 9:45 a.m.,
Room 102

Jill Elswick, "Introduction to Social Media."

10 - 10:45 a.m.,
Room 102

Anne Clelland, "The Art of the Blog Post."

10 - 10:45 a.m.,
Room 102
Patsy Stewart, "Creating a Powerful Digital Footprint Using Social Media."

1:30 - 2:15 a.m.,
Room 102


Bonnie Cranmer, "How, What, When, Why of Twitter."

Translating Your Work to Film/Stage

   
9 - 9:45 a.m.,
Room 142
Kenley Smith, "The Playwright's Art: Bringing Your Words to Life on Stage."

10 - 10:45 a.m.,
Room 142

Mark Ching, "Extreme Prejudice: The Agony of Self-Editing."

11 - 11:45 a.m.,
Room 142
Sara Elizabeth Timmons, "Translating Your Words for the Screen."

Other Classes

9 - 9:45 a.m.,
Room 114
Jeanne Larsen, "Word Building 101: For Writers of Fantasy &/or Historical Fiction."

9 - 9:45 a.m.,
Babcock Auditorium

Keith Ferrell, "Writing in a World and on a Web That Doesn’t Want To Read."

10 - 10:45 a.m.,
Room 114

Janis Jaquith, "The Short Personal Essay."

10 - 10:45 a.m.,
Babcock
John Anderson, "Opening Pandora’s Box: Reliving a Painful Past To Write a Helpful Book for Others."

11 - 11:45 a.m.,
Room 114

Roland Lazenby, "Media Writing."
11 - 11:45 a.m.,
Babcock

Kurt Rheinheimer, "Writing Short Fiction."

   
Noon - 1:15 p.m., Babcock Self-publishing panel: Dan Smith, Becky Mushko, Jim Morrison, Rodney Franklin, Sally Roseveare. Pick up lunch in Rathskeller and bring to discussion.

   
1:30 - 2:15 p.m., Room 114

Dan Casey, "Telling the Stories You Know."

1:30 - 2:15 p.m., Babcock

Mary Crockett Hill, "When the Muses Flee: How Writers Woo Inspiration Back When They Hit Writers Block."


1:30 - 2:15 p.m., Room 142 Dan Smith and Huong Fralin, "Photography Tips for Freelance Writers."

2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Room 102
Dave Cohan, "Freelance Writing and the Law."


2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Babcock

Gene Marrano, "Freelance Writing in This Market."
2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Room 114

Doug Cumming, "Structuring Your Non-fiction Storytelling: 10 Practical Steps."
2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Room 142

Cara Modisett, "This Is Not a Q&A: Interviewing."
3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Room 102 Maryke Barber, "Beyond Blogging: Free and Fabulous Online Tools."

3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Babcock

Rex Bowman, "Nothing Less Than the Secret of Writing."

3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Room 114

Tom Field, "The Worst Assignment You Never Had: How To Make a Bad Story Good and a Good Story Better."
3:30 - 4:15 p.m., Room 142

Darrell Laurant, "Writing Local History."

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Panel discussion.

 

 

For more information, please contact the conference organizer, Dan Smith, at editrdan@msn.com.











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