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Friday
, September 23
1:30pm CDT
Check In
Conference Chicago
2:00pm CDT
Myth Busting: Demystifying the Publishing World
Multi-Media Room
Lindsay Currie
Intensive Workshop: Break Into Freelance Writing
Board Room
Megy Karydes
Intensive Workshop: Crafting Dialogue - SOLD OUT
Arts Room
Michelle Falkoff
3:15pm CDT
Branding Yourself: The Role Of The Author In The Marketplace
Multi-Media Room
Laurie Scheer
4:30pm CDT
Where Do I Submit My Work?
Multi-Media Room
Mare Swallow • Martha Bayne • Laurie Scheer
5:30pm CDT
Friday Night Kick-Off Celebration
Meli Cafe
Saturday
, September 24
8:15am CDT
Check In
Conference Chicago
8:45am CDT
Welcome & Conference Kick-Off
Lake Room
Susan Dennison • Mare Swallow
9:00am CDT
After You Publish
Board Room
Clayton Smith
How To Pitch
Loop/River Room
Laurie Scheer
You Don't Have to Choose: Publishing in Multiple Categories
Lake Room
Inés Bellina • Rachel E DeWoskin • Ben Tanzer
SS: Ask A Lawyer - FULL
Fountain Room
Paul S. Levine
SS: Ask Me Anything - Q+A with a Veteran Freelance Writer
Fountain Room
Megy Karydes
10:00am CDT
Practice Pitches - SOLD OUT
Park Room
Eileen Favorite • Mare Swallow
How I Got My Agent
Board Room
Robert K. Elder • Stefanie Lyons
Debut Authors: What I Wish I Knew
Lake Room
Nadine Kenney Johnstone • Lorraine Boissoneault • Leslie Parry • Christine Rice
How to Go from Fingers on Your Keyboard to Dollars in Your Bank Account
Loop/River Room
Paul S. Levine
SS: Pitching Advice - FULL
Fountain Room
Laurie Scheer
SS: Writing Characters - FULL
Fountain Room
Rebecca Johns
11:00am CDT
Practice Pitches - SOLD OUT
Park Room
Eileen Favorite • Laurie Scheer
Co-Writing Over Distance
Board Room
Peter Kujawinski • Natalie Tilghman
Give to Get: Benefit from Joining a Writing-Related Organization
Lake Room
Nadine Kenney Johnstone • Jaya Mukherjee • Randy Richardson • Meghann Workman
Psychos, Stalkers, and She-Devils
Loop/River Room
Rebecca Johns
SS: The Do’s, the Don’t & the How-to’s of Networking - FULL
Fountain Room
Ann Garvin
SS: The Writing Process
Fountain Room
Robert K. Elder
1:00pm CDT
Practice Pitches - SOLD OUT
Park Room
Ann Garvin • Mare Swallow
Working With Libraries
Board Room
Susan Dennison • Emily Faulkner
Should I Write For Free?
Lake Room
Inés Bellina • Veronica Arreola • Britt Julious
The Author-Agent Relationship
Loop/River Room
Michelle Grajkowski
SS: Advice from a Literary Agent - FULL
Fountain Room
Danielle Egan-Miller
SS: Advice from Media Goddess Laurie Scheer - FULL
Fountain Room
Laurie Scheer
2:00pm CDT
Practice Pitches - SOLD OUT
Park Room
Ann Garvin • Laurie Scheer
Finding (and Winning) Writing Contests
Board Room
Amina Gautier
Demystifying the PR Process
Loop/River Room
Julia Borcherts
Finding Lost Stories - Hidden Hemingway & The Devil in the White City
Lake Room
Robert K. Elder
SS: Advice from a Literary Agent - FULL
Fountain Room
Michelle Grajkowski
SS: Book Cover Design - How to Think Like a Designer
Fountain Room
Jason Harvey
3:00pm CDT
Practice Pitches - SOLD OUT
Park Room
Eileen Favorite
Rights and Copyrights
Board Room
Paul S. Levine
10 Ways to Hook Your Readers (and Reel Them in for Good)
Loop/River Room
Ann Garvin
Query Letter 101 and Q+A with Agents and Publishers
Lake Room
Mare Swallow • Danielle Egan-Miller • Michelle Grajkowski • Todd Stocke
SS: PR for Writers - FULL
Fountain Room
Julia Borcherts
SS: Self Publishing - FULL
Fountain Room
Clayton Smith
4:00pm CDT
Pitchfest - Saturday - SOLD OUT
Park Room
Danielle Egan-Miller • Paul S. Levine
Closing Conversation: The Idea is Everything with Ethan Michaeli
Lake Room
Ethan Michaeli
4:45pm CDT
Networking: Find Your Writing Buddies!
Loop/River Room
Chuck Kramer
5:30pm CDT
Saturday Night Cocktail Party
The Great Terrace
Sunday
, September 25
9:00am CDT
How to Build and Grow Your Online Presence
Loop/River Room
Leah Pickett
The Process Panel
Lake Room
Miles Harvey • Patricia Ann McNair • Christine Sneed
Pitchfest
Park/Fountain Room
Michelle Grajkowski • Paul S. Levine • Joanna MacKenzie • Jennifer Mattson • Ian Morris • Marcy Posner • Abby Saul • Cynthia Sherry
10:00am CDT
Bending Genre: Moving Beyond Literary Fiction
Lake Room
Michelle Falkoff • Abby Geni • Frances de Pontes Peebles
What Does an Editor Do? (And How Do I Find One?)
Loop/River Room
Kelly McNees
11:00am CDT
Closing Conversation with Natalie Y. Moore
Lake Room
Natalie Y. Moore
11:45am CDT
Closing Remarks
Lake Room
Mare Swallow
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