The 10th Annual Gulf Coast
Writers Conference
Draft Schedule

8:45 a.m.
Registration

9:15 a.m.
Sarzin Lecture Hall
Welcome
10 th Anniversary Celebration
Re-Gifting
Michael Lister

10:00 a.m.
Sarzin Lecture Hall
Capturing and Conserving the Region
Michael Lister, Ben LeRoy

Room 16
Secret Ingredient: How tone determines the resonance of your work
Lynn Wallace

Room 17
Secrets to a Happy Marriage: Balancing Character and Plot
Carolyn Haines, Terry Lewis, Myra Shoaf, Jonathan Woods

11:00 a.m.
Sarzin Lecture Hall
Gulf Coat Idol
Cricket Freeman, Terry Lewis, Lynn Wallace

Room 16
The Short Story
Tony Simmons

Room 17
How to Get Happily Published
Ben LeRoy (Tyrus Books)

12:00 p.m.
Conference / MWA Luncheon with Michael Connelly
The Blue Religion — Michael Connelly interviewed about his books by Michael Lister

1:45 p.m.
Sarzin Lecture Hall
Creative Nonfiction
Myra Shoaf, Cindi Clarke

Room 16
Voice, Description, and Dialog
Carolyn Haines, Tony Simmons, Lynn Wallace, Glynn Alam,

Room 17
All A Twitter about Facebook: Techniques for using Technology
Beth Bond

2:45 p.m.
Sarzin Lecture Hall
Blue Neon Night — Michael Connelly interviewed about the craft of writing by Michael Lister

Room 16
Black Papers: The Dark Side of Publishing
Jack Saunders

Room 17
Developing an Author Platform
Cricket Freeman

3:45 p.m.
Sarzin Lecture Hall
Agent to Editor Confidential
Cricket Freeman(The August Agency), Ben LeRoy (Tyrus Books)

Room 16
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: Writing Crime and Noir
Jonathan Woods, Glynn Alam, Carolyn Haines, Terry Lewis

Room 17
DIY: Self-publishing Strategies
Jack Saunders, Cindi Clarke

4:45 p.m.
Sarzin Lecture Hall
Q&A Wrap Up: Any subject, Any question, Anybody

Room 16
Poetry Workshop
Lynn Wallace

 

 

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