Located in the Language and Lit Building of Gulf Coast State Colelge

8:45 a.m.
Registration

9:15 a.m.
Sarzin Lecture Hall
Welcome
Writing and Life
Michael Lister

10:00 a.m.
Room 16
Authenticity: The fictive dream and verisimilitude
Laura Lee Smith, John Dufresne, Michael Lister, Lynn Wallace

Room 17
Hooked: Getting and keeping readers
Lon Prater, Terry Lewis, Glynn Marsh Alam, Nick May

11:00 a.m.
Room 16
Transposing the Tradition: Jazz, Lyric Poetry, & the Individual Talent
Jeff Newberry

Room 17
Essentials: The relationship between character and plot
Lynn Wallace, Terry Lewis, Glynn Marsh Alam  

12:00 p.m.
Keynote Luncheon with John Dufresne
Private Dining Hall (Student Union East)

1:45 p.m.
Room 16
The Short Story
Laura Lee Smith, Tony Simmons, Lon Prater

Room 17
Poetry and the Love of Language (in fiction and poetry) 
Lynn Wallace

*2:00 Special Workshop *(additionally cost and sign up required)
Novel Writing Master Class with John Dufresne

2:45 p.m.
Room 16
Flogging a Dead Horse: The fool who perists in his folly becomes wise
Jack Saunders

Room 17
Other Work: Writing the essay, feature, memoir, copy, editing and more
Tony Simmons, Laura Lee Smith, Michael Lister, Olvia Cooley

3:45 p.m.
Sarzin Lecture Hall
Paths to publication, living the writing life, and Q&A Wrap Up
All panelists

 

 

"Well run, entertaining, and absolutely enlightening -- a day worth traveling for. If you're local, it's a must." Jim Pascoe

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Membership Options

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