2019 Conference Schedule
(subject to change)
Breakfast and lunch are provided each day in a setting where participants and presenters mix.
Friday November 8th, 2019
Time | Kauai Ballroom 1 | Kauai Ballroom 2 | Puna Classroom 1 | Puna Classroom 2 |
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7:30 – 9:00 |
– BREAKFAST – (Registration table open 7:30 by Puna Ballroom) |
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9:00 – 9:30 | WELCOME AND BLESSING Kumu Sabra Kauka and her hula halau |
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9:30 – 10:30 | Christina Baker Kline, Greg Iles, Meg Wolitzer Sources of Inspiration |
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10:45 – 11:45 | Joshua Mohr, Paula McLain, What makes good writing good? |
Mike Robbins The Power of Authenticity |
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12:00 – 1:00 | – LUNCH – | |||
1:15 – 2:30 | Nicholas Delbanco Workshop: Voice & Point of View |
Greg Iles Workshop: Plot Structure |
Richard Bausch Workshop: Short Story |
Meg Wolitzer, Katie Davis Workshop: Writing for Young Adults – Oh, the People You’ve Been! Accessing Your Younger Self When Writing YA |
2:45 – 4:00 | Amy Ferris Workshop: Memoir |
Anne Perry, Victoria Zackheim Workshop: Story Arc |
Laura Lentz Workshop: Writing about Sex |
Ken Sherman Workshop: Screenwriting & adapting books to film |
4:15 – 5:00 | Whitney Scharer How The Age of Light earned the highest price ever paid for a debut novel |
Téa Obreht The Tigers Wife: the inside story |
Mark Kurlansky Non-fiction: Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary |
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6:00 – 9:30 | – LUAU – Dinner followed by Punua Family performance At the Luau Gardens by the beach. (Ballroom 2 in case of rain) |
Saturday November 9th, 2019
Time | Kauai Ballroom 1 | Kauai Ballroom 2 | Puna Classroom 1 | Puna Classroom 2 |
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7:30 – 9:00 |
– BREAKFAST – |
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9:00 – 10:15 | Mark Kurlansky Workshop: Nonfiction |
Lisa Wingate Finding the sacred in the commonplace. |
Christina Baker Kline Workshop: Creating Emotion on the Page. |
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10:25 – 11:10 | Kevin Larimer The craft and business of journalism |
Paula McLain The Exquisite Risk: Inviting mystery, uncertainty and vulnerability into the creative process. |
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11:20 – 12:05 | Greg Iles How and why I write |
Téa Obreht My Writing Process |
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12:15 – 2:15 | BEACH SIDE LUNCH – Poetry Reading with Jane Hirshfield “A Larger Yes: Poetry as a Vessel of Discovery, Mindfulness, Expansion and Engagement” 12:15 – 1:15 Lunch | 1:15 – 2:15 Poetry Reading Under the tent at the Kalapaki Beach Luau Grounds |
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2:25 – 3:25 | Women’s Voices Amy Ferris, Linda Schreyer, Anne Perry, Victoria Zackheim, Brooke Warner |
Carrie Feron What Harper Collins looks for in fiction |
Lisa Sharkey What Harper Collins looks for in non-fiction |
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3:35 – 4:35 | Christina Baker Kline Creativity (multimedia presentation) |
Nicholas Delbanco Is literature dying? |
Joshua Mohr Plaracterization: The kiss between plot and character |
Katie Davis Picture Book Pacing: How To Get It Right |
4:45 – 5:30 | Agents in a panel discussion on how they work. Participants submit first paragraphs to be quickly critiqued. |
Lisa Wingate Story telling for families. Lest we forget. |
Paula McLain The Power of Place—Setting and World Building in Long-form Fiction. |
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8:00 – 9:30 | – CONCERT – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Special Guest to be announced – Kauai Ballroom 2 |
Sunday November 10th
Time | Kauai Ballroom 2 | Kauai Ballroom 3 | Puna classroom 1 | Puna classroom 2 | Puna classroom 3 | |
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9:00 – 11:00 |
– COURTYARD BRUNCH – |
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11:00 – 12:30 |
– PITCHAPALOOZA – David Henry Sterry, Arielle Eckstut (Kauai Ballroom 1) |
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1:00 – 2:00 | Greg Iles Workshop: Character Development |
Richard Bausch Workshop: Short Story |
Joshua Mohr Workshop: Finding & Honing Your Voice |
Whitney Scharer, Priya Parmar Workshop: Historical Fiction |
Stephanie Cabot, Susan Golomb, Emma Sweeney, Alia Habib How agents evaluate your work |
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2:10 – 3:10 | Lisa Sharkey, Carrie Feron Working with your publisher |
Amy Ferris, Linda Schreyer A funny thing happened on the way to writing the great American Novel. |
Tea Obreht Reflections on authenticity of voice and subject matter. |
Ken Sherman Does your book have film or TV potential? Some unlikely examples. |
Andy Ross, Alia Habib, Elizabeth Kracht, Michelle Tessler Surviving and thriving in today’s new publishing landscape. |
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3:20 – 4:20 | Nicholas Delbanco Voice & Point of View: Lessons from the Masters | Anne Perry, Victoria Zackheim The Art of the Crime Thriller |
Stephanie Cabot, Priya Parmar The Author/Agent Dynamic |
Meg Wolitzer Creating Compelling Characters |
Roger Jellinek, Kevin Larimer, Brooke Warner Many Paths to Publishing Success |
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4:30 – 5:30 | Brooke Warner She Writes Press: A Model for Alternative Publishing Channels. |
Meg Wolitzer Write What’s Important To You |
Katie Davis 9 Actionable Tools to Get Your BIC (Butt in Chair) |