2022 Conference Schedule

This schedule is subject to change.

Friday, November 11th, 2022

Time	Kauai Ballroom 2	Kauai Ballroom 1	Puna Ballroom
7:30 – 9:00	– REGISTRATION – Puna Foyer – BREAKFAST – Puna and Kauai Courts
9:00 – 9:30	WELCOME AND BLESSING Kumu Sabra Kauka and her hula halau
9:30 – 10:30	Meg Wolitzer, Christina Baker Kline, Richard Russo Sources of Inspiration Moderated by Kevin Larimer
10:45 – 11:45	Marta F Kauffman (Creator and writer of Friends and Grace and Frankie) Creating characters that people love	Joshua Mohr Workshop: Plaracterization – The kiss between plot and character
12:00 – 1:00	– LUNCH – Puna and Kauai Courts
1:15 – 2:15	Charles Johnson, Luis Urrea Nicholas Delbanco (former chairs of the National Book Award fiction panel) What makes good writing good?		Adrienne Brodeur Workshop: Memoir
2:30 – 3:30	Sam Horn Promoting and Marketing Your Book	Amy Ferris Workshop: Memoir	Laura Lentz Workshop: Writing about Sex
3:45-4:45	Jean Hanff Korelitz, Dale Launer Writing with the screen in mind	Sharyn Skeeter, Charles Johnson Biofiction: bringing historical characters to life	Alka Joshi My journey to writing bestsellers at 62
6:00 – 9:30	– LUAU – Performance by the Punua Family Beachside tent at the Luau Garden

Saturday, November 12th, 2022

Time	Kauai Ballroom 2	Kauai Ballroom 1	Puna Ballroom
7:30 – 9:00	– BREAKFAST – Puna and Kauai Courts
9:00 – 10:00	Christina Baker Kline, Amanda Eyre Ward Workshop: Grab your readers’ hearts and don’t let go	Jim Burke (Production president of Focus Features) How I look for the film potential in a book
10:05 – 11:05	Paula McLain, Priya Parmar, Amanda Eyre Ward The Writer’s Path with individual breakout sessions	David Paul Kirkpatrick (Former President of Paramount Pictures), Jim Burke (Production president, Focus Features) The winding path from book to film
11:10 – 12:05	Richard Russo, Luis Urrea How and why we write
12:15 – 2:15	– BEACH SIDE LUNCH – Under the tent at the Kalapaki Beach Luau Grounds Special guest Stuart Coleman, author of Eddie Would Go
2:30 – 3:25	Elizabeth Stark Ellen Sussman Those crucial first four pages	Paula McLain The Exquisite Risk: Inviting mystery, uncertainty and vulnerability into the creative process	Women’s Voices Amy Ferris, Brooke Warner, Adrienne Brodeur
3:35 – 4:25	Nicholas Delbanco Charles Johnson Voice and point of view	Elizabeth Stark, Ellen Sussman Workshop: Creating emotion on the page	Kevin Larimer The craft and business of journalism
4:35 – 5:25	Dale Launer How and why I wrote My Cousin Vinny	Brooke Warner with attendees who have published books Many Paths to Publishing Success	Christina Baker Kline Creativity (multimedia presentation)
8:00 – 9:30	– EXCLUSIVE FILM SHOWING – *Mission: Joy* Finding Happiness in Troubled Times. The friendship between His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Sunday, November 13th, 2022

Time	Kauai Ballroom 2	Kauai Ballroom 1	Puna Ballroom
9:00 – 11:00	– COURTYARD BRUNCH – With tables hosted by participants with unique stories Puna and Kauai Courts
11:00 – 12:30	– PITCHSHOP – Sam Horn A quick pitch competition		– Our Writing Process – Priya Parmar, Meg Wolitzer, Paula McLain
12:45-1:45	Richard Russo Workshop: Character Development	Joshua Mohr Workshop: Finding & Honing Your Voice	Michelle Tessler, Susan Golomb How agents evaluate your work
1:55-2:55	Priya Parmar Workshop on opening lines	Debra Engle, Alan Cohen Spiritual Writing: Matters of the Heart and Soul	Andy Ross, Kevin Larimer Surviving and thriving in today’s new publishing landscape
3:05-4:05	Luis Urrea Writing from the Heart	Jean Hanff Korelitz What compels readers to turn the pages?	Elizabeth Rosner Telling stories from the inside out.
4:15-5:00	Meg Wolitzer, Richard Russo Write what you know and love (or hate)
5:00-5:20	Closing Ceremony