2022 Conference Schedule

This schedule is subject to change.

Friday, November 11th, 2022

Time	Kauai Ballroom 2	Kauai Ballroom 1	Puna Classroom 1
7:30 – 9:00	– BREAKFAST – Puna and Kauai Courts (Registration table open 7:30 by Puna Ballroom)
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	Luis Urrea Writing from the heart	Charles Johnson, Nicholas Delbanco What makes good writing good?
12:00 – 1:00	– LUNCH – Puna and Kauai Courts
1:15 – 2:15	Joshua Mohr Workshop: Plaracterization – The kiss between plot and character	Lauren Groff Workshop: Plot Structure	Adrienne Brodeur Workshop: Memoir
2:30 – 3:30	Amy Ferris, Linda Schreyer Workshop: Memoir	Amanda Eyre Ward Workshop: Story Arc	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 – Dinner followed by Punua Family performance At the Luau Gardens under the tent.

Saturday, November 12th, 2022

Time	Kauai Ballroom 2	Kauai Ballroom 1	Puna Classroom 1
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	David Henry Sterry, Arielle Eckstut Four Paths to Getting Published	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 How and why I write	Marta F Kauffman (Creator and writer of Friends and Grace and Frankie), Amy Ferris Bringing your story to the screen
12:15 – 2:15	BEACH SIDE LUNCH Under the tent at the Kalapaki Beach Luau Grounds
2:30 – 3:25	Women’s Voices Amy Ferris, Linda Schreyer, Brooke Warner, Adrienne Brodeur	Paula McLain The Exquisite Risk: Inviting mystery, uncertainty and vulnerability into the creative process	Elizabeth Stark Ellen Sussman Those crucial first four pages
3:35 – 4:25	Stephanie Oliver Reflections on on a life in publishing	Nicholas Delbanco Charles Johnson Voice and point of view	Kevin Larimer The craft and business of journalism
4:35 – 5:25	Christina Baker Kline Creativity (multimedia presentation)	Brooke Warner She Writes Press: A Model for Alternative Publishing Channels	Dale Launer How and why I wrote My Cousin Vinny
8:00 – 9:30	– CONCERT – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Very special guest to be announced Under the tent at the Kalapaki Beach Luau Gardens

Sunday, November 13th, 2022

Time	Kauai Ballroom 2	Kauai Ballroom 1	Puna classroom 1	Puna classroom 2
9:00 – 11:00	– COURTYARD BRUNCH – With tables hosted by participants with unique stories Puna and Kauai Courts
11:00 – 12:30	– PITCHAPALOOZA – David Henry Sterry, Arielle Eckstut 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	Lauren Groff, Elizabeth Stark, Ellen Sussman Workshop: Creating emotion on the page	Debra Engle Alan Cohen Spiritual Writing: Matters of the Heart and Soul	Andy Ross, Alia Habib, Stephanie Oliver Surviving and thriving in today’s new publishing landscape
3:05-4:05	Luis Urrea Why I write	Jean Hanff Korelitz What compels readers to turn the pages?	Elizabeth Rosner Telling stories from the inside out.	Kevin Larimer, Brooke Warner Many Paths to Publishing Success
4:15-5:00	Meg Wolitzer, Richard Russo Write what you know and love (or hate)
5:00-5:20	Closing Ceremony