2023 Conference Schedule
This schedule is subject to change.
Friday, November 10th, 2023
Time | Kauai Ballroom 2 | Kauai Ballroom 1 | Puna Ballroom | |
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7:30 – 9:00 |
– BREAKFAST – |
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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 | Billy Collins Adventures in Poetry Introduced by Patti Callahan Henry |
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10:45 – 11:45 | Adriana Trigiani, Meg Wolitzer Sources of Inspiration Moderated by Kevin Larimer |
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12:00 – 1:00 | – LUNCH – Puna and Kauai Courts |
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1:15 – 2:15 | Joshua Mohr Workshop: Plaracterization – The kiss between plot and character |
Priya Parmar Workshop: Openings and Closings. |
Adrienne Brodeur Workshop: Memoir |
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2:30 – 3:30 | Mary Kay Andrews, Jane Green What is a Beach Read and How To Write One. |
Paula McLain Workshop: Creating and Maintaining Dramatic Tension |
Laura Lentz Workshop: Writing Your Life |
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3:45-4:45 | Nicholas Delbanco, Elena Delbanco Lastingness: Writing that Endures |
Patti Callahan Henry, Jane Green Workshop: Creating Characters that Readers Love |
James Sturz Creating a Sense of Place in Fiction and Travel Journalism. |
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6:00 – 9:30 | – LUAU – Dinner followed Performance by the Punua Family At the Luau Gardens under the tent |
Saturday, November 11th, 2023
Time | Kauai Ballroom 2 | Kauai Ballroom 1 | Puna Ballroom | |
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7:30 – 9:00 |
– BREAKFAST – |
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9:00 – 10:00 | John Grisham, Lee Child, Scott Turow (virtual presentation) The Art of the Elegant Thriller |
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10:05 – 11:05 | Paula McLain, Priya Parmar, Adrienne Brodeur, Patti Callahan Henry 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 |
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11:10 – 12:05 | Mary Kay Andrews, Writing modern women’s fiction |
Jim Burke (Production president of Focus Features) How I look for the film potential in a book |
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12:15 – 2:15 | – BEACH SIDE LUNCH – Billy Collins reading and discussing his poetry Under the tent at the Kalapaki Beach Luau Grounds |
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2:30 – 3:25 | Nicholas Delbanco Kevin Larimer Authenticity of Voice |
Jean Kwok, Christina Baker Kline Workshop Show Me, Don’t Tell Me: How to Write Stories that Come Alive on the Page |
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3:35 – 4:25 | Kealoha Hawaii Poet Laureate Building Upon a Poetic Inspiration |
Angie Kim Susan Golomb Point of View: Who is telling the story? |
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4:35 – 5:25 | Jane Green, Christina Baker Kline Workshop Rewrite, Revise, Repeat: Improving Your Stories with Each Draft |
Jean Kwok Workshop Characters: Making Them Leap Off the Page |
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7:30 – 9:30 | – EXCLUSIVE FILM SHOWING – The Story of Everything Introduced and discussed by its creator Hawaii Poet Laureate Kealoha |
Sunday, November 12th, 2023
Time | Kauai Ballroom 2 | Kauai Ballroom 1 | Puna Ballroom | |
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7:30 – 9:00 |
– COURTYARD BRUNCH – |
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11:00 – 12:30 |
– PITCHSHOP – Sam Horn |
Priya Parmar, Meg Wolitzer, Paula McLain What’s holding you back and why? Taking the leap into your best work |
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12:45-1:45 | Kealoha Poetry Workshop: Melding big ideas into the fabric of everyday life |
Joshua Mohr Workshop: Finding & Honing Your Voice |
Michelle Tessler, Susan Golomb How agents evaluate your work |
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1:55-2:55 | Christopher Vogler Charting Your Hero’s Journey: A Guide to Plotting and the Writing Life |
Adriana Trigiani Funny on the Page: Infusing Humor Into your Prose |
Ayesha Pande, Joelle Delburgo, Sally Wofford-Girand Surviving and thriving in today’s new publishing landscape |
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3:05-4:05 | Patsy Iwasaki The creation of Hamakua Hero, a Hawaiian tragedy |
Sam Horn How to promote your work and yourself |
Angie Kim, Christina Baker Kline The Story Solution: Strengthening the Beats of Your Plot |
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4:15-5:00 | Meg Wolitzer Write what you know and love (or hate) |
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5:00-5:20 | Closing Ceremony |