2023 Conference Schedule

This schedule is subject to change.

Friday, November 10th, 2023

Time	Kauai Ballroom 2	Kauai Ballroom 1	Puna Ballroom
7:30 – 9:00	– BREAKFAST – Puna and Kauai Courts (Registration table opens at 7:30 by Puna Ballroom)
9:00 – 9:30	WELCOME AND BLESSING Kumu Sabra Kauka and her hula halau
9:30 – 10:30	Billy Collins Adventures in Poetry Introduced by Patti Callahan Henry
10:45 – 11:45	Adriana Trigiani, Meg Wolitzer Sources of Inspiration Moderated by Kevin Larimer
12:00 – 1:00	– LUNCH – Puna and Kauai Courts
1:15 – 2:15	Joshua Mohr Workshop: Plaracterization – The kiss between plot and character	Priya Parmar Workshop: Openings and Closings.	Adrienne Brodeur Workshop: Memoir
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
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.
6:00 – 9:30	– LUAU – Dinner followed Performance by the Punua Family At the Luau Gardens under the tent

Time	Kauai Ballroom 2	Kauai Ballroom 1	Puna Ballroom
7:30 – 9:00	– BREAKFAST – Puna and Kauai Courts
9:00 – 10:00	John Grisham, Lee Child, Scott Turow (virtual presentation) The Art of the Elegant Thriller
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
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
12:15 – 2:15	– BEACH SIDE LUNCH – Billy Collins reading and discussing his poetry Under the tent at the Kalapaki Beach Luau Grounds
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
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?
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
7:30 – 9:30	– EXCLUSIVE FILM SHOWING – The Story of Everything Introduced and discussed by its creator Hawaii Poet Laureate Kealoha

Time	Kauai Ballroom 2	Kauai Ballroom 1	Puna Ballroom
7:30 – 9:00	– COURTYARD BRUNCH – With tables hosted by participants with unique stories Puna and Kauai Courts
11:00 – 12:30	– PITCHSHOP – A quick pitch competition Sam Horn		Priya Parmar, Meg Wolitzer, Paula McLain What’s holding you back and why? Taking the leap into your best work
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
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
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
4:15-5:00	Meg Wolitzer Write what you know and love (or hate)
5:00-5:20	Closing Ceremony