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, Joshua Mohr Sources of Inspiration Moderated by Kevin Larimer
12:00 – 1:00	– LUNCH – Puna and Kauai Courts
1:15 – 2:15	Angie Kim, Susan Golomb Point of view: who is telling the story	Priya Parmar Workshop: Openings and Closings.	Jean Kwok, Christina Baker Kline The Story Solution: Strengthening the Beats of Your Plot
2:30 – 3:30	Mary Kay Andrews, Jane Green What is a Beach Read and How To Write One.	Paula McLain, Heidi Pitlor Workshop: Creating and Maintaining Dramatic Tension	Linda Moore, Lyn Liao Butler, Jodi Wright KWC veterans share their paths to publishing success.
3:45-4:45	Angie Kim, Christina Baker Kline Workshop: Show Me, Don’t Tell Me – How to Write Stories that Come Alive on the Page	Patti Callahan Henry, Jane Green Workshop: Creating Characters that Readers Love	Nicholas Delbanco, Elena Delbanco Lastingness: Writing that Endures
6:00 – 9:30	– LUAU – Dinner followed by a performance by the Punua Family Under the tent at the Kalapaki Beach Luau Grounds

Saturday, November 11th, 2023

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 Moderator: Kevin Larimer
10:05 – 11:05	Paula McLain, Priya Parmar, Adrienne Brodeur, Patti Callahan Henry The Art and Practice of Paying Attention with individual breakout sessions	Jim Burke (Production president, Focus Features) How I look for the film potential in a book	James Sturz Creating a Sense of Place in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Travel Journalism
11:10 – 12:05	Mary Kay Andrews Writing modern women’s fiction	Laura Lentz Turning Points: cast a profound and transformative spell on a story	Lisa Sharkey Publishing in the Zeitgeist
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	Jim Burke, Christopher Vogler Telling Stories on the Screen	Joshua Mohr Workshop: Plaracterization – The kiss between plot and character
3:35 – 4:25	Kealoha Hawaii Poet Laureate Building Upon a Poetic Inspiration	Elizabeth Rosner Keys to Successful Revision
4:35 – 5:25	Jane Green, Christina Baker Kline Workshop: Rewrite, Revise, Repeat: Improving Your Stories with Each Draft	Adrienne Brodeur with Priya Parmar Workshop: Memoir
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
9:00 – 11:00	– COURTYARD BRUNCH – With tables hosted by participants with unique stories Puna and Kauai Courts
11:00 – 12:30	– PITCHSHOP – A fun quick pitch competition with 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	Patsy Iwasaki *The creation of Hamakua Hero, a Hawaiian tragedy*
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, Andy Ross, Sally Wofford-Girand, Stacey Glick Surviving and thriving in today’s new publishing landscape
3:05-4:05	Stephanie Cabot, Susan Golomb How agents evaluate your work	Sam Horn How to promote your work and yourself
4:15-5:00	Meg Wolitzer Write what you know and love (or hate)
5:00-5:20	Closing Ceremony