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THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
7:30--8:30 a.m.
BIG ARTS Auditorium |
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Writing Exercises with John Dufresne |
Writing Exercises with John Dufresne |
Writing Exercises with John Dufresne |
8:30--8:55 a.m.
BIG ARTS Auditorium |
Registration and Orientation |
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9:00--10:15 a.m.
Workshops at
BIG ARTS |
Barrett (Fiction)
Doyle (Screenwriting)
Duhamel (Poetry) |
Barrett (Fiction)
Doyle (Screenwriting)
Duhamel (Poetry) |
Barrett (Fiction)
Doyle (Screenwriting)
Duhamel (Poetry) |
Poetry Reading
Jim Brock
Nick Carbo
Denise Duhamel
Jesse Millner |
10:30--11:45 a.m.
Workshops at
BIG ARTS |
Carbo (Poetry)
Giraldi (Memoir)
Julavits (Fiction) |
Carbo (Poetry)
Giraldi (Memoir)
Julavits (Fiction) |
Carbo (Poetry)
Giraldi (Memoir)
Julavits (Fiction) |
Open Mic for the Sanibel Island Writers Conference Class of 2007 |
12:00—1:15p.m.
Workshops at
BIG ARTS |
Almond (Nonfiction)
Butler
(Fiction)
Henshon (Children’s Lit) |
Almond (Nonfiction)
Butler (Fiction)
Henshon (Children’s Lit) |
Almond (Nonfiction)
Butler (Fiction)
Henshon (Children’s Lit) |
Farewell lunch
with Christopher Schelling on a Literary Agent's Role |
1:15--3:00 p.m. |
Lunch/Manuscript conferences—
On your own |
Lunch/Manuscript conferences—
On your own |
Lunch/Manuscript conferences—
On your own |
Canoe excursion with Win Everham – “Ding” Darling Wildlife Refuge |
3:00--4:00 p.m.
BIG ARTS auditorium |
Panel
"Getting the Word Out: Publishing in Literary Journals" – Jordan Bass (McSweeney’s), William Giraldi (Agni), & Heidi Julavits (The Believer) |
Presentation
Jill Bialosky on Publishing & Editing at W.W. Norton |
Verbal Smackdown
Steve Almond vs. Christopher Schelling: "Are Literary Agents Necessary?" |
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4:00—5:00 p.m.
Panels/Readings at BIG ARTS auditorium |
Session
"How to Survive as a Writer (Without Selling Your Plasma)"
Steve Almond & Lyn Milner
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Session
"Beyond Yes and No: Asking the Right Interview Questions"
Lyn Milner, Martin Tolchin & Susan Tolchin |
Session
"40 Years of Changes in Politics & News"
Martin & Susan Tolchin
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5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
On Your Own |
Napping, exploring, seashell collecting, exercising, manuscript conference, snacking, cocktails, etc. |
Napping, exploring, seashell collecting, exercising, manuscript conference, snacking, cocktails, etc. |
Napping, exploring, seashell collecting, exercising, manuscript conference, snacking, cocktails, etc. |
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6:00—7:30 p.m.
Readings/Signings at BIG ARTS auditorium |
Robert Olen Butler
(Keynote Address/Reading)
Heidi Julavits (Fiction) |
Jill Bialosky (Fiction)
Larry Doyle (Fiction)
John Dufresne (Fiction)
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Steve Almond (Nonfiction)
Lynne Barrett (Fiction)
William Giraldi (Nonfiction)
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7:30 p.m. -- ?
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Dinner—
On your own |
Dinner—
On your own |
Dinner—
On your own |
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*The schedule above is tentative and may change* |
