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Thursday, June 6, 2013
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / WORKSHOPS
Austin Peay State University's Morgan University Center, Third Floor
601 College Street, Clarksville
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8:30am - 9:00am
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
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9:00am - 10:15am
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
RM A - Chuck Sambuchino "How to Query Agents and Editors"
This session examines how to compose a query letter and pitch your book to agents and editors. Sambuchino will discuss the dos and don'ts of querying, common mistakes, how platform factors in for nonfiction, and the six basic parts of a fiction pitch.
RM B - George Singleton "So the Collection Finally Came Out"
Singleton talks about the unexpected detours that his collection Stray Decorum took in the publishing world before finally hitting the shelves, reads a story from the collection, and tapdances through a Q&A.
RM C - Appointments with literary agent Gina Panettieri
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
RM D - Appointments with literary agent Debbie Carter
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
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10:30am - 11:45am
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
RM A - Chuck Sambuchino "Blogging & Twitter: Great Social Media Practices Explained"
It's easy to start a blog or simply sign up for Twitter — but how do you use these social media channels effectively? This session delves into successful practices for coming up with blog ideas, promoting your own blog, spreading content on Twitter and more.
RM B - Dale Ray Phillips "What Reading My Fanny Off Has Taught Me"
Phillips talks about his dealings with stories as fiction editor of literary magazine New Madrid and how most wannabe writers go astray by the bottom of the first page, because they think they're quite special and the rules of story-ness don't apply to them.
RM C - Appointments with literary agent Gina Panettieri
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
RM D - Appointments with literary agent Debbie Carter
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
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NOON - 1:00pm
LUNCH
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1:15pm - 2:30pm
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
RM A - Rheta Grimsley Johnson "Memoirs: Are You Sorry You Asked?"
Johnson discusses how to write an honest memoir without boring the world, offering tips on how to decide what's personal, what's universal, and what's both.
RM B - Ann Shayne "Indie Publishing: One Writer's Tale"
Shayne, whose self-published debut novel Bowling Avenue was released in June 2012, offers advice and ideas for those contemplating the path of independent publishing.
RM C - Appointments with literary agent Gina Panettieri
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
RM D - Appointments with literary agent Debbie Carter
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
RM E - Query letter critiques with Chuck Sambuchino
A limited number of query letter critiques are available for an additional charge of $25. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
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2:45pm - 4:00pm
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
RM A - Tom Franklin "Fiction Reading with Q&A"
Franklin, New York Times bestselling author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, reads selections from his works, followed by a question and answer session.
RM B - Beth Ann Fennelly "Fiction and Poetry Reading"
Fennelly reads poems from her most recent collection, Unmentionables, and fiction from her forthcoming collaborative novel, The Tilted World.
RM C - Appointments with literary agent Gina Panettieri
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
RM D - Appointments with literary agent Debbie Carter
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
RM E - Query letter critiques with Chuck Sambuchino
A limited number of query letter critiques are available for an additional charge of $25. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
CONFERENCE BANQUET
Freedom Point at Liberty Park
1190 Cumberland Drive (Hwy 48/13), Clarksville
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5:30pm - 6:00pm
"MEET THE AUTHORS" RECEPTION AND BOOK SIGNING
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6:00pm
DINNER AND KEYNOTE SPEECH
Frye Gaillard "Robert Penn Warren and the Power of Books"
Friday, June 7, 2013
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / WORKSHOPS
Austin Peay State University's Morgan University Center, Third Floor
601 College Street, Clarksville
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8:30am - 9:00am
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
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9:00am - 10:15am
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
RM A - Rheta Grimsley Johnson "Rhythm in Writing and How To Achieve It"
Johnson talks about what we can learn from songwriters — the good ones that is.
RM B - Beth Ann Fennelly "The Balancing Act: A Poetry Craft Class"
In this all-levels, intensive, interactive craft class, Fennelly and participants look at techniques a poet can use to create a balanced or imbalanced poetic line. After studying three example poems by William Butler Yeats, Louise Gluck and Ann Snodgrass, participants will work on a short in-class writing assignment designed to employ the skills of the kinetic line.
RM C - Appointments with literary agent Gina Panettieri
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
RM D - Appointments with literary agent Debbie Carter
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
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10:30am - 11:45am
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
RM A - Grit Lit Panel with Tom Franklin, George Singleton, Dale Ray Phillips
Franklin, co-editor of the anthology Grit Lit: A Rough South Reader, is joined by contributing writers Singleton and Phillips for a journey into the genre described as the rough side of Southern literature, "not moonlight and magnolia but moonshine and Marlboros."
RM B - Janine Boldrin "Writing (and Selling) Your Life Experience"
Boldrin discusses how to draw from your own life when writing articles and essays for publication in magazines, newspapers and anthology collections. The course will include how to identify the right markets for your work, setting boundaries, dealing with critics, and how narrowing your focus will lead to more success.
RM C - Appointments with literary agent Gina Panettieri
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
RM D - Appointments with literary agent Debbie Carter
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
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NOON - 1:00pm
LUNCH
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1:15pm - 2:30pm
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
RM A - Adam Ross "Beginnings, Middles and Endings"
Ross and participants examine different ways of thinking
about these essential structural components of narrative, whether working on a
novel, novella or short story.
RM B - Janine Boldrin "Finding your Niche as A Freelancer"
Boldrin will focus on the importance of finding a specialty, how to find yours, and what you can do to position yourself better as an expert on a topic so you can grow your freelance writing business. The class will cover how to use a wide variety of media to help build your writing presence plus the downside of focusing on one topic.
RM C - Appointments with literary agent Gina Panettieri
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
RM D - Appointments with literary agent Debbie Carter
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
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2:45pm - 4:00pm
PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
RM A - Adam Ross "The Long and Short of Short Fiction"
The short story puts a whole different set of
demands on the writer. What are these unique challenges, and how can we tell the
difference between a draft that wants to grow into a novel and a novel that's
probably better off as a short story?
RM B - Ann Shayne "So You've Published Your Own Book: Now What?"
Shayne, whose self-published debut novel Bowling Avenue became a bestseller at Parnassus Books in Nashville and has been receiving attention nationwide, offers tips on connecting with readers and marketing your book following publication.
RM C - Appointments with literary agent Gina Panettieri
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
RM D - Appointments with literary agent Debbie Carter
Manuscript consultations are available at no additional cost to presentation and workshop attendees. Appointments may be made on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of registration.
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