James River Writers Conference 2010
Schedule

THURSDAY, October 7, 2010 (optional day)

Concurrent Workshops 2 to 4 PM

Fiction Workshop with Clifford Garstang Query Workshop with Michelle Brower

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FRIDAY October 8, 2010

Plenary Session 9 to 9:15 AM Welcome Kris Spisak Petroski Virginia Pye

Plenary Session 9:15 to 9:20 AM An Ode to Writing T.S. Prunier

Concurrent Sessions 9:30 to 10:45 AM Pitching an Agent Speaker: Katharine Sands Poetry 101 Moderator: Doug Jones Speakers: Josh Poteat, Nathan Richardson, Temple Cone Freelancing Moderator: Jason Tesauro Speakers: Stephanie Pearson, Mary Ellen Ward, Maya Payne Smart Writing Religion  Moderator: Patty Smith  Speakers: Kristin Swenson, Zachary Steele, Susann Cokal

Concurrent Sessions 11 AM to noon Finding Your Inner Teenager Moderator: Meg Medina Speakers: Jacqueline Woodson, Lauren Oliver, Erica Orloff Pacing 101 Moderator: George Tisdale Speakers: David L. Robbins, Sarah Shaber, Charles Todd Narrative Non-fiction Moderator: Harry Kollatz Speaker: Laura Browder, Meg Olmert, Charles J. Shields Writing in Multiple Genres Moderator: Ellen Firsching Brown Speakers: Jason Howard, Silas House, Mike Olmert

NOON to 1 PM – LUNCH

Concurrent Sessions 1 to 2 pm Interview with Jacqueline Woodson Moderator: Shelly Dean Speaker: Jacqueline Woodson Character 101 Moderator: Patty Smith Speakers: Michele Young Stone, Clifford Garstang, Paul Whitlatch Memoir Moderator: Lee Gimpel Speakers: Jason Howard, Margaret Edds, Melissa Sarver What I wish I knew about publishing… Moderator: Maya Payne Smart Speaker: Diann Ducharme, J.B. Stanley, Joseph Papa

Concurrent Sessions 2:15 to 3:15 PM Mastering the Short Story Moderator: Doug Jones Speakers: Virginia Pye, Clifford Garstang, Jeff VanderMeer Setting 101 Moderator: Shawna Christos Speakers: Dean King, Susann Cokal, Lucy Carson Writing the South Moderator: Gigi Amateau Speakers: Margaret Edds, Diann Ducharme, Silas House            The Art of the Interview Moderator: Robin Farmer Speakers: May-Lily Lee, Harry Kollatz, Phaedra Hise

Plenary Session 3:25 to 4:25 PM Relationships: Writers, Agents, and Editors Moderator: Kris Spisak Petroski Speakers: Paul Whitlatch, Michele Young Stone, Michelle Brower

Plenary Session 4:25 to 4:30 PM Closing Kris Spisak Petroski

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SATURDAY, October 9, 2010 

Plenary Session 9 to 9:15 AM Welcome Kris Spisak Petroski

Plenary Session 9:30 to 10:45 AM First Pages Critique Moderator: David L. Robbins Speakers: Michelle Brower, Melissa Sarver, Lucy Carson

Concurrent Sessions 11 AM to noon Mystery Moderator: Chelyen Davis Speakers: Sarah Shaber, Charles Todd, J.B. Stanley Capturing History Moderator: Jon Kukla Speakers: Dean King, Charles J. Shields, Kirk Ellis            The Professional Writer: Legalities & Taxes Moderator: Lee Gimpel Speaker: Joni Davis, David Robinson, Ellen Firsching Brown Writing About Nature Moderator: Jann Malone            Speakers: Stephanie Pearson, Jason Howard, Meg Olmert

NOON to 1 PM – LUNCH

Concurrent Sessions 1 to 2 PM Changes in Publishing Moderator: John Ulmschneider Speaker: Lucy Carson, Joseph Papa, Jeff VanderMeer Writing Convincing Dialogue Moderator: Bill Blume Speakers: Lauren Oliver, David L. Robbins, Zachary Steele Literary Journals Moderator: Virginia Pye Speakers: Mary Flinn, Silas House, Temple Cone Writing About Food Moderator: Jason Tesauro Speakers: Katharine Sands, Jann Malone, Mary Ellen Ward

Concurrent Sessions 2:15 to 3:15 PM Writing for the Screen Moderator: Reginald Gordon Speakers: Kirk Ellis, Meg Olmert, Mike Olmert Publicity through Social Media Moderator: Valley Haggard Speakers: Lauren Oliver, Joni Davis, Joseph Papa Fantasy Moderator: Bill Blume Speakers: Zachary Steele, Jeff VanderMeer, Michelle Brower Love in the Pages Moderator: Susann Cokal Speakers: Erica Orloff, Temple Cone, Michele Young Stone

Plenary Session 3:25 to 4:25 PM Interview with Charles J. Shields Moderator: Dean King Speakers: Charles J. Shields

Plenary Session 4:25 to 4:30 PM Closing Kris Spisak Petroski

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