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Carteret Writers’ 40th Anniversary Conference
Conference Schedule
Fiction workshops will be held in the Green Room. All other activities will take place in the Sunroom.
| 8:30-9:00 | Check in |
| 9:00-9:30 | Tom Kies welcomes conference guests |
| 9:30-11:00 | Workshop Session 1
Fiction: Sara Johnson, The Importance of Setting Creative Non-Fiction: Tim Hatcher, Running With An Egg: Creative Nonfiction from idea to publishing Poetry: Malaika King Albrecht, Zen Telegrams and Other Prompts for Writing Epistolary Poems |
| 11:00-12:30 | Break for lunch and keynote address by Sara Johnson |
| 12:30-2:00 | Workshop Session 2
Fiction: John DeDakis, Buffing and Polishing: The Art of the Rewrite Creative Non-Fiction: Tim Hatcher, Running With An Egg: Creative Nonfiction from idea to publishing Poetry: Malaika King Albrecht, Zen Telegrams and Other Prompts for Writing Epistolary Poems |
| 2:00-2:15 | Break |
| 2:15-2:55 | Sherri Hollister, Alliance of Independent Authors presentation |
| 2:55-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-3:40 | Rose Cushing, Presentation on podcasting |
| 3:40-3:45 | Break |
| 3:45-4:30 | Editing/Publishing Q&A Panel with Robin Miura of Blair Publishing, Ed Southern of NCWN, L. Diane Wolfe of Dancing Lemur Press, and author John DeDakis |
| 4:30-5:30 | Cocktail hour with live music by local favorite Mr. Biscuit of Old Age & Treachery |
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