Thursday, April 26th |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Conference Check-in |
Friday, April 27th |
8:00 am - 5:30 pm |
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Conference Check-in |
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9:00 am - 5:30 pm |
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Book Fair hosted by Brainsnacks |
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9:30 am - 11:30 am |
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*Pitch Perfect Masterclass - Carrie Lofty |
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
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Lunch on your own |
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
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Dissecting the Novel - Scott Eagan |
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Making a Career out of Category - Allie Pleiter & Sarah M. Anderson |
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Blog Book Tour Tips - Morgan Mandel |
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What's Love Got to Do With It? Erotica for Beginners - Tiffany Reisz |
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2:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
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Man Talk - Barbara Binns |
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7 Sentences to a Practically Perfect Synopsis - Laurie Brown |
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Contest Diva to Published Author: Using Feedback
to Improve Your Writing - Megan Kelly |
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Self-Publish without Sacrificing Traditional Quality - Courtney Milan |
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
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Conference Welcome Keynote with Simone Elkeles
Headliner Q&A |
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5:30 pm - 6:45 pm |
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Dinner |
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7:00 pm - 7:45 pm |
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Agent Q&A |
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7:50 pm - 8:35 pm |
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Editor Q&A |
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7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Bookseller/Librarian Appreciation Reception |
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9:00 pm |
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Chocolate Reception |
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9:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
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Hot Night Critiques - bring 5 copies of a 5-page love scene (sweet, sensual, or spicy) for critique. A Chicago-North favorite! |
Saturday, April 28th |
7:00 am - 8:15 am |
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Breakfast |
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8:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Conference Check-in |
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8:30 am - 9:30 am |
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Chat with Dianna Love |
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Charms for the Writing Life - Margaret Watson & Lindsay Longford |
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Can This Manuscript Be Saved? - Susan Meier |
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Transmedia Storytelling - Julie Wachowski |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Agent Pitch Appointments |
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9:00 am - 5:30 pm |
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Book Fair hosted by Brainsnacks |
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9:45 am - 10:45 am |
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*The Road to Becoming a New York Times Bestseller - Simone Elkeles |
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Packing In the WOW - Gretchen Craig |
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Meet the Press on Common Ground: Media Tips,
Tricks and Traps - Keena Kincaid |
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9:45 am - 10:15 am |
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Ballantine Bantam Dell Spotlight - Shauna Summers |
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10:15 am - 10:45 am |
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Kensington Spotlight - Martin Biro |
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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*Growing Plot from Character - Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
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Rejection: A Love Story - Dyanne Davis & Wendy Byrne |
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How To Get (And Stay) Published and Live to Tell the Tale -
Maureen Lang & Allie Pleiter |
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11:00 am - 11:30 am |
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Avon Spotlight - Tessa Woodward |
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm |
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Samhain Spotlight - Tera Kleinfelter |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
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Lunch with Keynote Speaker Dianna Love |
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2:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Multi-Author Booksigning
(open to the public) |
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2:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
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Editor Pitch Appointments |
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2:45 pm - 3:45 pm |
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Marketing when Time and Money Matter - Kim Castillo |
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3:15 pm - 3:45 pm |
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Sourcebooks Spotlight - Danielle Jackson |
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
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Coffee/Tea Break in the Atrium |
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
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*The Author/Agent Relationship according to Mad Men - Ginger Clark |
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Fearless and Fun Platform Promotion - Denise Swanson,
Susan Gibberman & Amy Alessio |
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Make them Believe It - Sherrill Bodine & Patricia Rosemoor |
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Ghost Hunting Through The Ages - Terese Daly Ramin |
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm |
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Break into Publishing! - Sara Megibow & Tiffany Reisz |
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How to Write It When You Can’t Be There - Blythe Gifford |
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Improv for Authors - Ruth Kaufman |
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Evil 101: Where True Crime Meets Terrific Fiction - Sheri Lewis Wohl |
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6:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
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Silent Auction for
Literature for All of Us |
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7:00 pm - 10:30 pm |
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Dinner Gala with *Keynote Speaker Susan Elizabeth Phillips
(Fire & Ice Winners and Silent Auction results announced) |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
* Signifies a workshop or speech will not be recorded.
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