2022 Schedule
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Thursday, June 16 , 2022
Agent/Editor Panel at 7:00 p.m. with an opportunity to present your questions via Zoom's Question function. Prepare in advance and plan to be enlightened!
Friday, June 17, 2022
Our day begins at 8:00 a.m. with a welcome class for Newbies. Workshops and keynote addresses are scheduled for a full day of activities which ends at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Early bird workshops begin at 7:30 a.m. After three workshop sessions, our final keynote address is at 2:30 p.m. and the conference ends at 3:15 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Thursday, June 16
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Agent/Editor Panel
Friday, June 17
8:00 a.m.
NEWBIE Session
So You're a Newbie: A Primer for First-time Attendees | Carlton Hughes
8:30 a.m.
Welcome, Introductions, and Worship
9:00 a.m.
Keynote Address #1
What's Your Flip? | Jim Rubart
10:15 a.m.
Faculty one-on-one appointments begin
Workshop 1
A Writer's Armor | Edwina Perkins
Am I Called to Write? | Lori Hatcher
Plotting and Storytelling | Shellie Arnold
11:15 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m.
Workshop 2
Self-Publishers, Piranhas, and Pariahs | Jim Watkins
Why Writers Must Also Be Speakers | Lori Hatcher
The Importance of Your Pitch | Edwina Perkins
So You Want to Write a Picture Book | Tama Fortner
12:30 p.m.
Lunch Break / Social Hour
1:30 p.m.
Workshop 3
Writers Rights | Tracy Crump
The Importance of Editing | Michele Chynoweth
Diving Into Devotions | Julie Lavender
Writing for Kids Today: An Introduction | Leslie Santamaria
2:30 p.m.
Break
2:45 p.m.
Keynote 2
The Dream Comes True | Jim Rubart
3:45 p.m.
Break
4:00 p.m.
Workshop 4
Create Your Own Book Trailer | Rhonda Dragomir
Sensitivity and Diversity in Manuscripts | Edwina Perkins
Writing for Guideposts Magazine | Diane Stark
How to Research a Nonfiction Children's Book | Tama Fortner
5:00 p.m.
Dinner Break/ Social Hour
6:00 p.m.
Night Owl Sessions
Twenty-Five Rejection-Proof Markets | Jim Watkins
Find Your Target Reader | Misty Beller