Schedule 2024 Thursday 10/17 Start End Event - Speaker 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Registration 6:00 p.m. Prayer Room Open 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Panel - Tez Brooks, Toni Shiloh, Larry Leech, Amy Williams, Tracy Crump, Hallee Bridgeman 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Break/Networking 8:00 p.m. Workshop 1 Stand Tall to the Call - Tammy Whitehurst Friday 10/18 Start End Event - Speaker 7:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. Registration 7:00 a.m. Prayer Room Open 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Early Bird Session A Primer For First-Time Attendees - Carlton Hughes & Rhonda Dragomir 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Welcome 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Keynote #1 - John Riddle 9:45 a.m. 9:50 a.m. Break/Networking 9:50 a.m. 10:50 a.m. Workshop 2 Microsoft for Writers - Alycia Morales Script Writing 101 - Sharyn Kopf Creating Your Own Booksigning Event - Tammy Whitehurst Magazine Writing Workshop - Harriet Michael The Kingdom of Poetry - Kristy Horine 10:45 a.m. Faculty One-on-One Appointments Begin 10:50 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Break/Networking 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Workshop 3 How to Write a Speculative Fiction Series - Amy Williams Stirring the Pot: Writing for Chicken Soup for the Soul - Tracy Crump The In's and Out's of Putting Together a Multi-Author Collection - Sarah Hamaker Depression and the Writer - Sara Turnquist 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Workshop 4 21 Vital Elements of a Great Non-Fiction Book - Tez Brooks Fight or Flounder - Larry Leech From the Page to the Stage - Tammy Whitehurst The Truth About Publishing - Gene Rowley What Does It Take To Be An Indie Author? - Sara Turnquist 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Break/Networking 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Workshop 5 The Balancing Act: Using Tension to Keep the Reader Engaged - Toni Shiloh Weaving Your Personal Testimonies Into Your Writing - Dayna Lovelady Explore A Freelance Editing Career - Alycia Morales Marketing Your Books and Yourself to Newspapers and Radio - Sharyn Kopf 3:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Break/Networking 3:45 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Keynote #2 - John Riddle 4:45 p.m. 4:55 p.m. Announcements 4:55 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Quick Break 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Workshop 6 Care and Nurture of Your Readers - Sarah Hamaker The Iceburg Principle Of World Building - Amy Williams Writer's Rights - Tracy Crump DIY Audio Books - Gene Rowley Scrivener 101 - Sara Turnquist 6:00 p.m. Faculty One-on-One Appointments End 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Dinner 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. AI Panel - Gregg Bridgeman, Gene Rowley, Greg Turnquist 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Open Mic - speak your writing journey 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Workshop 7 The Joy and Challenges of Co-Writing - Harriet Michael How to Be A Great Radio/Podcast Guest - Tez Brooks Let Me Entertain You (Writing Humor) - Larry Leech Organic Faith (Weaving Faith Messages Into Your Writing) - Toni Shiloh 9:00 p.m. Close Saturday 10/19 Start End Event 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Registration 7:00 a.m. Prayer Room Open 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Workshop 8 15 Creative Ways to Supplement Your Writing Income - Alycia Morales Writing In The Time You've Got - Sarah Hamaker Conquering Query Letters - Tracy Crump Devotional Writing - Harriet Michael Characterization the Pantser Way - Toni Shiloh 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Welcome Announcements/Introductions Worship 9:00 a.m. Faculty One-on-One Appointments Begin 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Workshop 9 Make 'Em Laugh - Writing Scripts for Kids - Sharyn Kopf Writing Villains We (Love To) Hate - Amy Williams AI - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Gene Rowley How Creating Short Books Can Jumpstart Your Writing Career - Tez Brooks Props and Circumstances - Larry Leech 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Break/Networking 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. FINAL KEYNOTE - John Riddle 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Lunch - Announcements, Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Post-Conference Bonus Session Self-Publishing - Hallee Bridgeman Subject to Change