11th Anniversary of the Harriette Austin Writers Conference
Schedule of Events

Friday, July 15
7:00-9:00 AM   Conference Registration
9:00-Noon   Intensive Workshops
1-a Ralph McInerny Writing the Mystery Novel
1-b Lucy Rosenthal Fiction Writing Workshop
1-c Harriette Austin Writing Program FacultyThe Elements of Fiction

12:00-1:30 PM   Lunch with Ralph McInerny, Lucy Rosenthal and Harriette Austin
Lunch is provided to all registered participants of the Intensive Workshops.

 

1:30-4:30 PM   Intensive Workshops continued 
5:00-6:00 PM   Book Signing
6:00-7:00 PM   Optional dinner
7:00-10:00 PM   Reception with agents, publishers, and writers


Saturday, July 16
7:30-10:30 AM   Late registration 
8:30-9:40 AM  General Session: Keynote with Ralph McInerny  — "The Mystery of Fiction"
9:50-10:50 AM
1-a Elizabeth Hailey  — "Writing One's Life"
1-b Peter Reinhart  — "How To Write a Best Selling Cookbook"
1-c Judy Long — "Writing a Winning Non-Fiction Proposal"
1-d Debbie Carter — "The Exploding Kids' Market for Novels: An Open Door"
1-e Bobbie Christmas — "Sell More Work When You Write In Style"
1-f Marika Flatt — "Vital Book Publicity: You Can't Succeed Without It"
1-g

Brian Seidman — "Submission Tricks To Try and Traps To Avoid"

11:00 AM -12:00 PM
2-a Don Keith  — "The Seven Fatal Mistakes Most New Writers Make"
2-b Lynn Whittaker"Writing Effective Query Letters"
2-c Scott Bard — "How To Market Yourself To A Publisher"
2-d Ronda Rich — "Turning Real Life Into Fiction"
2-e Barbara Casey — "You Want an Agent—Now What?"
2-f Emily Craig"Forensic Anthropology: From The Field to The Courtroom"
2-g

Johnny Beckman — "The Internet and Writers, A Perfect Combination"

12:00-1:30 PM   Lunch — Provided for all registered participants.

1:30-2:30 PM
3-a Bobbie Christmas — "Ask the Book Doctor: How to Beat the Competition"
3-b Wes DeMott  — "From FBI Agent to Novelist: Turning Scars Into Fiction"
3-c Peter Reinhart  — "How To Write a Best Selling Cookbook"
3-d Lynn Whittaker  — "Publishing 101: What Writers Need to Know about the Way the Book Publishing World Works"
3-e Cherry Weiner — "What Do You Want To Know?"
3-f Marika Flatt — "Media Training: Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck"
3-g

Rachel Vater — "Beyond the Basics: 7 Advanced Novel Writing Techniques"

 

2:40-3:40 PM
4-a Debbie Carter — "Finding a Place in an Ever-Changing Book World"
4-b Elizabeth Hailey  — "On Writing One's Life"
4-c Barbara Casey — "You Want an Agent—Now What?"
4-d Judy Long — "Writing a Winning Non-Fiction Proposal"
4-e Ronda Rich — "The Art of Marketing Yourself To An Agent, Publisher and Consumer"
4-f Emily Craig"Forensic Anthropology: From The Field to The Courtroom"
4-g Brian Seidman — "Submission Tricks To Try and Traps To Avoid"

3:50-4:50 PM
5-a Wes DeMott  — "From FBI Agent to Novelist: Turning Scars Into Fiction"
5-b Scott Bard"How To Market Yourself To A Publisher"
5-c Don Keith  — "The Seven Fatal Mistakes Most New Writers Make"
5-d New Successes New authors Jackie Brooks, Anne B. Jones, Bobby Nash & Sara Rosett share their experiences
5-e Cathy Pickens — "Where CSI Ends . . . Crimes and Chroniclers"
5-f Cherry Weiner — "What Do You Want To Know?"
5-g Johnny Beckman — "The Internet and Writers, A Perfect Combination"
 
5:00-6:00 PM   Authors' Mega Book Signing
7:00-8:30 PM   Dinner:
John McCormack — "The Importance of Humor and Laughter in Writing and in Life"
8:30-Midnight  

Banish Misfortune — Live Celtic music and conversation

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