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The working schedule, complete with listed times for individual sessions, will be updated soon. To view which workshops, panels and special events are currently slated for our LA12 event, please visit the Workshops and Events page.
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Friday, September 19th, 2014
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- 6:30am
REGISTRATION DESK
Walk-in Registration
Walk-In Registration
September 19th 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration Open
You may register in person at the conference, availability permitting. Space is limited, so the best option to ensure you have a spot is to register beforehand using the online form using the Registration link above.
Currently Staffed By:
WORKSHOP
Read & Critique
Rogue Read & Critique(s)
Sep 19th 9:00pm - Sep 20th 6:00am
TBA
- Matt Pallamary - Beach Room - Mystery / Thriller / Fantasy
- Laura Taylor - Hana Room - Romance / Memoir
- Jenny Hilborne - Coast Room - Suspense / Horror
WORKSHOP
Fiction
WORKSHOP
Non-Fiction
WORKSHOP
Business & Alternative
PANELS & SPECIAL EVENTS
No Host Mixer & Booksigning
September 19th 5:20pm - 7:00pm
(cash bar)
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
Evening
Saturday, September 20th, 2014
- 7:00am
- 7:30am
- 8:00am
- 8:30am
- 9:00am
- 9:30am
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- 6:00am
- 6:30am
REGISTRATION DESK
Walk-in Registration
Walk-In Registration
September 20th 7:00am - 6:00pm
Registration Open
You may register in person at the conference, availability permitting. Space is limited, so the best option to ensure you have a spot is to register beforehand using the online form using the Registration link above.
Currently Staffed By:
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
Morning
Special Guest Speaker
September 20th 8:00am - 8:50am
TBA
Pre-Caffeine Conference Goodness
Morning Speakers and topics to be announced as we near the date of the conference.
WORKSHOP
Read & Critique
Rogue Read & Critique(s)
TBA
Read & Critique
Staff Name
Read & Critique
Staff Name
Read & Critique
Staff Name
Read & Critique
Staff Name
Rogue Read & Critique(s)
Sep 20th 9:00pm - Sep 21st 6:00am
TBA
- Matt Pallamary - Beach Room - Mystery / Thriller / Fantasy
- Laura Taylor - Hana Room - Romance / Memoir
- Jenny Hilborne - Coast Room - Suspense / Horror
WORKSHOP
Fiction
WORKSHOP
Non-Fiction
WORKSHOP
Business & Alternative
NovelCram®
Drusilla Campbell
NovelCram®
Building the Better Book
NovelCram®
Building the Better Book
NovelCram®
Building the Better Book
NovelCram®
Building the Better Book
NovelCram®
Building the Better Book
NovelCram®
September 20th 2:40pm - 4:10pm
Building the Better Book
NovelCram is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a one-of-a-kind weekend intensive available only at the Southern California Writer’s Conference. A stand-alone track that starts Saturday at 9 AM and runs through Sunday, 5:10 PM, from concept through completion NovelCram covers everything you need to know about putting a novel together. Beginning with a one-on-one opportunity to vet your idea with a seasoned author and editor, NovelCram teaches what it takes to create a popular novel in today’s publishing world: plot and scene structure, dramatic development, character development, dialog, pacing, narrative drive and much more. Ideal for novelists who have finished a first or second draft or had their manuscript rejected one time too many, NovelCram is also a great way for even accomplished authors to get their new book off to a winning start.
While participating requires attending every NovelCram workshop, Crammers are free to attend all other SCWC functions, such as special guest speakers, agents panel, Rogue workshops, etc., when NovelCram is not in session. Crammers may also leave the NovelCram to attend optional pre-scheduled one-on-one appointments with advance submission readers.
The NovelCram consists of the following sessions:
- Goals, Orientation and Organization
- Prewriting the Practice Novel
- Plotting the Novel
- Chapter One
- Character Construction
- Scene, Dialogue and Conflict
- Read and Critique of Chapter One
- Completing the Novel
If you're ready to Cram, bring pen and paper (laptop computer highly recommended), snacks, and plenty of water. You're going to write!
Please note that this track requires a minimum number of participants and will be removed from the schedule if not met.
NovelCram®
September 20th 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Building the Better Book
NovelCram is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a one-of-a-kind weekend intensive available only at the Southern California Writer’s Conference. A stand-alone track that starts Saturday at 9 AM and runs through Sunday, 5:10 PM, from concept through completion NovelCram covers everything you need to know about putting a novel together. Beginning with a one-on-one opportunity to vet your idea with a seasoned author and editor, NovelCram teaches what it takes to create a popular novel in today’s publishing world: plot and scene structure, dramatic development, character development, dialog, pacing, narrative drive and much more. Ideal for novelists who have finished a first or second draft or had their manuscript rejected one time too many, NovelCram is also a great way for even accomplished authors to get their new book off to a winning start.
While participating requires attending every NovelCram workshop, Crammers are free to attend all other SCWC functions, such as special guest speakers, agents panel, Rogue workshops, etc., when NovelCram is not in session. Crammers may also leave the NovelCram to attend optional pre-scheduled one-on-one appointments with advance submission readers.
The NovelCram consists of the following sessions:
- Goals, Orientation and Organization
- Prewriting the Practice Novel
- Plotting the Novel
- Chapter One
- Character Construction
- Scene, Dialogue and Conflict
- Read and Critique of Chapter One
- Completing the Novel
If you're ready to Cram, bring pen and paper (laptop computer highly recommended), snacks, and plenty of water. You're going to write!
Please note that this track requires a minimum number of participants and will be removed from the schedule if not met.
NovelCram®
September 20th 10:40am - 12:10pm
Building the Better Book
NovelCram is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a one-of-a-kind weekend intensive available only at the Southern California Writer’s Conference. A stand-alone track that starts Saturday at 9 AM and runs through Sunday, 5:10 PM, from concept through completion NovelCram covers everything you need to know about putting a novel together. Beginning with a one-on-one opportunity to vet your idea with a seasoned author and editor, NovelCram teaches what it takes to create a popular novel in today’s publishing world: plot and scene structure, dramatic development, character development, dialog, pacing, narrative drive and much more. Ideal for novelists who have finished a first or second draft or had their manuscript rejected one time too many, NovelCram is also a great way for even accomplished authors to get their new book off to a winning start.
While participating requires attending every NovelCram workshop, Crammers are free to attend all other SCWC functions, such as special guest speakers, agents panel, Rogue workshops, etc., when NovelCram is not in session. Crammers may also leave the NovelCram to attend optional pre-scheduled one-on-one appointments with advance submission readers.
The NovelCram consists of the following sessions:
- Goals, Orientation and Organization
- Prewriting the Practice Novel
- Plotting the Novel
- Chapter One
- Character Construction
- Scene, Dialogue and Conflict
- Read and Critique of Chapter One
- Completing the Novel
If you're ready to Cram, bring pen and paper (laptop computer highly recommended), snacks, and plenty of water. You're going to write!
Please note that this track requires a minimum number of participants and will be removed from the schedule if not met.
NovelCram®
September 20th 9:00am - 10:30am
Building the Better Book
NovelCram is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a one-of-a-kind weekend intensive available only at the Southern California Writer’s Conference. A stand-alone track that starts Saturday at 9 AM and runs through Sunday, 5:10 PM, from concept through completion NovelCram covers everything you need to know about putting a novel together. Beginning with a one-on-one opportunity to vet your idea with a seasoned author and editor, NovelCram teaches what it takes to create a popular novel in today’s publishing world: plot and scene structure, dramatic development, character development, dialog, pacing, narrative drive and much more. Ideal for novelists who have finished a first or second draft or had their manuscript rejected one time too many, NovelCram is also a great way for even accomplished authors to get their new book off to a winning start.
While participating requires attending every NovelCram workshop, Crammers are free to attend all other SCWC functions, such as special guest speakers, agents panel, Rogue workshops, etc., when NovelCram is not in session. Crammers may also leave the NovelCram to attend optional pre-scheduled one-on-one appointments with advance submission readers.
The NovelCram consists of the following sessions:
- Goals, Orientation and Organization
- Prewriting the Practice Novel
- Plotting the Novel
- Chapter One
- Character Construction
- Scene, Dialogue and Conflict
- Read and Critique of Chapter One
- Completing the Novel
If you're ready to Cram, bring pen and paper (laptop computer highly recommended), snacks, and plenty of water. You're going to write!
Please note that this track requires a minimum number of participants and will be removed from the schedule if not met.
NovelCram®
September 20th 10:40am - 12:10pm
Building the Better Book
NovelCram is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a one-of-a-kind weekend intensive available only at the Southern California Writer’s Conference. A stand-alone track that starts Saturday at 9 AM and runs through Sunday, 5:10 PM, from concept through completion NovelCram covers everything you need to know about putting a novel together. Beginning with a one-on-one opportunity to vet your idea with a seasoned author and editor, NovelCram teaches what it takes to create a popular novel in today’s publishing world: plot and scene structure, dramatic development, character development, dialog, pacing, narrative drive and much more. Ideal for novelists who have finished a first or second draft or had their manuscript rejected one time too many, NovelCram is also a great way for even accomplished authors to get their new book off to a winning start.
While participating requires attending every NovelCram workshop, Crammers are free to attend all other SCWC functions, such as special guest speakers, agents panel, Rogue workshops, etc., when NovelCram is not in session. Crammers may also leave the NovelCram to attend optional pre-scheduled one-on-one appointments with advance submission readers.
The NovelCram consists of the following sessions:
- Goals, Orientation and Organization
- Prewriting the Practice Novel
- Plotting the Novel
- Chapter One
- Character Construction
- Scene, Dialogue and Conflict
- Read and Critique of Chapter One
- Completing the Novel
If you're ready to Cram, bring pen and paper (laptop computer highly recommended), snacks, and plenty of water. You're going to write!
Please note that this track requires a minimum number of participants and will be removed from the schedule if not met.
ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS
Advance Submission Critique
PANELS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Lunch
September 20th 12:10pm - 1:00pm
On Your Own
On Your Own
Placate Your Palate. Lunch is on your own. Dine at the hotel, or at a nearby eatery.
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
Evening
Sunday, September 21st, 2014
- 7:00am
- 7:30am
- 8:00am
- 8:30am
- 9:00am
- 9:30am
- 10:00am
- 10:30am
- 11:00am
- 11:30am
- 12:00pm
- 12:30pm
- 1:00pm
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- 2:30am
- 3:00am
- 3:30am
- 4:00am
- 4:30am
- 5:00am
- 5:30am
- 6:00am
- 6:30am
REGISTRATION DESK
Walk-in Registration
Walk-In Registration
September 21st 7:30am - 12:00pm
Registration Open
You may register in person at the conference, availability permitting. Space is limited, so the best option to ensure you have a spot is to register beforehand using the online form using the Registration link above.
Currently Staffed By:
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
Morning
Special Guest Speaker
September 21st 8:00am - 8:50am
TBA
Pre-Caffeine Conference Goodness
Morning Speakers and topics to be announced as we near the date of the conference.
WORKSHOP
Read & Critique
WORKSHOP
Fiction
WORKSHOP
Non-Fiction
WORKSHOP
Business & Alternative
NovelCram®
Drusilla Campbell
NovelCram®
September 21st 9:00am - 10:30am
Building the Better Book
NovelCram is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a one-of-a-kind weekend intensive available only at the Southern California Writer’s Conference. A stand-alone track that starts Saturday at 9 AM and runs through Sunday, 5:10 PM, from concept through completion NovelCram covers everything you need to know about putting a novel together. Beginning with a one-on-one opportunity to vet your idea with a seasoned author and editor, NovelCram teaches what it takes to create a popular novel in today’s publishing world: plot and scene structure, dramatic development, character development, dialog, pacing, narrative drive and much more. Ideal for novelists who have finished a first or second draft or had their manuscript rejected one time too many, NovelCram is also a great way for even accomplished authors to get their new book off to a winning start.
While participating requires attending every NovelCram workshop, Crammers are free to attend all other SCWC functions, such as special guest speakers, agents panel, Rogue workshops, etc., when NovelCram is not in session. Crammers may also leave the NovelCram to attend optional pre-scheduled one-on-one appointments with advance submission readers.
The NovelCram consists of the following sessions:
- Goals, Orientation and Organization
- Prewriting the Practice Novel
- Plotting the Novel
- Chapter One
- Character Construction
- Scene, Dialogue and Conflict
- Read and Critique of Chapter One
- Completing the Novel
If you're ready to Cram, bring pen and paper (laptop computer highly recommended), snacks, and plenty of water. You're going to write!
Please note that this track requires a minimum number of participants and will be removed from the schedule if not met.
NovelCram®
September 21st 10:40am - 12:10pm
Building the Better Book
NovelCram is not for the faint-hearted. It’s a one-of-a-kind weekend intensive available only at the Southern California Writer’s Conference. A stand-alone track that starts Saturday at 9 AM and runs through Sunday, 5:10 PM, from concept through completion NovelCram covers everything you need to know about putting a novel together. Beginning with a one-on-one opportunity to vet your idea with a seasoned author and editor, NovelCram teaches what it takes to create a popular novel in today’s publishing world: plot and scene structure, dramatic development, character development, dialog, pacing, narrative drive and much more. Ideal for novelists who have finished a first or second draft or had their manuscript rejected one time too many, NovelCram is also a great way for even accomplished authors to get their new book off to a winning start.
While participating requires attending every NovelCram workshop, Crammers are free to attend all other SCWC functions, such as special guest speakers, agents panel, Rogue workshops, etc., when NovelCram is not in session. Crammers may also leave the NovelCram to attend optional pre-scheduled one-on-one appointments with advance submission readers.
The NovelCram consists of the following sessions:
- Goals, Orientation and Organization
- Prewriting the Practice Novel
- Plotting the Novel
- Chapter One
- Character Construction
- Scene, Dialogue and Conflict
- Read and Critique of Chapter One
- Completing the Novel
If you're ready to Cram, bring pen and paper (laptop computer highly recommended), snacks, and plenty of water. You're going to write!
Please note that this track requires a minimum number of participants and will be removed from the schedule if not met.
ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS
Advance Submission Critique
PANELS & SPECIAL EVENTS
SCWC Awards and Farewell
September 21st 12:20pm - 12:45pm
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
Evening