The SCWC provides multi-tiered workshop tracks. With the exception of evening “Rogue” read & critiques, workshops run 90 minutes. Unless otherwise indicated, conferees are free to go to any session they choose. Should you find that a particular session is not for you, or if you’d prefer to simply tap into another, you are encouraged to do so. Workshop summaries can be found on the Workshops and Events page.
As of 6/29/22 |
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 |
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Noon – 8:00 PM |
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REGISTRATION OPEN | ||
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM |
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Orientation | How to make the Most of the Conference — Albers |
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2 PM – 3:30 PM |
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Read & Critique |
Read, Critique & Live to Write Another Day | Hooks & Perkinss |
Craft | Intuitive Writing: Strengthening Your Sixth Sense at the Keyboard | Womack |
Craft | Tell Me a Story: Using Fiction Techniques for Compelling Memoirs |
Reeves |
Alternative | Something to Talk About: Speaking Publicly About Your Books | Carline |
3:40 PM – 5:10 PM |
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Read & Critique | Pitch Witch: What’s Your Book About? | Miller |
Craft | Avoiding Stereotypes, Cliches, and the All-Too Common | Carline |
Craft | Slice of Life: Sculpting Your Memoir’s Story | Kephart |
Alternative | The Power of Shorts: Jump-Start Your Career by Writing Short Stories for Market | Fox |
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM |
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NO-HOST MIXER & BOOKSIGNING | ||
7:15 PM – 8:00 PM |
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WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS | ||
8:00 PM – 8:45 PM |
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EVENING SPEAKER: TBA |
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9:00 PM – ON “ROGUE” WORKSHOPS |
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Read & Critique | All-Genre | Taylor |
Read & Critique | Sci-Fi & Fantasy | Hooks & Perkins |
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 |
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7:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
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REGISTRATION OPEN | ||
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM |
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ORIENTATION |
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9 AM – 10:30 AM |
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Read & Critique | Pitch Witch: Query Letter Critique | Miller |
Craft | The Storyteller’s Toolbox Part 1 | Thomas |
Craft | Structure in Memoir: How to Reveal the Universal Story Inside the Personal Narrative | Reeves |
Business/Alt. | Crafting Delicious Fiction Readers Will Crave | Fox |
One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
10:40 AM – 12:10 PM |
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Read & Critique | Perfecting Page One |
Womack |
Craft | The Storyteller’s Toolbox Part 2 | Thomas |
Craft | Time in Memoir—A Chronology of Its Own | Reeves |
Business/Alt. | Crafting Voice in Young Adult Fiction | Farley |
One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM |
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LUNCH ON YOUR OWN | ||
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM |
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Read & Critique | Cold Openings: Your First Five Pages | Miller |
Craft | Every Story is a Love Story | Grigarian |
Craft | Mindfulness in Craft: Practices to Elevate Your Writing 1 | Kephart & White |
Business/Alt. | The Sagging Middle | Yehling |
One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
2:40 PM – 4:10 PM |
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Read & Critique | Cold Openings: Your First Five Pages |
Miller |
Craft | Writing For Your Reader – Do You Know Your Audience? | Grigorian |
Craft | Mindfulness in Craft: Practices to Elevate Your Writing 2 |
Kephart & White |
Bueiness/Alt. | Indie Excellence: Glocalization and the Key to Survival |
Taylor |
One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM |
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PATH TO PUBLICATION PANEL | ||
6:45 PM – 8:00 PM |
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SCWC BANQUET | ||
8:00 PM – 8:45 PM |
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EVENING SPEAKER: TBA |
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9:00 PM – ON “ROGUE” WORKSHOPS |
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Read & Critique | All-Genre | Taylor |
Read & Critique | All-Genre | Hooks & Perkins |
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 |
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7:00 AM – 8:45 AM |
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EARLY “BARD” READ & CRITIQUE WORKSHOP | ||
8:30 AM – NOON |
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REGISTRATION OPEN | ||
9 AM – 10:30 AM |
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Read & Critique | All-Genre | Farley |
Craft | What’s Your Story and Why? |
Thomas |
Craft | Soul Therapy: The Spiritual Side of Writing Memoir | Kephart |
Business/Alt. | Humor, Satire & Irony: What Works and How | Murphey |
Business/Alt. | Build a Better Author Bio: A Powerful Tool to Attract Readers | Wilkinson |
One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
10:40 AM – 12:10 PM |
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Read & Critique | All-Genre |
Farley |
Craft | Start-up Strategies: Building a Successful Series |
Grigorian |
Craft | The End is Just the Beginning | Carline |
Business/Alt. | To Be Announced | TBA |
Business/Alt. | Reboot Your Brain and Electrify Your Writing | Wilkinson |
One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
12:20 PM – 1:00 PM |
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AFTERNOON SPEAKER: ASH BISHOP |
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1:15 PM – 1:30 PM |
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AWARDS & FAREWELL | ||
Schedule subject to change without notice. |