The SCWC provides multi-tiered workshop tracks. With the exception of evening “Rogue” read & critiques, workshops run 90 minutes. Other than Novel Boot Camp, advance sign-up is not required for most workshops, so 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.
Updated 2/11/23 |
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| FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2023 |
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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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| Craft | Write Like Nobody’s Editing—A Free-Writing Free-for-All | Reeves |
| Craft | Setting as Character |
Desrochers |
| Business/Alt. | Car Chases, Fist Fights, and Battles – Oh My! |
Perkins |
| Business/Alt. | Pitch Witches: What’s Your Book About? |
Miller & Redmond |
3:40 PM – 5:10 PM |
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| Craft | The Craft of Feedback – What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Use It | Hooks & Perkins |
| Craft | Creating Characters that Suck / Screw Up a Lot! | Desrochers |
| Business/Alt. | Infusing Micro-tension into Your Story |
Whitsitt |
| Business/Alt. | Plotter to Pantser: Pros and Cons |
Thomas |
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM |
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| NO-HOST MIXER | ||
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM |
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| WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS | ||
7:30 PM – 8:15 PM |
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| EVENING SPEAKER: CLAUDIA WHITSITT |
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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, FEBRUARY 18, 2023 |
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8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
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| REGISTRATION OPEN | ||
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM |
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| ORIENTATION | ||
9 AM – 10:30 AM |
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| Read & Critique | Query Letter Critique | Miller |
| Craft | Voice: Finding Your Unmistakable Own | Whitsitt |
| Craft | Constructing Compelling Nonfiction 1: Expository | Redmond |
| Business/Alt. | Making Procrastination and Other Human Obstacles Work for You | Gusich |
| Novel Boot Camp | What’s It All About, Author? |
Thomas |
| One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
10:40 AM – 12:10 PM |
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| Read & Critique | The Emotional Hook: Reeling Readers in from the Start |
Miller |
| Craft | Supporting Cast: Crafting Purposeful Secondary Characters | Whitsitt |
| Craft | Constructing Compelling Nonfiction 2: POV | Redmond |
| Business/Alt. | Acorn Publishing: Exploring the Benefits of Hybrid Publishing |
Kammier & Therrien |
| Novel Boot Camp | The Structure of it All |
Thomas |
| 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 | All-Genre | Taylor |
| Craft | Into the Deep: Time | Reeves |
| Craft | Constructing Compelling Nonfiction 3: Structure | Redmond |
| Business/Alt. | Prose at the Speed of Light: Writing a Page-Turner | Kardon |
| Novel Boot Camp | Who Comes First? |
Thomas |
| One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
2:40 PM – 4:10 PM |
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| Read & Critique | Cold Openings: Your First Five Page |
Miller |
| Craft | Into the Deep: Scene |
Reeves |
| Craft | Slice of Life: Sculpting Your Memoir’s Story |
Kephart |
| Business/Alt. | Indie Excellence: Glocalization and the Key to Survival |
Taylor |
| Novel Boot Camp | The Beats Go On |
Thomas |
| One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM |
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| Post-Hybrid Press Publication: A Retrospective | ||
6:45 PM- 8:00 PM |
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| SCWC BANQUET | ||
6:45 PM- 8:00 PM |
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| EVENING SPEAKER: SCOTT MCGAUGH | ||
9:00 PM – ON “ROGUE” WORKSHOPS |
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| Read & Critique | All-Genre | Taylor |
| Read & Critique | Sci-Fi & Fantasy | Hooks & Perkins |
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2023 |
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7:00 AM – 8:30 AM |
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| EARLY “BARD” READ & CRITIQUE WITH TBA |
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8:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
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| REGISTRATION OPEN | ||
9 AM – 10:30 AM |
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| Read & Critique | Memoir & Narrative Nonfiction | Kephart |
| Craft | The End is Just the Beginning |
Carline |
| Craft | Where Nonfiction and Novels Meet | McGaugh |
| Business/Alt. | Become Your Own Sensitivity Reader: Eliminating Sexist and Racist Language | Redmond |
| Business/Alt. | Talking Truth to Publishing | Miller |
| Novel Boot Camp | We’ve GOT the Beats |
Thomas |
| One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
10:40 AM – 12:10 PM |
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| Read & Critique | Middle Grade, Young Adult, New Adult |
Whitsitt |
| Craft | Avoiding Stereotypes, Cliches, and the All-Too Common |
Carline |
| Craft | Soul Therapy: The Spiritual Side of Writing Memoir |
Kephart |
| Business/Alt. | The Secret Ingredient to Great Writing | McGaugh |
| Business/Alt. | Cultivating Your Unique Niche in the Fiction Market | Fisher |
| Novel Boot Camp | Brass Tacks and Hard Facts |
Thomas |
| 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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| Business/Alt. | Post-Conference: Where Do You Go from Here? | Taylor |
| Craft | Into the Deep: Description & Details | Reeves |
| Craft | Using Tarot to Write Your Story & Demystify Your Process | Fisher |
| Business/Alt. | Battle Plan: Amazon, Ingram Spark and Everything You Need to Know Before Going Indie | Carline |
| Business/Alt. | Unconventional Book Marketing | Weinberg & Yehling |
| Novel Boot Camp | The End–We’ve Only Just Begun |
Thomas |
| One-on-One | Advance Submission Appointments | Various |
2:40 PM – 4:10 PM |
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| Craft | Using Tarot to Write Your Story & Demystify Your Process |
Fisher |
| Craft | The Muddle in the Middle |
Yehling |
| Craft | Editing Explained | Kephart & Perkins |
| Business/Alt. | Audio Book: Beyond the Basics |
Hooks |
| Business/Alt. | How to Quit Your Day Job | Cleeland |
| Novel Boot Camp | Post Mortem |
Thomas |
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM |
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| AFTERNOON SPEAKER: GAYLE CARLINE |
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5:30 PM – 6:00 PM |
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| SCWC AWARDS & FAREWELL | ||
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
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| DINNER ON YOUR OWN | ||
8:00 PM – MIDNIGHT “ROGUE” WORKSHOPS |
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| Read & Critique | Sci-Fi & Fantasy | Hooks & Perkins |
Schedule subject to change without notice. |
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