2023 Washington Writers Conference Schedule
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Salon A/B/C (upstairs) |
White Flint Amphitheatre |
Brookside B |
Brookside A |
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Friday, 5/12 Registration opens at 5:30 p.m. |
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6:30-7:30 p.m. |
How to Pitch an Agent Laura Hazan (Moderator) Jennifer Chen Tran Sam Hiyate Katharine Sands Max Sinsheimer |
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7:30-9:00 p.m. |
Reception |
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Saturday, 5/13 Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. |
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8:30-8:50 a.m. |
Welcome & Housekeeping Jenny Yacovissi, WIRoB President Jud Ashman, GBF Laura Hazan, Conference Chair |
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9:00-9:50 a.m. |
Debut Authors: The Publishing Journey Eliza Nellums (Moderator) Anjili Babbar Charlene Thomas Martha Anne Toll |
Voices Across Genres Tara Campbell (Moderator) Leeya Mehta Bethanne Patrick Diana Parsell Mary Kay Zuravleff |
Workshop: The Agent Search Laura Scalzo Haley Heidemann
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Agents by Appointment |
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10:00-10:50 a.m. |
Politics and History: Even Nonfiction Needs a “Story” Gene Meyer (Moderator) Elliot Ackerman David O. Stewart Evan Thomas |
Thrillers & Horrors & Crime, Oh, My! Anjili Babbar (Moderator) E.A. Aymar S.A. Cosby Alma Katsu |
Workshop: How to Be a Rockstar Freelancer Elizabeth Chang Nevin Martell |
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11:00-11:50 a.m. |
An Agent, An Editor, A Publisher: Publishing’s Holy Trinity Chloe Miller (Moderator) Andrea Blatt Evelyn Duffy Katharine Sands Michael B. Tager
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Historical Fiction: In Living Memory Mary Kay Zuravleff (Moderator) Louis Bayard Cheryl A. Head Anthony Marra
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What’s New in Midgrade/YA Meg Eden Kuyatt (Moderator) Sathya Achia Ann Fraistat Lillie Lainoff |
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12:00-1:45 p.m. |
12:00 Lunch |
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12:20-12:45 Lifetime Achievement Award presented to David O. Stewart by Jenny Yacovissi |
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12:45-1:45 Keynote: Dolen Perkins-Valdez in conversation with Bethanne Patrick |
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2:00-2:50 p.m. |
Small But Scrappy: Independent Small Presses Caroline Bock (Moderator) Annie Marhefka Michael B. Tager |
Muzzled Expression: The Alarming Rise in Book Bans Sarah Trembath (Moderator) Cheryl A. Head Nadine Farid Johnson David Payne |
Workshop: Which Editor Do You Need? Ally Michate Katherine Pickett
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Agents by Appointment |
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3:00-3:50 p.m. |
Building Your Writing Community Tara Campbell (Moderator) Myna Chang Amy Freeman Melanie S. Hatter |
From Page to Screen: Is It as Sexy as We All Dream It Is? Louis Bayard S.A. Cosby Angie Kim |
Workshop: Are You Publicist-Ready? Cherrie Woods |
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4:00-4:50 p.m. |
Happy Hour & Book Signings |
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