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The 4th Writers' Conference & Literary Festival Schedule
February 20 - 24, 2009


All events will be held at the Hotel Real de Minas

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2009
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2008 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2008
8:00 – 9:00 AM
 

At the Hotel Real de Minas
Welcome & Keynote Address Nina Burleigh

At the Hotel Real de Minas
Announments & Keynote Address Paul Headrick & Heather Burt

   
9:00 – 9:15 AM
 

Break / Book Purchases

Break / Book Purchases
   
9:15 -10:15 aM
 

Day 1 of the
2-Day Intensive Writing Workshops

10:00 AM -
1:30 PM

Day 2 of the
2-Day Intensive Writing Workshops

10:00 AM -
1:30 PM

10:15 - 10:30 AM
 
Break / Book Purchases
Break / Book Purchases
Participants choose one of the following:
Participants choose one of the following:
10:30 – 11:30 AM
 

A - Memoir & Non-Fiction

B - How to Become an Amazon.com Bestseller

C - Fiction Writing

A - Memoir & Non-Fiction

B - How to Become an Amazon.com Bestseller

C - Fiction Writing

11:30-11:45 AM
 
Break / Book Purchases
Break / Book Purchases

D -Travel Writing

E - Poetry Writing

D -Travel Writing

E - Poetry Writing

11:45 – 12:45 pm
 
Panel Discussion with Fred Hills,Gina Hyams, C.M. Mayo, Susan Page, Moderated by
Lulu Torbet
Teen Writing Workshops
Teen Writing Workshops
12:45 - 1:00: pm
 
Break / Book Purchases

Break / Book Purchases
   
1:00- 2:00 pm
 
Anne Nicolai
Blog Talk /
Lunch/Comida
Lunch/Comida
   
2:00 - 3:00 pm

2:00 - 4:00 PM
Open Mike Readings
   
2:00 - 4:00 PM

Conference
Registration at the Hotel Real de Minas

   
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Guest Speaker
ERICA JONG
At the Hotel Real de Minas

Guest Speaker
TODD GITLIN
at the Hotel Real de Minas
Poetry Reading by
ERICA JONG
at the Hotel Real de Minas
   
5:00 - 6:30 pm

On-Stage Book Group with ERICA JONG
At the Hotel Real de Minas


On-Stage Book Group with TODD GITLIN
At the Hotel Real de Minas

Book Signings by ERICA JONG, TODD GITLIN & JOSEPHINE HUMPREYS
At the Hotel Real de Minas

   
6:30 - 7:30 PM
Wine & Botanas for all Literary Society Members & Weekend Pass Holders
Location TBA

Literary Society Dinner with Todd Gitlin

 

   
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Fundraising Dinner with Erica Jong for tickets, email:
susan@susanpage.com

DJ & Dancing