42 Concurrent Workshop Options: find your interest or explore something new during the daily 90-minute workshop line-up.
All Concurrent Workshops are INCLUDED in all Conference Packages.
Please select your six concurrent workshops when you register, using the drop-down menu choices on the registration page. They are grouped by the Session dates and times.
Tickets for a single Concurrent Workshop will be available after February 9, 2012, only if the workshop has not been filled by full-Conference participants. Single Concurrent Workshop tickets will be available in the courtyard of the Biblioteca, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 to 2. Single Concurrent Workshop tickets are not available online.
Click on any name below more information about each workshop & instructor.
Session #1 – Thursday, February 16 – 3:15 PM
| Track and Number | TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
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101 – Fiction |
Writing the Novel You Can Write | Rosalind Brackenbury |
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102 – Non Fiction |
The Art of Writing the Personal Essay and the Feature Article | Teresa Nicholas |
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103 – Special Topics |
How To Use a Blog To Build a Platform for Your Writing | Bill Belew |
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104 – Special Topics
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Elements of Voice: How Teen Characters Announce Themselves on the Page | Franny Billinsgley |
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105 – Special Topics |
Structuring the Memoir | Rick Skwiot |
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106 — Publishing and Marketing |
Does Your Non-Fiction Book Meet the Essential 5 C’s for Success? | Sam Horn |
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107- (español) |
Poesía: Erotismo Fantástico | Yolanda Lacarieri |
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108 – The Pleasures of Reading |
Reading Like a Writer! | Mary Katherine Wainwright |
Session #2 – Friday, February 17 – 11:00 AM
| Track and Number | TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
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201 – Fiction |
The Deep Zoo – The Rich Powers of the Imagination | Rikki Ducornet |
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202 – Non-Fiction |
Wrestling With the Gift | Graeme Gibson |
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203 – Special Topics |
Choosing the Best Genre for your Personal Story: Fiction or Nonfiction | Susan Sutliff Brown |
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204 – (español) |
La lengua y el cascabel | Victor Sahuatoba |
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205 – Special Topics |
So You Think Your Life’s A Movie And Other Guilty Pleasures: Screenwriting | Linda Bergman |
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206 — Publishing and Marketing |
What You Need to Know to Get Published by the Big Boys | Panel of Leading Literary Agents |
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207 – (español) |
Writing the Short Story | Araceli Ardón |
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208 – The Pleasures of Reading |
Emile Zola: The Truth is Marching On |
Beá Aaronson |
Session #3 – Friday, February 17 – 3:15 PM
| Track and Number | TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
| 301 – Fiction | Everything You Need to Know About Creating Great Fiction in 90 Minutes or Less | Susan Sutliff Brown |
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302 – Non-Fiction |
Creative Non-Fiction: Writing Character | Wayne Grady |
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303 – Special Topics |
Vital Lies: How Much Can You Invent in Creative Nonfiction? | Kristen Iversen |
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304 – Special Topics |
It is a Delicious Thing to Write: Poetry Workshop |
Jennifer Clement |
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305 – Special Topics |
Introduction to Travel Writing | Laurie Gough |
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306 — Publishing and Marketing |
Ninja Marketing for Writers: Create Your Own Video Book Trailer | Kate Fowler |
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307 – (español) |
¿Quien Estu Musa? | Silvia Elguea |
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308 – The Pleasures of Reading |
The Legacy of George Sand: Love and Freedom | Rosalind Brackenbury |
Session #4 – Saturday, February 18 – 11:00 AM
| Track and Number | TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
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401 – Fiction |
The Heart of Story: Writing Scenes | Eva Hunter |
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402 – Non-Fiction |
The Art of Non-Fiction | Gerald Helferich |
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403 – Special Topics |
Béa’s Beyond BoundariesWeird & Wonderful Writing Workshop | Beá Aaronson |
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404 – Special Topics |
Creative Writing for the Contemporary Artist | Carmen Rioja |
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405 – Special Topics |
Writing Comedy | Scotty Watson |
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406 — Publishing and Marketing |
Thinking Like a Publisher: Advice for Writers Seeking Publication | Jayne Navarre |
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407 – Poesía (español) |
LA MARIPOSA Y EL ESPEJO | Jorge Fernandez Granados |
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408 – The Pleasures of Reading |
Dancing In…Drinking in…Drenched In…Poetry! | Judyth Hill |
Session #5 – Saturday, February 18 – 3:15 PM
| Track and Number | TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
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501 – Fiction |
Techniques of Fiction: A Supersonic Overview |
C.M. Mayo |
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502 – Non-Fiction |
Translation | Claire Joysmith |
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503 – Special Topics |
Five Secrets to Writing About Things That You Don’t Remember | Laura Davis |
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504 – Special Topics |
WildWriting: the Dharma of Poetry |
Judyth Hill |
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505 – Special Topics |
So You Want to Access Your Inner Humorist | Ruth Yunker |
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506 – Publishing & Marketing |
Internet Book Promotion for Luddites | |
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507 – (español) |
Poéticas Generadoras: letras vivas para crear | Claudia Posadas |
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508 – The Pleasures of Reading |
A Writer’s Journey To A Book: Writing The Monstrous | Rikki Ducornet |
Session #6 – Sunday, February 19 – 11:00 AM
| Track and Number | TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
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601 – Fiction |
Time for Crime | Carole Bugge |
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602 – Poetry |
The Down and Dirty Guide to Free Verse Forms | Shelley Puhak |
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603 – Special Topics |
Travel Writing in the Digital Age | Anne Dimon |
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604 – Special Topics |
The Shame Prom: Where Everyone is Invited to Dance | Amy Ferris & Hollye Dexter |
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605 – Special Topics
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Give My Monster Life: Writing with All Five Senses | Sarah Stonich |
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606 — Publishing and Marketing |
Self Publishing Success | |
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607 – (español) |
Un montón de piedras: puro cuento | Jorge F. Hernández |
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608 – The Pleasures of Reading |
Great Lakes: An Omen for the Lakes of the World – and Our Planet | Wayne Grady |
