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Breakfast & Topic Tables
Commonwealth Ballroom
Registration and book sale open
Heritage Pre-Function (Main Hallway)
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Beyond the Binary: Writing Gender-Diverse Characters
Track: Special Topics & Issues in CNF/Literary Community
- Ethics & Inclusion
- Writing Technique & Craft
Kill Your Darlings, Marie Kondo, and Other Revision Strategies
Track: CREATE: Writing Craft & Technique
- Editing & Revision
- Writing Technique & Craft
Let's Talk About It: Writing About Mental Illness with Accuracy and Empathy
Track: CREATE: Writing Craft & Technique
- Editing & Revision
- Ethics & Inclusion
- Writing Technique & Craft
What Happens to Your Book Inside a Newsroom
Track: SHARE: Querying/Publishing/Marketing
- Memoir
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Platform/Social Media
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Break the Blocks, Find the Brilliance and Get Back to Writing
Track: LIVE: The Writing Life
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Karen Carnabucci Founder and primary faculty, Lancaster School of Psychodrama and Experiential Psychotherapies
- Research & Process
- Writing Technique & Craft
Memory and Memoir: The Science of Memory in First Person Storytelling
Track: Special Topics & Issues in CNF/Literary Community
- Memoir
- Structure & Form
Write, Work, Live: Balancing a Day Job, Writing, and Trying to Do What You Love
Track: LIVE: The Writing Life
- Research & Process
- Work-Life Balance
If I Want Your Opinion, I'll Pay You For It: Expressing Yourself Through Op-Eds
Track: SHARE: Querying/Publishing/Marketing
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Kelly Caldwell Dean of Faculty, Gotham Writers
- Freelance Writing
- Journalism
- Publishing Options
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Find Your Focus: Exploring the Why/What/How of Your Writing Process
Track: CREATE: Writing Craft & Technique
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Leanne Sowul Educator/Writer
- Research & Process
If Memoir is a Slice of Life, How Many Pieces Do You Get?
Track: CREATE: Writing Craft & Technique
- Essays
- Memoir
- Publishing Options
It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint: How to Keep Your Book Going After the First Year
Track: SHARE: Querying/Publishing/Marketing
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Lisa Kohn Principal, Chatsworth Consulting Group
- Memoir
- Platform/Social Media
Using Journalism Skills to Master Your Manuscript
Track: CREATE: Writing Craft & Technique
- Essays
- Freelance Writing
- Structure & Form
- Writing Technique & Craft
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Lunch
Commonwealth Ballroom
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Creative Mapping: A Tool to Help You Build a Solid Draft
Track: CREATE: Writing Craft & Technique
- Research & Process
- Structure & Form
How to Write What You Don't Know
Track: CREATE: Writing Craft & Technique
- Ethics & Inclusion
- Writing Technique & Craft
In Their Words: Lessons in Telling True Stories from the Best of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast
Track: CREATE: Writing Craft & Technique
- Platform/Social Media
- Publishing Options
- Structure & Form
- Writing Technique & Craft
Powering Through the Post-Publication Doldrums
Track: Special Topics & Issues in CNF/Literary Community
- Essays
- Memoir
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A Sacred Trust: Getting it Right When Writing About Religion (cancelled)
Track: Special Topics & Issues in CNF/Literary Community
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Ruth Nasrullah Freelance journalist
- Ethics & Inclusion
- Writing Technique & Craft
Beyond Touchdowns, Homeruns and Heroes: Writing About Sports And Athletes
Track: Special Topics & Issues in CNF/Literary Community
- Journalism
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Research & Process
Creating a Birds-Eye View of Your Book: The Chapter Summary Project
Track: SHARE: Querying/Publishing/Marketing
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Lisa Cooper Ellison Founder, Lisa Cooper Ellison Consulting and Media LLC
- Editing & Revision
- Research & Process
- Structure & Form
- Writing Technique & Craft
Using Your Fifth Sense for Scent-sational Writing
Track: CREATE: Writing Craft & Technique
- Writing Technique & Craft
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Dinner On Your Own
Offsite
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Rest & Recharge Lounge
Heritage B
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The Writers Bridge LIVE: Ask Us Anything! (Special Late-Night Event)
Track: SHARE: Querying/Publishing/Marketing
- Literary Citizenship & Events
- Platform/Social Media