We’re busy working behind the scenes building out the conference schedule and website, but since registration is open, we wanted to give you a sneak peek at confirmed speakers and sessions so far (more to come!)
We’re also posting this from, live, behind our AWP booth so for the sake of time, we’re pasting in data directly from a spreadsheet — the table below is in order by last name.
For additional clarification – the general timeline for events each day is:
- Friday – 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. (with optional workshops from 11-2)
- Saturday – 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. – dinner on your own – then keynote and signing from 7:30 to ~9 p.m.
- Sunday – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – breakout sessions, lunch, sessions and close
| Last | First | Tentative Session Title |
| Aita | Maryann | Lighten Up: Infusing Humor into Serious Nonfiction |
| Artz | Julie | Is Your Manuscript Ready to Pitch? Your Query Audit Toolkit (co-presenting) |
| Arvesen | Brandon | Fact-checking the Family Story – FLASH |
| Caldwell | Kelly | This Way Out — Locating Your Story’s True Ending |
| Carnabucci | Karen | Writing About Trauma to Heal Ourselves and Others |
| Chatman | Angie | The First Drafts Club |
| Christian | Aimee | Writing Groups: How? Why? – FLASH |
| Clary | Sheela | What A Grocery Store Clerk Taught Me About The Art of the Interview |
| Cohen | Jamie Beth | Live storytelling – pre-conference workshop |
| Domenus | Jackie | The Power in “You”: Experimenting with 2nd Person POV in CNF |
| Duff | Carole | Becoming a Writer in the Third Chapter of Life |
| Eaton | Amy | Have I Got a Story For You! How to Find Live Outlets For Your Work or Create Them Yourself. |
| Ellison | Lisa | To Prologue or Not to Prologue, that is the Question |
| Fish | Amy | How to Hustle |
| Gardner | Lillie | Write Like a Musician |
| Gottlieb | Diane | The “I” in Narrative Nonfiction: How to Tell Others’ Stories without Taking Over or Getting in the Way |
| Huber | Sonya | First Person: Loosening Up Your Narrator – pre-conference workshop |
| Irwin | James | Building a Reputation Framework: Personal brand strategy for writers |
| Jakub | Lisa | How a Mindfulness Practice Can Improve Your Writing and Help Quiet the Inner Critic |
| Jones | Lindsey | The Writer’s Notebook: How $3 and A Simple Daily Practice Can Deepen Your Craft and Career |
| Kohn | Lisa | How to survive the memoir/personal essay “Shame Slam” – self-care and self-love best practices to keep going…powerfully |
| Kolongowski | Jill | On the Daily: Finding Magic in the Minutia (co-presenting) |
| Leas | Dawn | Getting Unstuck: 3 paths to free-flowing words – FLASH |
| Lichtenstein | Nina | Writing the Body: How to Mine Your Treasure Chest for Memories |
| Lillibridge | Lara | Let the Fragments be Enough: an Exploration of the Segmented Essay and Micro-Memoir |
| Maron | Janna Marlies | Just Tell Me What To Do: A Case Study of a Writer-Editor Collaboration (co-presenting) |
| Mayk | Vicki | Read Any Good Books Lately? The Art of the Book Review – FLASH |
| Meadows | Kate | 5 Ways into Your Lyric Essay: A Literary Tour of Creative Nonfiction Forms – FLASH |
| Monticello | Amy | On the Daily: Finding Magic in the Minutia (co-presenting) |
| Mullen | Suzette | Is Your Manuscript Ready to Pitch? Your Query Audit Toolkit |
| Nasrullah | Ruth | A Sacred Trust: Getting it Right When Writing About Religion |
| Noble | Randon Billings | The Long and Winding Road: Publishing an Essay Collection |
| Ostraff | Zachary | Embodying Family Story with 3rd Person POV |
| Ouellette | Jeannine | That Little Voice: How to Write Captivating & Convincing Child Narrators (And Why Your Work Might Benefit from One!) |
| Pagliarulo | Rae | Creative Survival Handbooks for Writers (pre-conference workshop) |
| Paulson-Nguyen | Kristen | The Answer Is in Your Essay: Creating an Essay Title that Stands Out |
| Pidgeon | Dave | Photography for Writers: A crash course on visual storytelling for enthusiasts of the written word |
| Roan | Lilly | Which You Are You? |
| Repko | Sue | Diving into the Wreck: How to Write the Hard Parts, Come Up for Air and Self-Care, and Finish Your Memoir |
| Rice | Dorothy | Have a Great Story? Find the Right Narrative Engine to Jumpstart it and Keep it Moving |
| Walton | Stacie | Recognizing and Reducing Implicit Bias in Your Writing |
| Whitford | Margaret | Just Tell Me What To Do: A Case Study of a Writer-Editor Collaboration (co-presenting) |
| Williams | Allison | Structuring Your Memoir (by Thinking Like Novelist!) & a pre-conference workshop, “Write Better. Right Now.” |
I am trying to book a flight back to Seattle. What sessions are happening on Sunday, August 14? Is it a full day?
The best way to reach someone about the conference is to email conference@hippocampusmagazine.com