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Laura Szaro Kopinski

ABookishHome.com, Librarian, Writer, Podcaster, Blogger. Interested in helping families create a culture of reading in their homes.
Friday, April 5
 

7:30am EDT

Registration, Hot Breakfast Buffet, Bookstore & Authors' Bazaar Browsing TBA

9:00am EDT

Welcoming Convocation + Keynote: Luis Alberto Urrea TBALuís Alberto Urrea • Sonya Larson

10:15am EDT

1K: Telling a Story with Your Nonfiction Book Proposal White Hill Room - 4th FloorTanya McKinnon • Michelle Seaton

11:45am EDT

2E: Nonfiction Idea Clinic Cabot Room - 4th FloorEthan Gilsdorf • Lucy Cleland • Tanya McKinnon • Jessica Papin

1:00pm EDT

Lunch Break TBA

2:15pm EDT

3D: Working With Book Publicists Cambridge Room - 4th FloorTaryn Roeder • Rachel Salzman

3:15pm EDT

Break TBA

3:45pm EDT

4A: Developing Your Nonfiction BookFULL Charles River Room - 4th FloorKatrin Schumann

5:00pm EDT

Lit Lounge Cocktail Hour TBA

6:45pm EDT

Spitballing...Returns! Berkeley/Clarendon - Mezzanine LevelMichelle Seaton • Sari Boren • Sean Van Deuren • Celeste Ng • Whitney Scharer • Ron MacLean
 
Saturday, April 6
 

7:30am EDT

Registration, Hot Breakfast Buffet, Bookstore & Authors' Bazaar Browsing TBA

9:00am EDT

Mid-Muse Keynote: Stacey D'Erasmo on Writing in a Time of Upheaval TBAStacey D'Erasmo

10:30am EDT

5A: Social Media Hack: Using Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to Authentically Engage (and Not Annoy) ReadersFULL White Hill Room - 4th FloorJenna Blum • Sara DiVello

11:45am EDT

Lunch Break TBA

1:00pm EDT

6F: The Big Q’s: What to Ask Prospective Agents Whittier Room - 4th FloorAmy Bishop

2:30pm EDT

Break TBA

3:00pm EDT

7I: Elements of Nonfiction: Structure, Premise and StyleFULL Franklin Room - 4th FloorJabari Asim

4:30pm EDT

8D: Reject Rejection: On Fueling Your Work Instead of Your DoubtsFULL St. James Room - 4th FloorNicole Blades

5:30pm EDT

Lit Lounge Cocktail Hour TBA

8:30pm EDT

All-Conference Party Democracy Brewing
 
Sunday, April 7
 

8:30am EDT

Breakfast, Bookstore & Authors' Bazaar Browsing TBA

10:00am EDT

9J: Getting Media Attention for Your Book Cambridge Room - 4th FloorLynne Griffin • Katrin Schumann

11:30am EDT

10G: Improve Your Freelance Game Cabot Room - 4th FloorWillona Sloan

1:00pm EDT

Marketplace Keynote: “Writing While Working” TBARani Neutill • Mira Jacob • Daniel José Older • Rebecca Makkai • Maurice Carlos Ruffin