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Anie Onaiza

Boston, MA
I am working on my first collection of short stories with the help of the amazing community at GrubStreet. My characters and the stories they populate are mostly situated in Pakistan. I am interested in themes of family, identity, race, and religion.
Friday, April 5
 

9:00am EDT

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

10:15am EDT

1I: A Collection, a Book, a Conundrum: How to Make Your Short Story Collection Cohere Charles River Room - 4th FloorSteve Woodward

11:45am EDT

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

2:15pm EDT

3I: Getting Noticed, Read and Understood on Sensitive Topics Charles River Room - 4th FloorMary C. Curtis

3:45pm EDT

4F: Don't Get Stuck in the Slush: 10 (MORE) Pitfalls to Avoid When Submitting to Literary MagazinesFULL St. James Room - 4th FloorNate Brown

5:00pm EDT

Lit Lounge Cocktail Hour TBA
 
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

5B: Writing While Multilingual: How to Leverage Your Languages for Strong Fiction Gloucester Room - 4th FloorAnjali Duva

1:00pm EDT

6H: How I Wrote This: Discussion of THE ANSWERS, by Catherine Lacey Exeter Room - Mezzanine LevelCatherine Lacey • Laura van den Berg

3:00pm EDT

7N: Blurred Boundaries: Blending Fiction & Non-FictionFULL Gloucester Room - 4th FloorTasneem Zehra Husain

4:30pm EDT

8H: Blacks Writing Truth to Power: Narrative Choices for Fearless Nonfiction Stuart Room - 4th FloorE Dolores Johnson

5:30pm EDT

Writers, Agents, and Editors of Color Meet-Up TBA

8:30pm EDT

All-Conference Party Democracy Brewing
 
Sunday, April 7
 

10:00am EDT

9E: Perfecting Voice in Historical Fiction Franklin Room - 4th FloorVirginia Pye

11:30am EDT

10D: Stealing from Sports: Using Sports Training Techniques to Get More Out of Your Writing Life Charles River Room - 4th FloorHenriette Lazaridis

1:00pm EDT

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