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Carolyn Jackson

I am learning the craft of writing short story fiction; I'm also interested in the personal essay genre as well. I first dream is to publish a collection of short stories.
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

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

11:45am EDT

2A: Talking to Others and to Yourself: Using Dialogue and InteriorityFULL Tremont Room - 4th FloorSumita Mukherji

1:00pm EDT

Lunch Break TBA

2:15pm EDT

3G: Fellowships, Residencies, Contests, and Grants, Oh My! Franklin Room - 4th FloorAmina Gautier

3:15pm EDT

Break TBA

3:45pm EDT

4G: Writing on Race: Your Own Identity & the Identity of Others Franklin Room - 4th FloorDavid Mura

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

5J: Dare to Break the Ultimate Writing Rule: Why "Show Don't Tell" Is a CrockFULL Whittier Room - 4th FloorSteve Almond

11:45am EDT

Lunch Break TBA

1:00pm EDT

6K: Agents & Editors of Color RoundtableFULL Newbury Room - 4th FloorJennifer Baker • Anuradha Bhagwati • Cherise Fisher • Emi Ikkanda • Rakesh Satyal • DongWon Song

2:30pm EDT

Break TBA

3:00pm EDT

7J: Writing Dark HumorFULL Charles River Room - 4th FloorNafissa Thompson-Spires

4:30pm EDT

8C: Breaking The Rules: Writing Without an MFAFULL Cambridge Room - 4th FloorNeel Patel

5:30pm EDT

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

8:30pm EDT

All-Conference Party Democracy Brewing
 
Sunday, April 7
 

8:30am EDT

Breakfast, Bookstore & Authors' Bazaar Browsing TBA

10:00am EDT

9I: Essentials of Flash Fiction and Nonfiction Charles River Room - 4th FloorTyrese Coleman

11:30am EDT

10E: Magic Carpet: Creating a Sense of Place in Fiction Stuart Room - 4th FloorMitali Perkins

1:00pm EDT

Marketplace Keynote: “Writing While Working” TBARani Neutill • Mira Jacob • Leslie Shipman • Rebecca Makkai • Maurice Carlos Ruffin