Loading…
avatar for Phyllis Smith

Phyllis Smith

Writer
psmith7894@gmail.com
I am writing my first book, a memoir. I also have two other non-fiction books in progress. Let's talk about first draft revision, writing scenes versus exposition and managing multiple book projects.
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

1J: It's All in the DetailsFULL Newbury Room - 4th FloorMarjan Kamali

11:45am EDT

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

2:15pm EDT

3E: Navel Gazing and Other Worthy Pursuits: A Character-Building GameFULL Cabot Room - 4th FloorAngie Chatman • Athena Dixon

3:45pm EDT

4C: From Personal History to Social History: How To Get Beyond the ME in Memoir Cambridge Room - 4th FloorAlysia Abbott • Caitlin McGill

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
 

10:30am EDT

5G: Writing as an Encore Career: Using What You Know for Greater Personal Meaning, Social Impact and Continued Income Cabot Room - 4th FloorDeborah Plummer

1:00pm EDT

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

3:00pm EDT

7D: Structuring a Novel with Good Bones Beacon Hill Room - 4th FloorRandy Susan Meyers

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
 

8:30am EDT

Breakfast, Bookstore & Authors' Bazaar Browsing TBA

10:00am EDT

9M: Let Me Tell You a Story About My Kids (GROAN!!!) Gloucester Room - 4th FloorJane Roper • Calvin Hennick

11:30am EDT

10K: How to Sell a Memoir If You Aren’t a Celebrity or a Politician Whittier Room - 4th FloorCatherine Guthrie

1:00pm EDT

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