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Rog Smith

I am working on a series of historical novels that take place primarily in Philadelphia between 1835 and 1915. Characters struggle to improve their lives and form bridges across ethnic chasms.
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 Details Newbury Room - 4th FloorFULLMarjan Kamali

11:45am EDT

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

2:15pm EDT

3B: 10 Takeaways for Authors Writing Historical Fiction Stuart Room - 4th FloorCrystal King

3:45pm EDT

4K: Rewind, Fast Forward, Pause, Play: Negotiating Time in Fiction Stuart Room - 4th FloorMaya Lang
 
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

5I: The Revisionist: Using Your Inner Editor as a Writer St. James Room - 4th FloorJennifer Baker

11:45am EDT

Lunch Break TBA

1:00pm EDT

6B: Lessons from the Novel Incubator Gloucester Room - 4th FloorFULLMichelle Hoover

3:00pm EDT

7L: On Writing Epic Novels: A Conversation with Min Jin Lee White Hill Room - 4th FloorChristine Pride • Min Jin Lee

4:30pm EDT

8B: Super-Powered Storytelling Tremont Room - 4th FloorBenjamin Percy
 
Sunday, April 7
 

10:00am EDT

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

11:30am EDT

10H: Scene CPR Cambridge Room - 4th FloorLisa Borders

1:00pm EDT

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