Here is the schedule and details you may need to know for the upcoming 2018 Authors Conference by Writers in the Grove in support of community writers and authors and the Forest Grove Senior and Community Center on January 27, 2018.
We are so pleased to have such excellent speakers representing the publishing industry and the Pacific Northwest, especially Oregon. This is a rare opportunity to find them all in one place sharing their wisdom with our writing community.
Lunch is included. It is being donated by Forest Grove merchants and restaurants and we’ve done our best to meet most dietary restrictions and needs. If you have special dietary restrictions, please feel free to bring your own food.
Registration for the special paid sessions are additional and paid at the door. Please bring cash, credit card, or check payable to FGSCC to pay for the session. You will also need to bring printed copies of your written pages for private critique sessions, including a copy for yourself to make your notes.
| 8:30 | Doors Open |
| 9:15 | Welcome |
| 9:30 |
Workshops: Querying and Finding an Agent with Chip MacGregor Pitfalls You Can Avoid with Kristin Thiel Practicing Opening Lines: Hooks with MJ Nordgren |
| 10:40 | Break |
| 10:50 |
Workshops: Character Arc with Jessica Morrell Preparing a Manuscript with Holly Lorincz Special Session ($): Practice Pitching with Kristin Thiel |
| Noon |
Lunch: Lunch has been donated by various Forest Grove area merchants, and should meet most dietary restrictions. Keynote: Deborah Reed |
| 1:30 |
Workshops: Poetry Workshop with Paulann Petersen Writing a Proposal with Chip MacGregor Special Session ($): Memoir or Fiction with Jessica Morrell Special Session ($): Story Ideas and Plot Points with Holly Lorincz |
| 2:05 | Creating a Pitch with Chip MacGregor |
| 2:40 | Break |
| 2:45 | Panel: Ask Any Question with Jessica Morrell, Holly Lorincz, Kristin Thiel, Chip MacGregor, and Deborah Reed |
| 4:00 | Closing |
If you haven’t registered yet, do so as soon as possible as we are getting close to filling the seats.
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