Surrey International Writers' Conference

Friday Schedule

Friday Overview | Interview Details | Blue Pencil Details | Workshop Details
8:00 am Orientation Session
8am-4pm
8:30 am Registration
9:30 am
Opening Session
Keynote: Anne Perry
10:30 am Workshops Editor/Agent/Producer Appointments Blue Pencil Cafe Appointments
Noon Lunch
1:30 pm Workshops Editor/Agent/Producer Appointments Blue Pencil Cafe Appointments
3:00 pm Break
3:30 pm Workshops Editor/Agent/Producer Appointments Blue Pencil Cafe Appointments
5:00 pm Break
5:45 pm
Get Aquainted Dinner
9:00 pm MICHAEL SLADE'S SHOCK THEATRE
Presents
War of the Worlds
with
Diana Gabaldon, Anne Perry, Jack Whyte, and kc dyer

Editor/Agent/Publisher Interviews

You are entitled to one editor/agent/publisher interviews with your registration. Additional interviews appointments may be made at the conference, subject to availability. Not sure what it's all about? Check out the FAQ entries.

Blue Pencil Cafe

You are entitled to one Blue Pencil Cafe appointment with your registration. Additional interview appointments may be made at the conference, subject to availability. Not sure what it's all about? Check out the FAQ entries.

Workshops

While the SiWC will make every effort to offer the conference program as presented, it reserves the right to make changes to the program if circumstances warrant.

10:30am to Noon

1.Biology & Chemistry – The Science of Romance (Panel)
Susan Wiggs, Eileen Cook, Valerie Gray, Faith Black, Jeffery McGraw (Moderator)
2.The Wide World of Non-Fiction (Panel)
Stan Wakefield, Jacqui Banaszynski, Kirk LaPointe, Carolyn Swayze, Anthony Dalton (Moderator)
3.Let There Be Light – World building with Terry Brooks - Terry Brooks
4.Visit The Blog Doctor - Darren Barefoot
5.Screenwriting Workshop - Jeff Arch
6.Lawyer Smack-Down: Mystery vs Horror - Michael Slade, Robert Dugoni
7.Picture Perfect - Kathryn E. Shoemaker
8.The Undead Can Be Sexy, Too! - Richelle Mead
9.SiWC 101 - kc dyer

1:30pm to 3:00pm

1.Traditional Publishing Make-Over – How Social Media Is Rocking The Writing World (Panel)
Lorraine Murphy, Kirk LaPointe, Sean Cranbury, Leanne Prain, Darren Barefoot (Moderator), Monique Trottier (Moderator)
2.Snapshot! Genre Fiction (Panel)
Kristin Sevick, Meredith Kaffel, Donald Maass, Bob Mayer, Verna Dreisbach (Moderator)
3.Writing in the Kidzone (Panel)
Richard Scrimger, Meg Tilly, Kathryn E. Shoemaker, Lois Peterson (Moderator)
4.You’ve Got the Power: Techniques to Bring Your Novel Writing to Life - Robert Dugoni
5.The Techniques Of Fiction - Using Them Full Time - Don McQuinn
6.Tips for Mystery Writers: Things I Wish I’d Known - Hallie Ephron
7.Writing Screenplays 101 - Wally Lane
8.Poetry Power - Bernice Lever, Gary Geddes
9.The Hero’s Journey - Ed Griffin

3:30pm to 5:00pm

1.I’ve Done My Research and Now You are Going to Pay - Diana Gabaldon
2.The First 50 Pages - Lisa Rector
3.Snapshot! Children’s Market (Panel)
Annette Pollert, Meredith Kaffel, Abby Ranger, Crystal Stranaghan (Moderator)
4.How to Lose Weight and Make a Million Dollars While Writing Naked (and Other Myths About Writing Popular Fiction) - Susan Wiggs
5.You Think That's Funny? Humour In Writing - Eileen Cook
6.Spectacular Shorts - Annabel Lyon
7.Is Chick Lit Dead? - Carol Mason
8.Write the Adventure - Anthony Dalton
9.The Secret Lives of Libraries - Lois Peterson

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