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2008 GCLS Literary Conference
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort
July 30 - August 3, 2008
Phoenix, Arizona
Conference
Schedule
The schedule is a work in progress and is updated
approximately two times per week. If you don't see your
name up right away, please don't panic. We'll update as
fast as we can. PLEASE
NOTE: By May, we expect many participants
to have registered for the conference, so register soon
in order to request participation in the sessions below
before all spaces are filled. If you are registered for
the conference, you may click on any Key Symbol
in the schedule, express your preferences, and explain
why you want to participate in the session.
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Registered Attendees May Attend Any
Session
of Their Preference.
We've color-coded the schedule to help you plan
which sessions may be of special interest to you
depending upon whether you are an:
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Author
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Editor
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Supporter/Reader
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S
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This
page last updated 04/17/08
If you see something that's inaccurate, please drop a
note to Program
Director.
| Wednesday - July 30, 2008 |
| Time |
Event |
Exhibits |
| 5:00PM to 9:00PM |
Early Check In |
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| 5:00PM to 9:00PM |
Meet & Greet |
Thursday -
July 31, 2008
Key: M = Moderator, F = Facilitator,
P = Presenter
A = Author, E = Editor, S = Supporter/Reader
= Click on Key Symbol to express interest in participating
in a session |
| Time |
Breakout 1 |
Breakout 2 |
Breakout 3 |
Exhibits |
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8:00 |
Check In
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9-5
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| 8:30 |
| 9:00 |
Bootcamp 101 for New & Aspiring
Authors (Workshop)
P = Pat Cronin &
Verda Foster
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Page-Turning Plots: Outlining &
Organizing Your Novel (Presentation & Workshop)
P = Jennifer L. Jordan
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Coffee Chat:
KG MacGregor
& Ruth Perkinson
F = Val Brown
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| 9:30 |
| 10:00 |
What's Up Next:
Writers Share Upcoming Work (Panel Reading)
M = Renée
Bess
Jane Fletcher
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| 10:30 |
| 11:00 |
Coffee Chat:
Georgia Beers
& Karin Kallmaker
F = Mercedes Lewis
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| 11:30 |
| 12:00 |
Lunch Break
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| 12:30 |
| 1:00 |
| 1:30 |
| 2:00 |
It's Not All About You: Creating
Story People with Depth (Workshop)
P = Karin Kallmaker
& Lori L. Lake
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The Naked Memoir:
Still Life After All These Years (Presentation &
Workshop)
P = Josie Gordon
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Freshmen Fever:
First Time Novelists Talk About Their Journey (Panel)
M = Nell Stark
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| 2:30 |
| 3:00 |
| 3:30 |
Thrills, Chills, Crimes &
Mysterious Misdemeanors (Panel)
Kate Sweeney
Ellen Hart
Katherine V. Forrest
Jennifer L. Jordan
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Coffee Chat
Jane Fletcher
& Joan Opyr
F =
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| 4:00 |
| 4:30 |
| Friday - August 1, 2008 |
| Time |
Breakout 1 |
Breakout 2 |
Breakout 3 |
Exhibits |
| 8:00 |
Check In
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| 8:30 |
| 9:00 |
Stop Wasting Those
Gigabytes: Make the Most of Your Author Website
(Presentation)
P = KG MacGregor
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Thin Skin, Sharp
Eyes, A Poet's Soul Never Lies (Presentation/Reading)
P = Lois Glenn
& Rrrose
Nann Dunne
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Coffee Chat:
F =
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| 9:30 |
| 10:00 |
| 10:30 |
Help! Help! The
Role of the Beta Reader in the Creative Process
(Presentation)
P = Pam Salerno
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Katherine V. Forrest Presents:
Part I - Writing Fiction for Publication/The
Successful Manuscript: The Editor's View (Presentation)
P = Katherine Forrest
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Bitchfights and
Girls Gone Bad (Panel & Reading)
M = Val Brown
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| 11:00 |
| 11:30 |
| 12:00 |
Lunch Break
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| 12:30 |
| 1:00 |
| 1:30 |
Location, Location,
Location: Setting, Sense of Place & World-Building
(Panel/Presentation)
M = Andi Marquette
Jane Fletcher
Joan Opyr
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Katherine V. Forrest Presents:
Part II - Writing Fiction for Publication/The
Successful Manuscript: The Editor's View
(Presentation)
P = Katherine Forrest
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Write Now!
Right Brain Workout (Workshop)
P = Anna Furtado
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| 2:00 |
| 2:30 |
| 3:00 |
Anthology Editing
101: Surviving Your First Venture into Editing (Panel)
M = Catherine Lundoff
Verda Foster
Pat Cronin
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Lesbians Are TOO
Funny: The Role of Humor In Writing (Presentation)
P = Fay Jacobs
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| 3:30 |
| 4:00 |
| 4:30 |
Two Hearts Beating
As One: Traditional Romances and Happy Endings (Panel)
M =
Lynn Ames
Mavis Applewater
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The Me You Never
See (Panel)
M = Ellen Hart
KG MacGregor
Karin Kallmaker
Nann Dunne
Lori L. Lake
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Coffee Chat
F =
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| 5:00 |
| 5:30 |
| Saturday - August
2, 2008 |
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Time
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Breakout 1 |
Breakout 2 |
Breakout 3 |
Exhibits |
| 9:00 |
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9-5
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| 9:30 |
| 10:00 |
Keynote Address
Katherine
V. Forrest
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| 10:30 |
| 11:00 |
| 11:30 |
Lunch Break
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| 12:00 |
| 12:30 |
| 1:00 |
| 1:30 |
Nuts & Bolts:
Research, Finding Materials, Respecting Copyright
(Panel)
M = Paula Offutt
MJ Lowe
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Caliente! Spicy
Hot Erotica & Romance (Panel Reading)
M =
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Coffee Chat:
Ann Bannon &
Katherine V. Forrest
F = Karin Kallmaker
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| 2:00 |
| 2:30 |
When the Past
is Present: How to Write Historical Fiction (Panel)
P = Jess Wells
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Is Self-Publishing Right for Me?
M = KG MacGregor
Gretchen Stone
Cleo Dare
Katlyn
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Lights! Camera! Action! Screenplays
and Stage Plays (Panel)
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