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Johnson County Library Writers Conference

The 2019 Writers Conference will be held Thursday, November 14 through Sunday, November 17.
Our conference will focus on craft, skill-development, and community building. Get your manuscript polished and submission-ready with how-to sessions, editing and critique, and community building. Thursday - Saturday is for adult and teen writers. Sunday is just for the kids.

All sessions are First Come, First Served. Building a schedule does NOT guarantee a spot and is for informational purposes only.

6:00pm CST

Kickoff Event Gallery

9:00am CST

Al Wallace and David Smale (seats 150) CarmackAl Wallace • David Smale Creating Magic Systems (seats 24) LoganJenn Bailey Fantasy for Kids (seats 18) PickardElizabeth Bunce Mental Health Advocacy Writing (seats 12) Conference Room 1Ashley Grill NaNoWriMo Word Sprints (seats 24) Learning Lab Bard Book Coaching (8 drop ins) GalleryPhil Denver Meet the Industry Insider (drop in) Meet the Expert

10:00am CST

Fantasy for Kids (seats 18) PickardElizabeth Bunce Fight Like a Girl (seats 150) CarmackL.L. McKinney Trimming the Fat From Your Prose (seats 24) LoganAndres Rodriguez Writing Your Mental Health Journey (seats 12) Conference Room 1Ashley Grill Promoting Yourself: Marketing You and Your Writing (seats 12) Conference Room 2Patrick Dobson Critique Partner Matchup (seats 24) Learning LabJessica Conoley • Tiffany White Author Portraits (drop in) GalleryJacob Meyer

11:00am CST

Creating Magic Systems (seats 24) LoganJenn Bailey The Long Haul (seats 150) CarmackRon Currie, Jr. Writing Poetry for Prose Writers (seats 18) PickardJamie Heller Promoting Yourself: Marketing You and Your Writing (seats 12) Conference Room 2Patrick Dobson

12:00pm CST

Writing Contest Readings (seats 150) Carmack Zine Workshop (drop in) GalleryAbigail Walden • Stephanie Iser

1:00pm CST

Best Practices (seats 150) CarmackAnnie Ward • L.L. McKinney • Eric Obenauf Show vs Tell (seats 12) Conference Room 1Tiffany White Writing Poetry for Prose Writers (seats 24) LoganJamie Heller Writing Under the Radar (seats 18) PickardMarcia Hurlow Scrivener 101 (seats 24) Learning LabJenn Bailey The Long Haul Workshop Pt 1 (seats 10)FULL Conference Room 2Ron Currie, Jr.

2:00pm CST

Show vs Tell (seats 12) Conference Room 1Tiffany White Writing About Moral Injury (150) CarmackCindy McDermot Writing Documentary Films (seats 24) LoganMichael Price Writing Under the Radar (seats 18) PickardMarcia Hurlow Channeled Psychic (8 drop ins) GallerySusan Sears-Gabel

3:00pm CST

The Door into Darkness with Annie Ward (seats 24) LoganAnnie Ward Writing Clearly: Commas, Semicolons, and Colons (seats 18) PickardAndy Rowe 1st Page Reads (seats 150) CarmackJessica Conoley • Polly McCann • Eric Obenauf NaNoWriMo Word Sprints (seats 24) Learning LabStephanie Sullivan

4:00pm CST

Writer/Publisher Relationship (seats 150) CarmackJoshua Mohr • Eric Obenauf The Door into Darkness by Annie Ward (seats 24) LoganAnnie Ward Writing Clearly: Run-on Sentences (seats 18) PickardAndy Rowe Story in a Bag (seats 24) Learning LabHebah Amin-Headley

6:00pm CST

Meet the Author: Sly James (seats 150) CarmackMayor Sly James • Bob Snodgrass

9:00am CST

Writing Partners (seats 150) CarmackRon Currie, Jr. • Joshua Mohr Importance of Research (seats 24) LoganAisha Sharif Writing Documentary Films (seats 18) PickardMichael Price Writing Hike (seats 12) Conference Room 2Kate Klise Writing Your Mental Health Journey (seats 12) Conference Room 1Ashley Grill NaNoWriMo Word Sprints (seats 24) Learning LabStephanie Sullivan Channeled Psychic (8 drop ins) GallerySusan Sears-Gabel Meet the Industry Insider (drop in) Meet the Expert

10:00am CST

Importance of Research (seats 24) LoganAisha Sharif Mental Health Advocacy Writing (seats 12) Conference Room 1Ashley Grill Live Poetry Editing by Huascar Medina (seats 150) CarmackHuascar Medina Critique Partner Matchup (seats 24)LIMITED Learning LabJessica Conoley • Tiffany White Scrivener 101 (seats 18) PickardJenn Bailey

11:00am CST

Screenwriting Panel (seats 150) CarmackEric Obenauf • Joshua Mohr • Michael Price The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: How to Turn IRL Stuff Into Fiction (seats 24) LoganKate Klise Writing a Culture that's Not Your Own (seats 12) Conference Room 2Giselle Anatol Poetry Small Group Critique (seats 10) Conference Room 1Huascar Medina Zine Workshop (drop in) GalleryAbigail Walden • Stephanie Iser

12:00pm CST

Writing Contest Winners with The Inspiration Monkeys (seats 150) CarmackInspiration Monkeys Bard Book Coaching (8 drop ins)FULL GalleryPhil Denver

1:00pm CST

Beta Reader Basics (seats 150) CarmackJessica Conoley Fractured Fairy Tales (seats 12) Conference Room 1Giselle Anatol Redeeming Your Villain (seats 24) LoganJenn Bailey The Other: How to Write Inclusivity Authentically (seats 24) Learning LabMary Silwance Trimming the Fat From Your Prose (seats 18) PickardAndres Rodriguez Author Portraits (drop in) GalleryJacob Meyer The Long Haul Workshop Pt 2 (seats 10)FULL Conference Room 2Ron Currie, Jr.

2:00pm CST

Conflict and Tension (seats 150) CarmackJoshua Mohr Playwriting: Tips & Tricks (seats 24) Learning LabLezlie Revelle Zucker Redeeming Your Villain (seats 24) LoganJenn Bailey Writing Clearly: Paragraphs and Structure (seats 18) PickardAndy Rowe

3:00pm CST

Fantasy for Adults (seats 24) LoganElizabeth Bunce Writing a Culture that's Not Your Own (seats 18) PickardGiselle Anatol 1st Page Reads (seats 150) CarmackEric Obenauf • Jessica Conoley • Polly McCann NaNoWriMo Word Sprints (seats 24) Learning LabStephanie Sullivan Poetry Small Group Critique (seats 10)FULL Conference Room 1Huascar Medina

4:00pm CST

Fantasy for Adults (seats 24) LoganElizabeth Bunce Fractured Fairy Tales (seats 18) PickardGiselle Anatol Finding a Publisher (seats 150) CarmackEric Obenauf Story in a Bag (seats 24) Learning LabHebah Amin-Headley

1:00pm CST

Passive Poetry Collages (drop in) Gallery

1:30pm CST

Improv Writing (seats 24) LoganPolly McCann • Alex Espy Poetry with Huascar Medina (seats 18) PickardHuascar Medina Turning Experiences into Stories (seats 150) CarmackKate Klise

2:00pm CST

Zine-making at any age! (drop in) GalleryAbigail Walden • Stephanie Iser

2:30pm CST

Great Characters (seats 18) PickardDaniel Schwabauer Seeing Like a Storyteller (seats 24) LoganElizabeth Bunce Story Prompts (seats 150) CarmackL.L. McKinney

3:30pm CST

Details! Details! (seats 18) PickardMary-Lane Kamberg Story Gifts (seats 150) CarmackJenn Bailey The Write Questions (seats 24) LoganDaniel Schwabauer Author Portraits (drop in) GalleryJacob Meyer