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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.
Friday, November 15 • 1:00pm - 3:50pm
The Long Haul Workshop Pt 1 (seats 10) FULL

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This is a two-part intensive workshop. Participants should plan on attending both Friday 1 – 3:50 AND Saturday 1 – 3:50.

In this workshop, participants will discuss and practice strategies for overcoming common challenges that develop after the first fifty pages of a novel. Over the course of two days, the class will workshop early chapters from participants’ own novels. Come prepared for critique and exchange.
Submission required: After registering, participants are asked to submit a manuscript (a novel excerpt) of up to 3,000 words by no later than 9am. on October 31.

A condensed lecture version of this workshop will be offered on Friday.  See schedule for more details.

Registration for this session is limited to 10 and participants must register and submit work ahead of time to attend.

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

Speakers
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Ron Currie, Jr.

Author
Ron Currie is the author of the three novels, The One-Eyed Man, Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles, and Everything Matters! along with the short story collection, God is Dead, winner of the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award. In 2009, he received the Addison M. Metcalf Award... Read More →


Friday November 15, 2019 1:00pm - 3:50pm CST
Conference Room 2

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