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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.
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Friday, November 15
 

1:00pm CST

Best Practices (seats 150)
The perfect panel for someone looking to inject new energy and ideas into their writing process. We’ll talk the when, where, and why of writing and explore which methods have brought our panelists the greatest success. A new approach might be the perfect thing to get your next project on the right track.

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

Annie Ward

Author
Annie’s sophomore novel and first psychological thriller BEAUTIFUL BAD was published by Harper Collins/Park Row books in March, 2019.Annie received a BA in English Lit with an emphasis in Creative Writing from UCLA and an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute. While... Read More →
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L.L. McKinney

Leatrice "Elle" McKinney, writing as L.L. McKinney, is a poet and active member of the kidlit community. She’s an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing, and the creator of the hashtag #WhatWoCWritersHear. Elle's also a gamer, Blerd, and adamant Hei Hei stan living in Kansas City. She spends her free time plagued by... Read More →
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Eric Obenauf

Publisher, Two Dollar Radio
Eric Obenauf founded the publishing company Two Dollar Radio with his wife, Eliza. Their publications have been honored by the National Book Foundation, named Notable Books at the New York Times, finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and placed on best-of-year lists at O, The Oprah Magazine, the Washington Post, NPR, and others... Read More →

Friday November 15, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm CST
Carmack
  conversation, fiction, non-fiction, poetry

4:00pm CST

Writer/Publisher Relationship (seats 150)
Joshua Mohr, author of Sirens, will sit in conversation with Eric Obanauf, his publisher at Two Dollar Radio. Find out how Mohr first connected with Obenauf, what happened after he did, and what kind of things are important to look for in a publisher. A Q&A will follow.
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Joshua Mohr

Author
Joshua Mohr is the author of the memoir "Sirens" (2017), as well as five novels including "Damascus", which The New York Times called "Beat-poet cool." He’s also written "Fight Song" and "Some Things that Meant the World to Me," one of O Magazine’s Top 10 reads of 2009 and a San... Read More →
avatar for Eric Obenauf

Eric Obenauf

Publisher, Two Dollar Radio
Eric Obenauf founded the publishing company Two Dollar Radio with his wife, Eliza. Their publications have been honored by the National Book Foundation, named Notable Books at the New York Times, finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and placed on best-of-year lists at O, The Oprah Magazine, the Washington Post, NPR, and others... Read More →

Friday November 15, 2019 4:00pm - 4:50pm CST
Carmack
  conversation, fiction, non-fiction, poetry
 
Saturday, November 16
 

9:00am CST

Writing Partners (seats 150)
Writing partners work to elevate each other’s work from good to great, but how does one manage this relationship from different parts of the country? Joshua Mohr and Ron Currie live in California and Maine, respectively, but have maintained a strong writing partnership in spite of the distance. They’ll discuss how they met, what tools and processes they use, and the challenges of sharing your work in its early stages.
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avatar for Ron Currie, Jr.

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 →
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Joshua Mohr

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Joshua Mohr is the author of the memoir "Sirens" (2017), as well as five novels including "Damascus", which The New York Times called "Beat-poet cool." He’s also written "Fight Song" and "Some Things that Meant the World to Me," one of O Magazine’s Top 10 reads of 2009 and a San... Read More →

Saturday November 16, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am CST
Carmack
  conversation, fiction, non-fiction, poetry
 
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