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Pre-Conference Event

Friday, March 8
7:00 - 9:00 pm


Wordbridge and Writing Communities
with Jenna Greene

Poetry
with Chris Bice


Analog Books (322 6 St S)

Saturday, April 13

CASA Lethbridge Community Center (230 8 St S)

9:00 am

Doors open

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9:20 am

Community Room

Opening Remarks

with Jenna Greene

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9:30 - 10:20 am

Community Room

Genres and Audience

with Susan Bohnet, Chase F Degenhardt, Pamela Donison, Adam Dreece, and D'Arcy Kavanagh

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Meeting Room

Active Setting

with Monica Zwikstra

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10:30 - 11:20 am

Community Room

Local Authors/Writing Community Panel

with Jenna Green, Danika Stone, Thorsten Nesch, Mandy Michelle, and Charlie Kirkby

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Meeting Room

I've Written a Book... Now What?

with D’Arcy Kavanagh

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11:30 am - 12:20 pm

Community Room

Media and Marketing

with Mickey Mikkelson, Danika Stone, Adam Dreece, and Chase F. Degenhardt

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Meeting Room

"The Seven Sentence Short Story"

with Edward Willett

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12:20 - 1:30 pm

Lunch Break

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1:30 - 2:20 pm

Community Room

Write What You "Know"

with D'Arcy Kavanagh, Charlie Kirkby, Joy Norstrom, Chase F. Degenhardt, and Pamela Donison

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Meeting Room

Writing for Young Adult Audiences

with Danika Stone

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2:30 - 3:20 pm

Community Room

All About Audio(books)

with Jenny Hoops

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Meeting Room

The Different Stages of Editing

with Ashley Postman

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3:30 - 4:20 pm

Community Room

Plotters versus Pantsers… and Everyone In Between

with Emily Victoria, Monica Zwikstra, Danika Stone, Edward Willett, and Joy Norstrom

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Meeting Room

Memoir/Personal Narratives

with Diane Bator

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4:30 - 5:20 pm

Community Room

Live Action Slush 

with Ashley Postman, Charlie Kirkby, Edward Willett, Halli Reid, and Joy Norstrom

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Meeting Room

Writing Picture Books

with Alison Gorner

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5:30 - 6:30 pm

Community Room

Meet the Author

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6:30 - 7:00 pm

Dinner Break

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7:00 - 7:45 pm

Community Room

Keynote: Dr. Robert Runté

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7:45 - 8:30 pm

Community Room

Keynote: Darcy Tamayose

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8:30 - 9:00 pm

Community Room

Meet n' Greet/Closing

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Sunday,  April 14

CASA Lethbridge Community Center (230 8 St S)

10:00 am

Doors open

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10:15-11:05

Community Room

Ask an Author

with Jacob Lee, Chase F. Degenhardt, Adam Dreece, Pamela Donison, and Dr. Robert Runté

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Meeting Room

Character Bootcamp

with Robin van Eck

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11:10 - 12:00 pm

Community Room

World-building

with Jenna Greene, Adam Dreece, Halli Reid, and Alison McBain

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Meeting Room

Creating Layered Love Interests (for romance novels or romantic subplots)

with Trisha Loehr

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12:00 - 12:30 pm

Lunch Break

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12:30 - 1:20 pm

Community Room

All About Conflict

with Pamela Donison, Halli Reid, Monica Zwikstra, and Alison McBain

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Meeting Room

5 critical things for a successful book signing

with Adam Dreece

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1:30 - 2:30 pm

Community Room

Meet the Author

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2:30 - 2:45 pm

Community Room

Closing Remarks

with Jenna Greene

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