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Conference Schedule Has Been Updated for 2012
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Thursday, June 28
| 10:00 - 1:00 | Registration |
| 1:00 - 1:10 | Welcome |
| 1:10 — 2:10 | Michael Perry |
| 2:15 — 3:15 | Panel: Anita Diamant, Margaret Coel, Alyson Hagy |
| 3:30 — 4:30 | Craft Classes Poetry: David Romtvedt Fiction: Margaret Coel Nonfiction: John Byrne Cooke, Laurie Gunst, Jeremy Schmidt Social Media: Catherine McKenzie |
| 7:00 | Cocktail party |
| 8:00 | Public Talk Naomi Shihab Nye |
Friday, June 29
| 8:00 — 9:00 | Late Registration |
| 9:00 —10:00 | Margaret Coel |
| 10:05 — 11:00 | Anita Diamant |
| 11:00 — 12:30 | Agents -- Lisa Bankoff, Alex Glass, Robert Guinsler |
| 12:30 — 1:45 | Lunch |
| 1:45 — 2:40 | Craft Classes Poetry: Naomi Shihab Nye Fiction: Alyson Hagy Young Adult: Victoria Hanley Nonfiction: Michael Perry Graphic Novel: Tiffanie DeBartolo |
| 2:50 — 4:50 | Individual conferences with stars and faculty |
| 3:15 — 4:15 | A conversation with Anita Diamant (Tina Welling facilitator) (Primarily for those who did not submit manuscripts) |
| 5:00 | Wine and cheese walk with cowboy poet Jayme Feary and nature lore from Susan Marsh |
| 7:15 — 9:45 | Poetry workshop David Romtvedt and guest poets: Works in Progress |
| 7:00 — 9:30 | Katharine Sands — Welcome to Your Book |
| 7:30 — 9:00 | Craft workshop Craig Johnson (with special guest star Margaret Coel) |
Saturday, June 30
| 9:00 — 9:50 | Brandon Mull |
| 10:00 — 10:50 | Dennis Palumbo — The Three Cosmic Rules of Writing |
| 11:00 — 12:30 | Editors talk followed by Q & A: Denise Scarfi, Sarah Bowlin |
| 12:30 - 2:00 | Lunch |
| 2:00 — 3:00 | Craft Classes Nonfiction: Dennis Palumbo — Finding Your Own 'Voice' in Nonfiction Writing Query Letters: Shawn Klomparens Poetry: Martin Rock, Bethany Schultz Hurst Fiction: Kyle Mills Young Adult: Brandon Mull |
| 3:20 — 5:20 | Individual conferences |
| 3:30 — 4:30 | Mark Hummell Fiction Workshop for those who didn’t submit manuscripts |
| 5:30 - 7:30 | Student Readings in the tent (with beer) |
| 7:30 — 7:50 | Book sales and signings |
| 8:00 — 10:00 | Buffet Dinner |
