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Pre-Conference: Tuesday, July 28
5:00 pm Registration Opens at Gilfillan Memorial Church/Foyer
5:30 pm Ice Cream Social at Gilfillan Memorial Church/Church Hall
Conference: Wednesday, July 29
8:30 am Registration Continues/Foyer
8:45 am Welcome & Overview with Cynthia Beach and Gary Schmidt/Sanctuary
9:00 am Workshop 1/Assigned Rooms
11:15 pm Sharon Garlough Brown, Reflections on Writing & Faith/Sanctuary
12:15 pm Lunch (together)/Church Hall
1:30 pm Wendy H. Jones, Beyond Genre: How Tropes Can Shape Both Fiction and Non-Fiction
Explore how tropes can be used effectively and easily to shape your narrative in both fiction and non-fiction. Find out how they can be used to meet reader expectation whilst providing a structure on which to build your unique narrative to keep readers enthralled.
Hugh Cook, The Magical Spring of Metaphor
Metaphor is not merely an ornament to make our writing more colorful, it’s a basic tool of comprehension. If that is
so, how can we use metaphor effectively in our writing? With examples from fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama,
this workshop presents specific advantages of metaphor.
3:15 pm Optional: A Dundee Walk with a Dundonian/Foyer
Thursday, July 30
8:45 am Morning Prayers & Updates/Sanctuary
9:00 am Workshop 2/Assigned Rooms
11:15 am Murray Watts, Reflections on Writing & Faith/Sanctuary
12:15 pm Lunch (together)/Church Hall
1:30 pm Pauline Tait, Writing for Young Readers: Craft, Voice, and Story
An insight-rich session on the craft of writing for young readers, covering picture books, middle grade, and YA. Learn how age, voice, structure, vocabulary, and visual storytelling shape stories that connect with children and meet
publishing expectations.
Murray Watts, The Power of Dialogue
UK screen- and scriptwriter teaches on the power of crafting good dialogue.
3:00 pm Optional (1 hour): A Visit at the McManus Gallery/Foyer
6:00 pm Evening Reading with Gary Schmidt/Waterstones Dundee
Friday, July 31: Adventure Writing Day
8:45 am Head to bus/Foyer
9:00 am Depart for Stirling Castle
Lunch (on own @ castle café)
Writing Exercises
3:00 pm Depart for Dundee
Saturday, August 1
8:45 am Morning Prayers & Updates/Sanctuary
9:00 am Workshop 3/Assigned Rooms
11:15 am Sheridan Voysey, Writers & Friends/Sanctuary
12:15 pm Lunch (together)/Church Hall
1:30 pm Linda Nemec Foster, Writing Craft: Exploring Poetry Across Genres
In this interactive class, you'll explore how contemporary poetry is evolving. From traditional forms (e.g. villanelle,
sonnet) to prose poems to hybrid forms of prose and poetry (e.g., haibun), we will discuss poetry's wide range. All
writers welcome!
Sheridan Voysey, Four Elements of Compelling Storytelling
Tell a story and people will lean in, read and watch longer, become emotionally engaged and moved to action. In this
seminar, we will explore four elements of compelling storytelling that work across all media including radio, articles,
talks and books.
3:00 pm Afternoon Trip: Visit St. Andrews/Leave from Foyer
Sunday, August 2
11:00 am Optional: Church at Gilfillan Memorial Church
12:30 pm Lunch (together)/Church Hall
2:00 pm Workshop 4/Assigned Rooms
4:00 pm Lorilee Craker, Pitch Perfect: 8 Steps to Pitching Your Book Idea with Sizzle
Learn the crucial skill of pitching your fiction or nonfiction book idea in eight doable steps, and you’ll be miles ahead of the game when it comes to writing a book proposal and presenting your idea to agents and editors.
6:30 pm Open Mic: Participant Readings/Sanctuary
Monday, August 3
8:45 am Morning Prayers & Updates/Sanctuary
9:00 am Workshop 5/Assigned Rooms
11:15 am Vinita Hampton Wright, Reflections on Writing & Faith/Sanctuary
12:15 pm Lunch (together)/Church Hall
1:30 pm Ask Anything: Panel Discussion/Sanctuary
2:45 pm Writing Commission with Gary Schmidt/Sanctuary
The Full-Circle Ice Cream Social/Church Hall
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