Thursday, February 16, 2017 = OLD MAIN = UNIVERSITY CLUB 10:00 AM 3:30 PM REGISTRATION 1:00 2:00 PM SESSION A Lyrical T. M. McNally A Memory Paul Morris The Arthurian Epic: Lessons for the Modern Writer of Myth Virgil Renzulli Nonfiction, Memoir, Fantasy 2:30 3:30 PM SESSION B A Reading with Red Ink An International Journal of Indigenous Literature, Arts, & Humanities of Loss Eric Wertheimer The Making of a Monster: Credible Villains Michael A. Stackpole Hook, Line, & Sinker: Catching Your Reader in 500 Words Bring your 500-word opening for critique Amy K. Nichols Never Just Description: How Setting Can Enhance Your Story Angela Savage, SF/F, YA, Crime 4:00 7:00 PM OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION 4:00 5:00 PM CARSON BALLRO 5:00 6:00 PM CARSON BALLRO 6:00 6:30 PM CARSON BALLRO Reception Join us for a catered reception to kick off the 14 th annual Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference Keynote Reading Simon Ortiz Book Signing Simon Ortiz
Friday, February 17, 2017 = OLD MAIN = UNIVERSITY CLUB 7:30 9:30 AM 7:30 8:30 AM REGISTRATION To register after 9:30 AM, please go to the Information Table in Old Main COFFEE & CONVERSATION Join us for coffee and complimentary light breakfast before the sessions of the day 8:30 9:30 AM MORNING SESSION A Aesthetic Techniques of Fairy Tales Kate Bernheimer Courage in the Arena: Giving & Receiving Criticism Bill Konigsberg The Truth About Show & Tell Pulling Double Shifts: Balancing & Other Careers Kwei Quartey Life 9:45 10:45 AM MORNING SESSION B Ask an Expert: What Do You Want to Know About Getting Published? Paolo Bacigalupi The Absurd: Tackling Odd Material Matthew Olzmann Playing with Power: Opposition, Transfer, & Flow Michael A. Stackpole, SF/F 11:00 AM 12:00 PM MORNING SESSION C Marriage, Madness, or Murder? The Author-Editor Relationship Cheryl Klein & Bill Konigsberg in the Public Eye Dean Bakopoulos, Alissa Nutting, & Adrienne Celt Everyone s a Critic: Intersections of & Critical Theory Eric Wertheimer with Jake Friedman Torquing Images: Creating Tension Through Distortion Goldie Goldbloom The Shape of Your Story: Alternative Structures for the Narrative Essay, YA Life Nonfiction 12:00 PM 1:00 PM MID-DAY BREAK 12:00 1:00 PM PATIO, OLD MAIN 12:15 1:00 PM 2:00 5:00 PM 2 ND FLOOR, U CLUB LUNCH MFA READING Join us for readings by students in ASU s MFA Program in Creative (hosted by Aria Curtis, Graduate Assistant, Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative ) AFTERNOON SNACK Fresh fruit and various treats will be served all afternoon
Friday, February 17, 2017 = OLD MAIN = UNIVERSITY CLUB 1:30 2:30 PM AFTERNOON SESSION A Where Do We Go from Here? After the Apocalypse Paolo Bacigalupi, Benjamin Percy, & Kate Bernheimer Ask an Expert: What Do You Want to Know About Editing? Cheryl Klein Lists & Litanies Sally Ball The Inexplicable Logic of My Life Benjamin Alire Sáenz Into the Depths: Creating Three-Dimensional Characters Sanderia Faye,, YA 2:45 3:45 PM AFTERNOON SESSION B Baby, I ve Changed, I Swear : Turning Points & Epiphanies in Dean Bakopoulos with Diversity: How to & Why Not Malinda Lo The Author/Agent Relationship Adrienne Celt & Emma Patterson The Tortured Artist: & Mental Health Amy K. Nichols She Said What?: Creating Vivid Characters Mary Sojourner, Life 4:00 5:00 PM AFTERNOON SESSION C COLLEGE AVENUE CMONS AUDITORIUM Set Pieces: Staging Iconic Scenes Benjamin Percy The Query Letter Emma Patterson Borderlands: Geographic & Personal Boundaries Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Kate Bernheimer, & Chandani Lokuge 5:30 7:30 PM OFF-SITE EVENT CASEY MOORE S 850 S ASH AVE TEMPE, AZ 85281 AFTER HOURS SOCIAL Unwind from the day s sessions and get to know fellow attendees with a casual happy hour at Casey Moore s Oyster House
Saturday, February 18, 2017 = OLD MAIN = UNIVERSITY CLUB 7:30 8:30 AM COFFEE & CONVERSATION Join us for coffee and complimentary light breakfast before the sessions of the day 8:30 9:30 AM MORNING SESSION A Me, Myself, & Me Me Me: Expanding the Self in Autobiography Matthew Olzmann Five Foundations of World-Building Malinda Lo Swerving: Negotiating Points of Resistance Goldie Goldbloom Storytelling in a Visual Medium Adrienne Celt with Angie Dell (SF/F) 9:45 10:45 AM MORNING SESSION B Culture for Other Cultures Angela Savage, Chandani Lokuge, & Kwei Quartey Telegraphing Your Story: Conveying Essential Information The Monologue V. the Dramatic Monologue the Freelance Essay Non-fiction 11:00 AM 12:00 PM MORNING SESSION C Research & the Creative Process Goldie Goldbloom, Dominic Smith, & Adrienne Celt Storytelling & Climate Change Paulo Bacigalupi Raise the Dead: Animating Your Prose Mary Sojourner Shame Alissa Nutting The Attractiveness Problem: Gender & Unlikable Characters Marylee MacDonald, 12:00 PM 1:00 PM MID-DAY BREAK 12:00 1:00 PM PATIO, OLD MAIN 12:15 1:00 PM 2:00 5:00 PM 2 ND FLOOR, UNIVERSITY CLUB LUNCH MFA READING Join us for readings by students in ASU s MFA Program in Creative (hosted by Aria Curtis, Graduate Assistant, Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative ) AFTERNOON SNACK Fresh fruit and various treats will be served all afternoon
Saturday, February 18, 2017 = OLD MAIN = UNIVERSITY CLUB 1:30 2:30 PM AFTERNOON SESSION A Across Genre Benjamin Percy Travel : Gender, Genre, & Identity Chandani Lokuge The Political Poem Sally Ball and Matthew Olzmann Probabalistic : Approaches to the Creative Process Nonfiction, 2:45 3:45 PM AFTERNOON SESSION B al Characters & the Mystery of Personality Dominic Smith Lessons from the Small Screen: What We Can Learn from TV Dean Bakopoulos & Alissa Nutting Don t Lose Your Humanity: Balancing Drama with Relatability Virgil Renzulli Perturbations: Heightening Dramatic Tension One Moment at a Time Marylee MacDonald 4:00 5:00 PM AFTERNOON SESSION C COLLEGE AVENUE CMONS AUDITORIUM The Cheryl Klein, Malinda Lo, & Emma Patterson