2011 Schedule of
Speakers & Discussion Topics
 

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10:00  - 10:45 am
Registration and Browsing Exhibit - Meet the Authors
(Exhibit area open throughout the event)

10:45 Welcome

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Welcome by Tyler Mayor Barbara bass and Introducing 2011 Honorary Chair Gillian Sheridan and Speakers

To find more about each speaker, click on name and scroll down to description.

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11:15 am Discussion Sessions 1

David Haynes

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The Nuts and Bolts of Narrative Design

Jane Roberts Wood

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From Pen to Publishing

René Saldaña, Jr.

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I Love It, I Hate It, I Love It Again: A Reader's Journey

Jan Peck & David Davis

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Books: Alive & Kicking! 
For Elementary and Pre-School Children and Adults Who Work with Them

12:00 noon- 2:00 pm Lunch and Browsing Exhibits
2:00 pm Discussion Sessions 2

Taylor Stevens

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The INFORMATIONIST-Writing and Publishing the First Novel

René Saldaña, Jr.

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Writing Your Own Backyard: Culture, Religion, Experience

Bruce Foster

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Engineering Pop-Up Books

Tim Tingle

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Secret Doors to 
Writing Ghost Stories- 
For 6th to 8th Graders

2:45 - 3:00 pm Break & Browsing
3:00 pm Discussion Sessions 3

Carlton Stowers

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The True Crime Novel

Leila Meacham

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Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Author?

Dave Ciambrone

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Use Poisons for Your Characters, Not Your Plot

Tim Tingle

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Native American Stories- For All Ages

4:00 pm - Door Prize Drawing and Closing Remarks