Conference Schedule

Workshops listed at the same time are concurrent.
All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Schedule is subject to change.


PM THURSDAY, March 30, 2023

5:00 Early Registration
6:00 Kickoff reception (heavy hors d’oeuvres): Sponsor
Recognition & Introductions, Presenter Previews
8:30 Hospitality Suite opens
10:00 Good Night

AM FRIDAY, March 31, 2023

8:30 Welcome
9:00 Poetry (Linda Parsons)
Storytelling (Laura Still)
10:15 Break
10:30 Fiction (Pamela Duncan)
Young People’s Literature (Evelyn Coleman)
11:45 Lunch (on your own)

PM

1:00 Nonfiction (Georgann Eubanks)
Working with Small Press Publishers (Beto Cumming/Laura Still)
2:15 Break
2:30 Unearth Your Memories with Simple Prompts (Jennie Ivey)
3:45 Break
4:00 Open Readings
5:15 Workshop leaders’ book signings in Writers Block
6:00 Dinner (on your own)
8:00 Readings: Workshop Leaders
9:00 Hospitality Suite
10:00 Good Night

AM SATURDAY, April 1, 2023

8:00 Annual Business Meeting (open to all)
8:20 Break
8:30 Young People’s Literature (Evelyn Coleman)
Nonfiction (Georgann Eubanks)
9:45 Break
10:00 Fiction (Pamela Duncan)
Nature Writing (Georgann Eubanks)
11:15 Lunch (on your own)

PM

12:30 Poetry (Linda Parsons)
Playwriting (Valeria Roberson)
1:45 Break
2:00 General Session (Pamela Duncan)
3:15 Writing Prompt Session – All Genres
6:00 Reception
6:30 Banquet (Speaker: Linda Parsons)
9:00 Hospitality Suite
10:00 Good Night

All meals except for the banquet are on your own. Coffee, tea, and lemonade will be available in the bookstore. Water is available in all sessions.

The Writers Block bookstore is open all day on Friday and until noon on Saturday. Books by our presenters and other TMW members are available in the bookstore. Please consider donating gently used books for sale in our used books section. Proceeds go to the Don Scalf Memorial Scholarship Fund.