Virtual fall conference

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Virtual fall conference

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE September 15th, 2021

CONFERENCE PREPARATION

Meet the Agents, Publishers and Producers Taking Pitches at PNWA's 66th Annual Conference.

There will be a panel, followed by Spotlights on Tule Publishing and The Wild Rose Press.

Agent, Editor, Publisher, and Producer Panel with Moderator Robert Dugoni

8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. PDT 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. MDT 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT

Spotlight On Publishers

Tule Publishing Group with Editor Nikki Babri Moderator: Gerri Russell

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PDT 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. MDT

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT

Spotlight On Publishers

The Wild Rose Press with Editor Rhonda Penders Moderator: Pam Binder

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PDT 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MDT 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT

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WORKSHOP 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. PDT 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. MDT 4:00 p.m. ? 5:00 p.m. EDT

Virtual Conference Do's and Don'ts Ever wonder if there's a certain etiquette you should be following at a professional conference? Does it apply in person as well as online? Join us and find out. Presenters: Pam Binder, Jennifer Douwes, Scott Douwes, Adam Russell, TBA Moderator: Pam Binder

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How to Get over Your Fear of Rejection and Pitch Your Story Too many writing careers are ended before they ever had a chance to really begin simply because a new author feared the mortal sting of rejection. It always feels better when someone says yes instead of no. But rejection need not be the awful, soul-killing experience writers fear it will be. In this workshop, William Kenower author of Everyone Has What It Takes: A Writer's Guide to the End of Self-Doubt, shares his own stories of hundreds and hundreds of rejections, and how he overcame them, learned from, and went on to publishing success. Everyone goes through this, and, in truth, everyone can handle it.

Presenter: William Kenower

William Kenower is the author of Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write With Confidence, Write Within Yourself: An Author's Companion, and Everyone Has What It Takes: A Writer's Guide to the End of Self-Doubt. He is the Editor-in-Chief of PNWA's Author magazine and a sought-after speaker and teacher. In addition to his books, he's been published in The New York Times and Edible Seattle, Writer's Digest, Parent Map, Tiferet Journal, and has been a featured blogger for the Huffington Post. His video interviews with hundreds of writers from Nora Ephron to Amy Tan to William Gibson are widely considered the best of their kind on the Internet. He also hosts the online radio program PNWA Author2Author where every week, he and different guests discuss the books we write and the lives we lead.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Plan Ahead How to get the most out of a virtual conference, and what to do if you have technical difficulties.

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Presenters: Pam Binder, Jennifer Douwes, Scott Douwes, TBA

Moderator: Pam Binder

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. PDT 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. MDT 6:30 p.m. ? 8:30 p.m. EDT

Pitch Fest & Practice Your Pitch Writing a pitch can be daunting. Gerri Russell will teach you how to write and recite your pitch in a way that feels and sounds natural. Bring your pitch to this class, aiming for two minutes or less, and be ready to go into breakout sessions to polish it and get it ready for primetime. Note: PNWA's pitches will be five minutes long in a one-on-one session with the agent, editor, publisher or producer of your choice. We'll be contacting attendees in August to arrange their appointment.

Presenter: Gerri Russell, Jim Harris, Pam Binder, and Guest Authors

Moderator: TBA

Gerri Russell has done it all when it comes to writing; she's worked as a broadcast journalist, newspaper reporter, magazine columnist, technical writer and editor, instructional designer, which all finally led her to follow her heart's desire of being a romance novelist. Gerri is an award-winning and bestselling author of twenty novels and two novellas. You can find her most days splitting her time between writing adventurous and emotionally intense novels set in the 12th to 17th century Scotland and fun and flirty contemporary novels set in the Pacific Northwest.

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A Conversation with Charles Johnson Join Eliana West with Charles Johnson in a conversation on writing, race, and diversity. In this one-hour dialogue we will be discussing Professor Johnson's book The Way of the Writer, focusing on character development, writing secrets, and self-care for authors. We'll be talking about finding your path as a writer, and not being afraid of taking an unexpected fork in the road.

Presenters: Charles Johnson and Eliana West

Moderator: Jim Harris

Charles Johnson is a novelist, essayist, literary scholar, philosopher, cartoonist, screenwriter, and professor emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle. A MacArthur fellow, his fiction includes Night Hawks, Dr. King's Refrigerator, Dreamer, Faith and the Good Thing, and Middle Passage, for which he won the National Book Award. In 2002 he received the Arts and Letters Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Eliana West is the founder of Writers for Diversity (). Since its creation in 2017, Writers for Diversity has provided a safe space for thoughtful and respectful dialogue, growing to over 1,000 members from around the world and encompassing all genres. Her life experience and DEI training fuels her commitment to an empathetic approach in her engagement with writers. Eliana West writes contemporary interracial romance. Eliana's Heart of Colton series is published through Tule Publishing. Eliana West holds a certificate in Leading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences at Northwestern University.

30-minute informal chat and/or reading with presenter(s) after panel or workshop

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THURSDAY SCHEDULE September 16th, 2021

Pitch to Agents and Publishers

(Registered attendees will receive their personal schedule for this event) 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. MDT 10:00 a.m. ? 8:00 p.m. EDT

Each registration includes one pitch. We will be contacting our registrants to discuss appointment times. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Noon to 1:00 p.m. PDT 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. MDT 3:00 p.m. ? 4:00 p.m. EDT

Plot a Story This Weekend: Day One ? Introduction to the Story Engine Deck. (Day Two and Three will be on Saturday and Sunday) Say goodbye to writer's block. In class one, we will discuss the difference between idea, premise, and plot. We will find your plot and begin using the Story Engine Deck to help you plot your story. We will touch on character development. No need to come with a plot or even a story idea ? that's what we're here to help you find. However, if you have a partial story concept or plot (fully developed worlds, characters, or ideas for a new story), we will apply them to the Story Engine Deck to create the initial spark for a story. By the end of class one, you will know what the story and plot are about and have a rough idea of what characters are needed. Cards are available for free for download (link coming soon). Peter Chiykowski, the creator of Story Engine Deck, Scott Douwes, and Sonja Griffing will help you create a plot for your story with the aid of a deck of writing prompt cards that might change the way you write forever.

Presenters: Peter Chiykowski, Scott Douwes, Sonja Griffing. Bios coming soon.

30-minute informal chat and/or reading with presenter(s) after panel or workshop

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Special Event (Ticket Required) TEA PARTY ? Legends & Scandals

With guest appearance by Julie Quinn 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. PDT 4:00 p.m. ? 5:00 p.m. MDT 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT

Legends & Scandals

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Enjoy tasting a selection of teas while we explore fun and fascinating stories. Along with being a delicious warming beverage, tea has a rich and colorful history. When was tea first discovered and enjoyed? How did tea actually make its way through the world, and why did it end up popular in some countries and not in others? In this class, we meet the legendary characters that helped shape our modern customs and enjoyment of tea--and taste teas they loved or would have loved! We learn about legends of thwarted love, alleged spies, royalty, courageous aristocrats, and more!

Presenter: Roberta Fuhr with guest appearance by Julie Quinn

Moderator: Pam Binder

Julia Quinn is the author of 18 consecutive New York Times bestsellers with over 10 million copies of her books in print. On December 25th, 2020, Bridgerton, a Shondaland/Netflix original series based on her most popular series of books, made its debut to record ratings and critical acclaim. Bridgerton was Netflix's fifth most successful series debut of all time. Julia is an ardent supporter of military families and gives away copies of her novels to service members, veterans, military spouses, and Gold Star Family members each Veterans Day.

Roberta Fuhr is a Certified Tea Specialist and owner of Experience Tea Studio in Issaquah, Washington. Her passion is as much in teaching tea classes as it is in sourcing and sharing wonderful teas with customers. Roberta's business, Experience Tea Studio, is celebrating 10 years of success in 2021. She offers weekly Tea Discovery classes ranging in scope from an introductory Tea Discovery Class, to various Tea & Food Pairing classes, Tea Blending Workshops, Children's Tea & Etiquette class, and much more. In 2020 Roberta helped Girl Scouts of Western Washington develop an online self-study program about tea called Tea: The World in Your Cup."I love to help people of all ages discover tea and learn about the dimension it offers, plus sharing the delight in tea cultures around the world." In addition to professional training, Roberta has traveled to many areas of China, Japan, Sri Lanka and Taiwan, picking and processing tea, meeting with and learning from notable tea professionals, and experiencing the cultures of tea. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Special Event (Included in Registration) With Terry Brooks and Shawn Speakman The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Writers and the New Types of Books that have emerged.

5:00 p.m. ? 6:00 p.m. (PDT) 6:00 p.m. ? 7:00 p.m. (MDT) 8:00 p.m. ? 9:00 p.m. (EDT)

Presenters: Terry Brooks and Shawn Speakman

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Terry Brooks was born in Illinois in 1944. He spent a great deal of his childhood and early adulthood dreaming up stories in and around Sinnissippi Park, the very same setting for Running with the Demon. He received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College, where he majored in English Literature, and went on to earn his graduate degree from the School of Law at Washington & Lee University. A writer since high school and heavily influenced by William Faulkner, it took him seven years to finish writing The Sword of Shannara, which published in 1977. It became the first work of fiction to ever appear on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list, where it remained for over five months. He published The Elfstones of Shannara in 1982 and The Wishsong of Shannara in 1985, both bestsellers. Since that time, he has written numerous novels in the Shannara, Landover, and Word/Void series, including being hand-selected by George Lucas to write the novelization of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, which hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. The Shannara Chronicles, a first season 10-episode TV show, premiered January 5, 2016 on MTV. It adapts The Elfstones of Shannara and features the creative talents of Jon Favreau, Al Gough, Miles Millar, Jonathan Liebesman, and Terry Brooks as an Executive Producer.What more does Terry have in store for us in the future? Visit his website's What's Next? page for the most updated magic only Terry can create. Terry Brooks lives with his wife Judine in the Pacific Northwest and on the road meeting his fans. To read a more comprehensive biography of Terry Brooks, read his memoir/writing book, Sometimes the Magic Works.

Shawn Speakman grew up in the beautiful wilds of Washington State near a volcano and surrounded by old-growth forests filled with magic. After moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington, he befriended New York Times best-selling fantasy author Terry Brooks and became his webmaster, leading to an enchanted life surrounded by words. He is also the webmaster for authors Naomi Novik and David Anthony Durham. Shawn was a manager at one of the largest Barnes & Noble Booksellers in the country for many years and now owns the online bookstore The Signed Page and is a freelance writer for , the Random House science fiction & fantasy website. He also contributed the annotations for The Annotated Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, published in November 2012. And in July 2013, he edited the bestselling fantasy anthology, Unfettered. Shawn is a cancer survivor, knows angel fire east, and lives in Seattle, Washington. The Dark Thorn is his debut novel.

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Extra Add-On Feature Event

7:00 p.m. ? 9:00 p.m. PDT 8:00 p.m. ? 10:00 p.m. MDT 10:00 p.m. ? Midnight EDT

We are working away on networking opportunities. Stay tuned.

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FRIDAY SCHEDULE September 17, 2021

Pitch to Agents and Publishers

(Registered attendees will receive their personal schedule for this event) 7:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. PDT 8:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. MDT 10:00 a.m. ? 11:45 a.m. EDT

Workshops/Panels

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. PDT 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. MDT 11:00 a.m. ? 12:00 p.m. EDT

...and... 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. PDT 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. MDT 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT

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MASTER CLASSES 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PDT 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. MDT 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT

...and... 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MDT 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT

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Special Event (Included in Registration)

Bestselling Authors and Industry Experts Panel 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PDT 3:00 p.m. ? 4:00 p.m. MDT 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT

Marilyn Atlas, Rhonda Penders, Kevin O'Brien, with moderator Robert Dugoni

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Movie Night: Day of the Jackal hosted by Damon Suede

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