2012 St. Davids Christian Writers' Conference Schedule
Tuesday, June 19 |
1:00 PM: Beginning of Retreats |
2:00 PM: Registration |
5:00 PM: Supper |
7:00 PM: Keynote Address |
Wednesday, June 20 |
Thursday, June 21 |
Friday, June 22 |
7:30 AM: Chapel |
7:30 AM: Chapel |
7:30 AM: Chapel |
8:00 AM: Breakfast |
8:00 AM: Breakfast |
8:00 AM: Breakfast |
9:15 AM |
9:15 AM |
9:15 AM |
Jim Watkins: "Writing with Banana Peels--Basic Principles of Humor" Austin Camacho: "The Basic Elements of Fiction--Creating Characters Readers Will Love" Susan Swan: "Children's Writers' Retreat, Part One" Barbara Crooker: "Poetry with Barbara Crooker, Part One" |
Jim Watkins: "Writing with Banana Peels--Twenty Tools/Techniques for Writing Humor" Austin Camacho: "The Basic Elements of Fiction--How the Plot Thickens" Susan Swan: "Children's Writers' Retreat, Part Three" Barbara Crooker: "Poetry with Barbara Crooker, Part Two" |
Jim Watkins: "Writing with Banana Peels--Practical Advice and Dangers of Using Humor" Austin Camacho: "The Basic Elements of Fiction--Sharpen Your Dialogue" Susan Swan: "Children's Writers' Retreat, Part Five" Barbara Crooker: "Poetry with Barbara Crooker, Part Three" |
10:45 AM |
10:45 AM |
10:45 AM |
Mary Ann Diorio: "Writing Short Stories for Children" Melanie Rigney: "Writers' Retreat, Part One" Austin Camacho: "Nuts and Bolts of Self-Publishing--Self-Publishing Choices" Zena Dell Lowe: "Hollywood Story-telling Tools--Finding Your Story and The Three-Act Structure" |
Mary Ann Diorio: "Writing Nonfiction for Children" Melanie Rigney: "Writers' Retreat, Part Three" Austin Camacho: "Nuts and Bolts of Self-Publishing--The Publishing Process" Zena Dell Lowe: "Hollywood Story-telling Tools--It's All about Character" |
To Be Announced Melanie Rigney: "Writers' Retreat, Part Five" Austin Camacho: "Nuts and Bolts of Self-Publishing--Marketing Yourself" Zena Dell Lowe: "Hollywood Story-telling Tools--Mastering Visual Images" |
12:00: Lunch |
12:00: Lunch |
12:00: Lunch |
| 1:30 PM: General Session | 1:30 PM: General Session | 1:30 PM: General Session |
Jim Watkins: "Confessions of an Author and Speaker" |
Faculty Panel on "Writing and the Writer's Life" |
Zena Dell Lowe: "Calling and Responsiblity--What Is a Christian Artist?" |
2:30 PM |
2:30 PM |
2:30 PM |
Mary Ann Diorio: "Life Management for Writers" Zena Dell Lowe "Hollywood Story-Telling Tools--Set-Ups and Pay-offs" Melanie Rigney: "A New Beginning: Finding Yourself as a Writer--The Call" |
Jim Watkins: "Writing for an Audience of Three Billion--Online Writing Opportunities" Mary Ann Diorio: "Writing with Pizzazz!" Melanie Rigney: "A New Beginning: Finding Yourself as a Writer--The Sending Forth" |
Jim Watkins: "Writing for an Audience of Three Billion--The Nuts & Bolts of Blogging, Web Sites, etc." Open Mic |
3:30 PM |
3:30 PM |
3:30 PM |
Melanie Rigney: "Writers' Retreat, Part Two" Susan Swan: "Children's Writers' Retreat, Part Two" |
Melanie Rigney: "Writers' Retreat, Part Four" Susan Swan: "Children's Writers' Retreat, Part Four" |
St. Davids Association Meeting |
5:00 PM: Supper |
5:00 PM: Supper |
6:00 PM: Banquet |
7:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
7:00 PM |
Literary Coffeehouse |
Great St. Davids Auction |
Awards Ceremony |
9:30 PM: Devotions |
9:30 PM: Devotions |
9:30 PM: Devotions |