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Vendors Hall - GYM
1030 AM - 10:45 AM: Welcome and Opening of Vendors Hall
GYM -10:00AM - 4:00 PM: Vendor tables
Coffee/Tea Snacks Service (by ticket or by donation) Available all day.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM:
F.A.N.S (host)
All Participants' Reception
and Q & A
Description: Friendly Authors Networking Socials group hosting a Meet and Greet with all presenters and panel members.
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Readers' Stream - Room A
(Capacity 40)
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Break
Coffee and snacks in GYM
11:00 AM - 11:45 PM:
Ron Kearse (host) and panel members: Jessie Blair, Jay Taylor, Monique Jacob
Panel "Writing as a Revolutionary Act in this Increasingly Extreme World:
Description: In a world where book bans are a thing, and people are actively discouraged from both expressing themselves and communicating their messages, the act of putting pen-to-paper, or fingers-to-keyboard becomes a revolutionary act! Where once we had the freedom to publish what we needed to say, we now face the specter of book bans and whole communities are finding their written histories are being erased! Are writers the new “Underground Resistance Movement” in an increasingly homogenized world?
11:45 AM - 12:00 AM: Break
Coffee and snacks in GYM
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM:
Author Reading: Wanda Gray "Broken Butterfly"
Description: Wanda Gray is the author of the book "Broken Butterfly," published on March 19th. It is a local true story that is parts elegy and true crime. Wanda's daughter was lured and taken into captivity by a serial predator. This is a dual re-telling by Wanda of her experiences and her daughter's now in the spirit world. Wanda has been speaking at events and has a goal to reach 1 in 3 families affected by crime, trauma, addiction, loss, and grief. Wanda will discuss her book in terms of why she wrote it, and her mission, read some of it, and open up for questions. The presentation will be followed by a book signing with copies available for purchase.
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM: Lunch Break
Several coffee shops and restaurants within a two-block radius of the .venue
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM:
Author Reading: J.F. McDermott "Go Fast Go Faster. An Adevocate's Journey"
Description: Go Fast Go Faster is a tender, funny, and deeply moving story of a father’s love for his daughter, and how together, they continue to triumph over tragedy. In November of 1995, birth trauma left James McDermott’s daughter Mariel profoundly brain injured, physically disabled, and unable to care for herself. This event started him on a journey of love and compassion for her and others who face similar challenges. Determined to create a meaningful and empowered life for his beautiful daughter, he stood bravely in the face of people and systems that devalued her and others like her. Using humour and positivity to cope through hard times, James dedicated himself to improving the lives of people with developmental disabilities, fighting for both their inclusion and their health. In 2017, he invented the CareChanger, a device he built for his daughter that will revolutionize personal care for wheelchair users. In this book, James honours both his adventures with Mariel ...and the many people who have touched her life through their compassion and care. We also get to meet the Glorious Golfers, a wonderful story about friendship, overcoming adversity and being inspired by inclusion.
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Break
Coffee and snacks in GYM
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM:
Author Reading: George Pesut "The Fourth Period: Between the Ice Sheets "
Description: An account of a 21-year career globetrotting in the good ole game. Hockey took him from the NHL, WHA, and North American Pro Leagues to the Swiss Alps and Germany.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM:
F.A.N.S (host)
All Participants' Reception
and Q & A
Please return to GYM
Description: Friendly Authors Networking Socials group hosting a Meet and Greet with all presenters and panel members.
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Writers' Stream Room BFont
(Capacity 20) Please bring pen & paper.
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Break
Coffee and snacks in GYM
11:00 AM - 11:45 PM:
Frank Wilson, presenter
Workshop: "Looking for the Words"
Description: That is what writers are doing all the time; finding the right words to describe, to tell the story, to convey the emotion and so much more. Perhaps because I turned back to poetry after writing short stories and feature articles for magazines, much of my poetry tends to build on narrative which in turn often tries to paint a picture – within the frame of which more can sometimes be found.
This presentation draws on my experience of working with images created by artists and photographers which began with my very first collection of poems and has continued ever since. Over time I have collaborated with thirty different image makers – something I am aware is not the way that most poets have worked.
11:45 AM - 12:00 AM: Break
Coffee and snacks in GYM
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM:
Jane Bow, presenter
Workshop "Accessing Your Creativity Through the Power of Words"
Description: Come and explore how and why words work. Connect with their power through writing, and go home with a newly created character who is uniquely yours.
This workshop starts with a few minutes of body awareness meditation. You will then use all of your senses to examine a natural object. Writing freely, you will let the words guide you. Examining the nature of your words’ energies will give you tools so that, returning to your object, you can use it to create a character that is uniquely yours. (Natural objects will be provided.)
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM: Lunch Break
Several coffee shops and restaurants within a two-block radius of the venue.
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM:
Karen Lee White, presenter
Workshop "Making Friends with Your Writer's Block"
Description: Make Friends with Your Writer’s Block Is it Writer’s Block or are you in a thinking cycle? Stress from a looming deadline and no inspiration to get it done? Let’s discover ways to generate your creative spirit when it seems to have left you in a fun and no judgement zone. Appropriate for beginning Writers to the well-established.
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Break
Coffee and snacks in GYM
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM:
Zoe Duff (host) and panel members: TBA
Panel "I have written the book - now what?"
Description: Tips and discussion on
- editing for submission,
- various publication options,
- online, in-person, and social media marketing
- press releases, press kits, and networking.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM:
F.A.N.S (host)
All Participants' Reception
and Q & A
Please return to GYM
Description: Friendly Authors Networking Socials group hosting a Meet and Greet with all presenters and panel members.
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