Friday, August 15

6 p.m. - Kickoff Keynote: Being a Good Literary Citizen, Johnathan Haupt, executive director, Pat Conroy Literary Center 

6:45 p.m. - Audience Networking Game

7:50 p.m. - Drink Refill Break

8 p.m. - Modern Publishing Landscape: Tara Alemany, Emerald Lake Books; Alexa Bigwarfe, Write|Publish|Sell and the Women in Publishing Summit; and Michael McGandy,  University of South Carolina Press

9 p.m. - Write-In Session for Those Night Owls

Saturday, August 16

9 a.m. - Welcome, Agenda & Resources Review

9:10 a.m. - “What am I Doing Wrong?” Chad Rhoads walks us through the common mistakes writers make in craft and publishing.

10 a.m. - Really Useful Resources: Michelle Schlorb and Shalina Grorich from One Hundred Hours of Writing and Bill Patterson talk critique groups, accountability partners, editors and more.

11 a.m. - Making it to the Big Screen: Brad Jayne of IndieGrants and Jocelyn Rish, writer and filmmaker, talk alternative outlets, adaptations and serialization.

Noon - Lunchtime Keynote: Jodie Cain Smith, Southern author of Splintered Reeds, Bayou Cresting and The Woods at Barlow Bend, talks about the long, slow, rewarding path to publishing success.

12:50 p.m. - Being in the Author Business: Raegan Teller, author of the Enid Blackwell mystery series, discusses the business side of authorprenuership.

1:45 p.m. - Perfecting Your Work: Shannon Ivey

2:40 p.m. - Authors Against Book Bans: A conversation with Jonathan Haupt and Jennifer Bartell Boykin, co-chairs of the SC Chapter of AABB.

3:30 p.m. - Wrap-Up Discussion and What We Missed