Program

Wednesday, July 9th


5:30–6:45pm
Welcome and Check-in
 

6:30–7:15 pm
Panel 1: The Publishing Process
Panelists:   Malaika Adero, Dawn Davis, Julia Masnik, Michael Mejias, LaToya Smith, Cheryl Klein
Moderator: Linda Duggins


7:15-8:00pm
Panel 2: The Realities of the Writing Life
Panelists:   Jeffery Renard Allen, Mitchell Jackson, Sergio Troncoso, Neela Vaswani and Morowa Yejidé
Moderator: Laura Pegram


8:00-9:00pm
Pitch Slam
Participating Editors / Agents: Dawn Davis, Julia Masnik, Michael Mejias, LaToya Smith, Cheryl Klein


9:00-9:30pm
Wine and cheese reception

Manuscript Consultations with Sulay Hernandez will be off-site