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2025 Breakout Sessions
9:50-10:30 Breakout Sessions 1
Art Factory: Draw a Scene with Ellen T. Crenshaw, Jarad Greene, Emma Hunsinger, & Cara Bean.
What a Character with Louangie Bou-Montes, Diana Renn, Colleen AF Venable, & David Valdes.
Writing Non-Traditional Structures with James Bird, Kaija Langley, George Jreije, & Kate Fussner.
Idea Factory: Create a Story with Jennie Wood, Rebecca Caprara, Colby Cedar Smith, & Nicole Lesperance.
Writing Authentic YA with Annie Cardi, Elizabeth Santiago, Kendall Kulper, & Desmond Hall.
10:40-11:20 Breakout Sessions 2
Crafting Natural Dialogue with Kendall Kulper, George Jreije, Emma Hunsinger, & Elizabeth Santiago.
Now What? Getting Past the Beginning with Diana Renn, Jarad Greene, Kate Fussner, & Nicole Lesperance.
Why Under-Represented Characters Are Important with James Bird, Louangie Bou-Montes, Colleen AF Venable, & Kaija Langley.
Book Speed Dating with Jennie Wood, Desmond Hall, David Valdes, & Cara Bean.
How to Get Published with Annie Cardi, Rebecca Caprara, Colby Cedar Smith, & Ellen T. Crenshaw.
"I attended the illustration breakout in the library and it was an excellent workshop between attendees and illustrations. I attended the second breakout in the main library and found it very helpful with insight by authors on their challenges and how they overcame them. Very helpful for me as an author, myself."
"I was pleasantly surprised by how helpful the breakout session was--I had access to two published authors to discuss writing fiction. It was very encouraging!"
"The authors were wonderful to a talk to and were more than happy to answer questions."
"I really liked the different options for the breakout sessions there. My favorite was the book speed dating, because it was more one on one."
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