Registration & Schedule
January 26
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Walk-in tickets will be for sale at the door. Cash or check only.
Walk-in tickets will be for sale at the door. Cash or check only.
*Critique groups are sold out. Auditing tickets available for $10.
*Liminted lunches for sale (unless one was pre-ordered). Bring a sack lunch.
PARKING is FREE
Conference, Critique & Lunch Order Instructions
Conference, Critique & Lunch Order Instructions
Please read before purchasing your ticket.
Please read before purchasing your ticket.
Click the button below to purchase your Conference ticket.
Once the Conference selection has been made, you'll see the Additional Items screen (shown at the right). This is where you'll purchase a Critique Session ticket and lunch (both optional).
Please consider the Critique Session option carefully! *If the Critique Session is not selected at this time, you must send an email to Sierrawriters@gmail.com before January 10th. In the e-mail you must specify which genre you wish to attend and bring a check for $20 to the registration table at the Conference.
An Audit Ticket ( $10 paid at the door and listening only) is available on conference day.
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
Early Bird Registration
Early Bird Registration
Full-day Admission
$45 early bird
+ $20 for afternoon critique workshop
After January 15th
After January 15th
Full-day Admission
$65
+ $20 for afternoon critique workshop
Student Admission
$15 early bird or at the door
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
9:15 Doors Open
10:00 Introduction by Sierra Writers and Sierra College
10:30 – 11:30 Workshops
Mary Volmer: “The Cat and the Pickle Dish: Creating Compelling Narratives Using Details Foreign and Familiar”
Gene Berson: “The Surrealist Dream Catcher’s Poetry Practice Workshop”
Betsy Graziani Fasbinder: “Page to Stage: Tips to Instantly Improve Your Public Speaking”
Julie Baker: “Audience Development: How to build and earn the audience for your writing”
11:45 – 12:45 Workshops
Sands Hall: “Fictional Techniques for the Memoirist”
Larry Gold: “Lessons Learned after Writing Eighteen Novels”
Patricia Dove Miller: “Spilling Family Secret: In memoir, how do you tell the truth without offending the family?"
Catharine Bramkamp: “Process;Turn personal stories into compelling fiction.”
12:45 – 1:30 LUNCH WITH THE AUTHORS
1:30 – 2:30 Josh Weil, Keynote Speaker - “Into Your Fear: Writing What Scares You”
2:45 – 4:15 Critique Sessions
Critique Session Participation: Pre-registration required to participate. $10 at the door to audit (listening only).
Lunch
After purchasing a Conference ticket, you may preorder lunch ($14).
Selections
- Avoturkey: Turkey, avocado, Provolone cheese, & sprouts on a Julian roll
- Havana: Smoked ham, bacon, Swiss cheese, dill spears, & mustard on Ciabatta
- Vegetarian: Roasted bell peppers, eggplant, onions, & squash over kale with Greek feta vinaigrette
Some lunches will be available for purchase at the Conference, but the choice will be limited to first-come-first-serve.
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