2025
Unless noted otherwise, all main keynote events are free, open to the public, and take place in the McLane Great Hall and in 3rd floor Bawcom conference rooms. An asterisk (*) denotes events that require conference registration.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
2:00p Registration table & exhibitor tables open
2:15 - 3:15
- Concurrent Panel 1
- Concurrent Panel 2
2:45 – 4:00 Coffee Service (w/light refreshments)
3:30 - 4:30
- UMHB Creative Writing Showcase
- Panel 3
4:45 - 5:45
- Concurrent Panel 4
- Concurrent Panel 5
6:00 - 7:00 Open Mic Reading and Refreshments
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20
8:00a Registration table & exhibitor tables open
8:15-9:15
- Concurrent Panel 5*
- Concurrent Panel 6*
9:30-10:30 Katy Karl’s fiction reading
10:45-12:00
- Daniel Bowman Jr.’s nonfiction workshop*
- Dana Gioia poetry workshop w/UMHB students*
- Concurrent Panel 7*
- Concurrent Panel 8*
12:15-1:15 Lunch*
1:30-2:30
- Poetry workshop [Poet TBA]
- Concurrent Panel 9*
- Concurrent Panel 10*
1:30-2:30 Katy Karl’s fiction workshop w/UMHB students*
2:15-3:00 Coffee Service (w/light refreshments)*
3:15-4:00 Featured Presenters Q&A
4:10-5:10
- Concurrent Panel 11*
- Concurrent Panel 12*
7:00 Dana Gioia Keynote
8:15 Creative Arts Event [TBD]
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
8:00 Registration table & exhibitor tables open
8:15-9:30
- Katy Karl’s fiction workshop*
- Daniel Bowman Jr.’s nonfiction workshop w/UMHB students*
- Concurrent Panel 13*
- Concurrent Panel 14*
9:30-11:00 Coffee Service (w/light refreshments)*
9:45-11:00 Daniel Bowman Jr.’s nonfiction reading
11:10-12:10
- Concurrent Panel 15*
- Concurrent Panel 16*
12:15 Closing lunch*
*Denotes conference registration required
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