Oh. My. Heck. You know you’re dying. You can’t take in the awesome fast enough. You’re color-coding your calendar for this live event, and that live chat, and that amazing vlog. It would be easier to clear all three days right now. *wink*
Without further adieu, we’re proud to present the schedule of events for WriteOnCon 2011, which takes place from Tuesday, August 16 – Thursday, August 18.
You’ll also notice some items in red below. Those are times when the threads will open in the forums for the Live Forum Events. Submissions will open 24 hours in advance so participants can submit their queries or pitches for critique. Thus, WriteOnCon actually begins today!
WriteOnCon Schedule of Events:
*all times EDT, LIVE events are noted in blue and will take place here. Content will take place on the main WriteOnCon site.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Our Ninja Agent program officially opens in forum.
11:00 AM: Author Emma Walton Hamilton’s thread opens in the forum. Participants can post their questions for Emma, as well as picture book queries for critique. Entries capped at 50.
8:00 PM: Literary agent Jessica Sinsheimer’s thread opens in the forum. Participants can leave questions for her to answer.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011:
6:00 AM: Welcome Keynote by author Josh Berk – in a BATHROBE!
7:00 AM: Pacing in Contemporary YA by author Sara Zarr
7:30 AM: Call for questions for literary agent Steven Malk
8:00 AM: How to Write A Killer First Sentence by author Jodi Meadows
8:30 AM: Picture Book Queries by author Emma Walton Hamilton
9:00 AM: Myths and Misconceptions by literary agent Holly Root, and editors Molly O’Neill and Martha Mihalick
10:00 AM: Drawing From Memory by author Alan Silberberg
10:30 AM: Writing For Multiple Ages by author Shelley Moore Thomas
11:00 AM: Literary agents Carlie Webber and Christina Hogrebe’s thread opens in the forum. Participants can post their “Twitter pitch” (pitch in 140 characters or less) and first 100 words for critique/comment. Entries capped at 75.
11:00 AM: Live Forum Q&A and PB query critiques with author Emma Walton Hamilton
***This event takes places in our FORUM. Emma will be answering questions and offering advice on previously submitted PB queries HERE.
***Click here to learn how our live forum events will work.
12:00 PM: On Platform, a live chat with literary agent Sara Megibow
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
1:00 PM: Creating Compelling Settings by author Jessi Kirby
1:30 PM: Puzzled By Picture Books by author/illustrator Sarah Frances Hardy
2:00 PM: Is your MS ready for submission? by author Tom Leveen
2:30 PM: LGBT Lit by author Scott Tracey
3:00 PM: Live Q&A chat with literary agent Suzie Townsend
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
4:00 PM: Don’t Give Up! by author Beth Revis
4:30 PM: Writing Magical Realism by author Nova Ren Suma
5:00 PM: COLLECTIVE BLOGGING & BOOK PROMOTION — Ten ways to collaborate with fellow bloggers and writers on-line and in-person (For published and not-yet-published writers!)—Stages on Pages
6:00 PM: Author Collaboration with author Jay Asher
8:00 PM: Live Q&A Forum Event with literary agent Jessica Sinsheimer
***This event takes places in our FORUM. Jessica will be answering questions HERE.
***Click here to learn how our live forum events will work.
9:00 PM: Panel of Professionals (Michelle Andelman, Emily Meehan, Annette Pollert, Jim McCarthy)
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
Nightly Recap — including giveaway links.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
6:00 AM: The Debut Year by author Lindsey Leavitt
7:00 AM: Illustration 101 by JH Everett and the Studio 5 Illustrators
7:30 AM: Putting Yourself Out There by author Saundra Mitchell
8:00 AM: I DON’T CARE THAT HE’S HOT: Building Believable Romance by editor Martha Mihalick
8:30 AM: The Shakeover Makeover—Shake Your PB Till It Shines! by authors Tiffany Strelitz Haber & Corey Rosen Schwartz
9:00 AM: Novel Beginnings, How to Find the Best Place to Start by author Lisa Schroeder
9:30 AM: How to Write A Synopsis by author Jodi Meadows
10:00 AM: Creating Characters for Picture Books by author Tammi Sauer
10:30 AM: What Makes Middle Grade Sing? by literary agent Joanna Volpe
11:00 AM: Live Twitter Pitch Event with literary agents Carlie Webber and Christina Hogrebe
***This event takes places in our forum. Carlie and Christina will be commenting on the previously submitted pitches HERE.
***Click here to learn how our live forum events will work.
12:00 PM: Are You Ready to Query? by literary agent Kate Testerman
12:30 PM: On Compactness by literary agent Weronika Janczuk
1:00 PM: Live Q&A with author Sarah Rees Brennan
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
2:00 PM: Character Growth by author Lauren Oliver
2:30 PM: Balancing Writing, Work, and Life by editor Kendra Levin
3:00 PM: Live Query Letter Q&A with literary agent Jenny Bent
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
4:00 PM: Submission Basics by literary agent Ginger Clark
4:30 PM: How I Know If I Like It by literary agent Sara Crowe
5:00 PM: Live YA Q&A chat with Holly Root and Barbara Poelle
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
5:30 PM: Critique Groups 101 by the YA Muses
6:00 PM: Marketing 101 for Children’s Book Authors by author Emma Walton Hamilton
9:00 PM: Panel of Professionals (Kate Testerman, Martha Mihalick, Joanna Volpe, Jen Rofe, Diana Fox)
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
Nightly Recap — including giveaway links.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
6:00 AM: Ask A Bookbuyer by bookbuyers Faith Hochhalter and Brandi Stewart
7:00 AM: Chapter Books, Graphic Novels, & Hybrids: Exploring the Potential of the Young Reader Market by author Eric Wight
7:30 AM: How/When I Know A Manuscript Is Right For Me by editor Annette Pollert
8:00 AM: 10 Traits of an Author by author Amy Dominy
8:30 AM: Moments That Matter by author Matt Myklusch
9:00 AM: Writing A Great Query by literary agent Jim McCarthy
9:30 AM: Respect by author Kiersten White
10:00 AM: Live 250-word Pitch Event with literary agent Alyssa Eisner Henkin
***This event takes places in our forum. Alyssa will be critiquing the previously submitted pitches HERE.
***Click here to learn how our live forum events will work.
11:00 AM: Successful Marketing/Promo/School Visits by author Jon S. Lewis
11:30 AM: Pacing by author Tara Hudson
12:00 PM: Live chat with literary agents Marietta Zacker, Joan Paquette, and Michael Bourret
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
1:00 PM: Revision by author Carrie Ryan
2:00 PM: An Editor’s Perspective on What Authors Should and Should Not Talk About Online by editor Liesa Abrams
3:00 PM: Traditional vs. Self-Publishing Live Chat with literary agent Sara Megibow
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
4:00 PM: Dialogue by literary agent Tina Wexler (blog)
5:00 PM: Live YA Query Letter Event with literary agent Roseanne Wells
***This event takes places in our forum. Roseanne will be commenting on previously submitted query letters HERE.
***Click here to learn how our live forum events will work.
5:30 PM: Class of 2K12 Vlog
6:00 PM: Answers to Questions by literary agent Steven Malk
6:30 PM: The Reading Room TOP 5
9:00 PM: Panel of Professionals (Natalie Fischer, Anica Rissi, Kathleen Ortiz)
TOPIC: Open Q&A
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
10:30 PM: AB Lit Chat (Jen Rofe, Kelly Sonnack, Jennifer Laughran, Caryn Wiseman)
***This is a live event. Please click here to make sure you know how live events work.
Nightly Recap — including giveaway links.
Wow. You didn’t have to write *cue head explosion* at the end because you knew that had already happened halfway down the page.
Please accept my thanks for all your work as I pick up the pieces of myself.
Sounds so awesome. Thanks so much for organizing it all. I can tell it must have been TONS of work.
What fun! This is my first con and I can’t wait! Thanks for everyone’s hard work to put this on.
Holy mackeral! This looks awesome. Nice work, girls!
Anybody have any idea how to do this when you’re home alone with your kids?
I’m thinking bribery.
Because I messed this up with a chat this week, I have to make sure I know for this
What time zone?
All times are in the Eastern Time Zone (EDT), Chelsey!
WOW oh WOW! What a lineup! Thank you , ladies!
So excited! I sat here clapping my hands as I read the events
THANK YOU!
This is all just too amazing to process. How am I supposed to work this week? How, I ask? FANTASTIC WORK!
There is awesomeness oozing out of every bit of this schedule.
You guys ROCK!
Wow – tingling with excitement!
Thank you for all your efforts in pulling this fabulous event together!
If you miss a live event, will there be an archive to access that info? I’d hate to miss any part of this. Thanks for all you do, all of you!
Yes June, we’ll have replays archived on our site of all the live events, just like we always do.
Wow. All I can say is wow!
THIS IS AN AMAZING SCHEDULE!!! Wowza, y’all are fantastic!!!
So how do you get to the events that are written in gray? There’s no link or other info,
WriteOnCon is really awesome, it is being at a conference in your own home…like time traveling, or beaming yourself there. Getting great info.
I can’t afford the “pay to travel to” conferences, though agents and authors recommend them so highly. So bringing to us something as amazing as WOC is beyond, simply beyond. I couldn’t be more grateful for your efforts in all of the planning that’s taken place and more appreciative of everyone who donated their time (and valuable prizes).
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
All my best,
Kiera
Good Lord, how did you manage to fit all this stuff into 3 days when it’s going to take me weeks to wade through it all???-
Thanks for making WritOnCon accessible to all. The quality of speakers and variety of formats were impressive and well done. Interactive and fun, the online conference mirrored the YA experience. Great job!
good goodness! what a treasure trove. thanks for putting this all together!
Thank you Thank you Thank you — WriteOnCon for hosting this amazing event. I can’t believe how many awesome sessions you packed into three days! I am still playing catch up.