San Francisco Writers Conference 2023

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AI Interference: Its Impact & Leveraging Opportunities for Savvy Writers
Andy Jones, Robert Pimm, Elisabeth Kauffman, Patrick Aylward, Moderator: Carla King
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62
How to Utilize IngramSpark: Insights and Best Practices
Bailey Yeager, Deon McAdoo - IngramSpark
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Poetry & Jazz - Open to the Public in the Waterfront Rooms and Atrium
Hosted by Dr. Andy Jones with Poetry readings by our Poetry Summit Presenters, followed by Open Mic
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63B
End of Conference Poem: A poem at breakfast on the conference's final day in the tradition of Poets Laureate to mark the occasion of our gathering.
Dr. Andy Jones
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Indie Publishing: What's the Big Deal?
Jim Azevedo - Draft2Digital
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Color Printing Essentials: The ABC(MYK)s of color printing that every children's book, photo book, or coffee book table author needs to know.
Patrick Aylward, Rachel Kerr - BookBaby
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Taking the Conference Home With You
Laurie McLean & Lissa Provost
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Fiction Track: Weaving Theme into Your Fiction - Dos and Don'ts
Rick Mofina, Wendy Tokunaga, Cara Black, Moderator: Kristen Tatroe
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5
Hollywood Summit: What Hollywood Wants
Phil Beauman, Bruce Wawrzyniak, EJ DeBrun, Moderator Paul Zeidman
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Nonfiction Track: The Nonfiction Influencer
Rusty Shelton & Paige Velasquez Budde
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Business & Marketing Track: How Every Author Can Get Ready, Get Read & Get Readers
Katharine Sands
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9
Workshop: Centering and Strategizing for the Already Overwhelmed
Group Session with Conference Concierge Nina Amir
Workshop

10
Fiction Track: The 3 Elements of Plot That Improve Every Story
Jordan Rosenfeld
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11
Hollywood Summit: I Spy IP Everywhere. What It Is and Why It Matters
Phil Beauman, Bruce Wawrzyniak, Moderator: EJ DeBrun
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Nonfiction Track: Inspiring the Senses: Writing Well about Food
Steph Rodriguez, Stephanie Molina, Moderator: Elise Marie Collins
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Fiction Track: PANEL: Punching Home Your Scene in the Last Three Lines
Rick Mofina, Cara Black, Kristen Tate, Martha Engber, Moderator: Jordan Rosenfeld
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Hollywood Summit: An Adaptation's Journey: How Books Make It to the Big Screen
Elizabeth Gonzalez-James, EJ Debrun, Moderator: Paul Zeidman
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Nonfiction Track: Your Blueprint for Blogging
Mary Knippel, Nina Amir
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Business & Marketing Track: The Unconventional Book Launch
Isidra Mencos - Missing Opening 5 Min.
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21
First Draft Pitch Workshop
Michael Carr, Bianca Franco, Moderator: Jordan Bernal
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Fiction Track: "World" as the Heart of Your Novel
Tanya Egan Gibson
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Hollywood Summit: Fade In: An Introduction to Screenplay Formatting
Paul Zeidman
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Nonfiction Track: The Mindset and Habits of a Productive Nonfiction Writer
Nina Amir
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Business & Marketing Track: Market Your Book with a Podcast
Brooke Warner, Grant Faulkner, Moderator: Sharon Spaulding
Panel

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Travel as Research
Carole Bumpus, B. Lynn Goodwin, Rick Mofina, Moderator: Carla King
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Fiction Track: PANEL: How to Make Readers Emote When Reading Your Fiction
Rick Mofina, C. S. Lakin, Tanya Egan Gibson, Moderator Wendy Tokunaga
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Hollywood Summit: Bam! Pow! What Makes a Dynamic Script
Phil Beauman, Paul Zeidman, EJ DeBrun
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Nonfiction Track: Your Life as a Book: Agents on Memoir
Katharine Sands, Andy Ross
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Business & Marketing Track: Quiz Marketing for Authors
Rusty Shelton & Paige Velasquez Budde
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33
The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story
Grant Faulkner
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35
Agent & Editor AMA in the Ballroom
Agents: Lisa Abellera, Malaga Baldi, Michael Carr, Karly Dizon, Melanie Figueroa, Maeve MacLysaught,
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Meet the Poets: Poetry Summit Presenters - Our poets will talk about what inspires them, read a poem, and offer a writing prompt.
Tongo Eisen-Martin, Kim Shuck, Prartho Sereno, Terry Ehret, Andy Jones, Moderator: Diane Frank
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Fiction Track: PANEL: Crafting Reliable and Unreliable Narrators
Kristen Tatroe, Jordan Rosenfeld, Martha Engber, Julia Vee. Moderator: Jacquelin Cangro
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Poetry: Meet the Publishers - The Journey from Poet to Author
Terry Ehret, Co-Founder, Sixteen Rivers Press; Diane Frank, Chief Editor, Blue Light Press; Lissa Pr
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Kidlit Track: Publishing and the Graphic Novel Boom - Understanding the trends, marketplace, and expectations for publishing graphic novels today
Alexis Fajardo
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Business & Marketing Track: How to Sell Your Memoir in the New Era of Publishing
Brooke Warner
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Fiction Track: Microtension: The Secret Element That Keeps Readers Reading
C. S. Lakin
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Speaking Back to the World through Poetry - Hear what inspires our Poet Laureates, listen to their poems, and let them inspire you.
Tongo Eisen-Martin, Poet Laureate of San Francisco, Kim Shuck, Poet Laureate Emerita of San Francisc
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Kidlit Track: Authenticity and Representation
Aya de León, Ying Compestine, Lisa Abellera
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Nonfiction Track: Self-Editing Skills: How to Polish like a Pro
Jordan Rosenfeld
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Business & Marketing Track: Pitch the Media
Steph Rodriguez, Joey Garcia, Elizabeth Gonzalez-James
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Self-Pub Nuts & Bolts & Upgrades for 2023
Jim Azevedo, Deon McAdoo, Patrick Aylward. Moderator: Carla King
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Fiction Track: PANEL: Working with Freelance Editors
Kristen Tate, Kristen Tatroe, Tanya Egan Gibson, Jacquelin Cangro, Moderator: Monica Wesolowska
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Poetry Summit: Virtuoso Editing Techniques: Revision shows a love of your work. How do we get there?
Daniel J. Langton, Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University; Terry Ehret, Sixteen Rivers P
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Kidlit Track: Cool Characters and Playful Plots: The Joy of Writing Middle-Grade Series
Penny Warner
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Just the Facts: How to Research True Crime
Scott Robert Anderson, Asanté Simons, Moderator: Geri Spieler
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Business & Marketing Track: The Secrets to Improving Your Newsletter Open Rate & Growing Your Email List
Joey Garcia
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Writing for Change: History and Herstory: The Politics of Colorism, Dictatorship, and Patriarchy
Sheryl Bize-Boutte, Isidra Mencos, Gini Grossenbacher, Anniqua Rana
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Fiction Track: The Art of Backstory: Creating Dynamic Characters through Their Past
Jacquelin Cangro
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Poetry Summit: How to Write a Poem that is Larger Than You Are
Daniel J. Langton, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Kim Shuck, Prartho Sereno, Terry Ehret, Moderator: Diane Fran
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Kidlit Track: How to find and meet educational objectives so you can do school presentations and get invited back.
Penny Warner, Kate Farrell
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Nonfiction Track: Choosing Your Author Support Team
Bruce Wawrzyniak, Elisabeth Kauffman, Elizabeth Gonzalez-James, Natalie Obando. Moderator: Sharon Sp
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Business & Marketing Track: Legal Issues for Authors
Robert Pimm
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Fiction Track: Revising Your Novel: Where to Start
Wendy Tokunaga
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Writing for Change: How Spoken Word Art Enhances Public Speaking: A Storyteller and Poet Share Tips and Techniques
Kate Farrell, Dr. Andy Jones
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KidLit Critique Session: Illustrator portfolios
Gordon Warnock, Alexis Fajardo, Armand Baltazar, Moderator: Karly Dizon
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Nonfiction Track: Nonfiction Book Proposals Agents & Editors Love
Andy Ross, Georgia Hughes
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Business & Marketing Track: The Six Steps of Your Audiobook Master Plan
Kendra Murray, Ralph Scott, Tutti Taygerly, Paul Bryan Roach MD USN (ret.)
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Workshop: Last Pitch Effort - You've learned a lot this weekend and your book may have changed direction in the process. Update your pitch and let it
Lisa Abellera
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Fiction Track: How to Create Unforgettable Characters through Dynamic Exchanges
Martha Engber
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Writing for Change Workshop: Flash Fiction in New Spaces
Sheryl Bize-Boutte, Gini Grossenbacher
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KidLit Critique Session: Hook, Line, & Sinker: First Page Critique
Lisa Abellera, Michael Carr, Moderator: Karly Dizon
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Nonfiction Track: Expand Your Audience & Opportunities: Write, Pitch & Publish A High-Concept Personal Essay
Joey Garcia & Elizabeth Gonzales-James
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Business & Marketing Track: How to Partner with a Publicist
Bruce Wawrzyniak
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Fiction Track: Sensory Elements Your Story Needs That You've Never Used
Kristen Tate, Amanda Traylor, Cara Black, Julia Vee, Moderator C. S. Lakin
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Finding or Building Your Writing Community
Carole Bumpus, Elise Marie Collins, Natalie Obando, Moderator: Carla King
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Kidlit Track: So You Want To Make A Graphic Novel: A look at how graphic novels get made from inception to publication
Alexis Fajardo
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Nonfiction Track: Creating Anthologies from Idea to Publication
Mary Knippel, Geri Spieler, Diane Frank
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Business & Marketing Track: Greenlight Your Audiobook
Kendra Murray, Ralph Scott, Andrea Stewart, Ann Richardson
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Keynote
Joyce Maynard
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Announcements, Writing Contest & Scholarship Winners, Keynote
David Henry Sterry of America's Next Great Author
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