San Francisco Writers Conference, 2022 SFWC Schedule

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2022 San Francisco Writers Conference

Friday, July 22nd

Eyespiration Writers Walk meetup @ 6:55

Grand Ballroom Foyer 7:00-8:00 am

Registration, Exhibitors, & Bookstore

Grand Ballroom Foyer 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Schedule

Quiet Writing Space

BayView Foyer B All Day

Breakfast: Pub Quiz (Andy Jones)

Grand Ballroom 8:00-9:00 am

Keynote #1 LYSLEY TENORIO

Grand Ballroom 9:00-10:00 am

CONSULTATIONS 10:15 am-5:00 pm

Editor & PR Checkin BayView Foyer A

Editor & PR Consultations BayView AB

Agent & Concierge Checkin Seacliff Lobby

Agent & Concierge Appointments Seacliff ABCD

BREAKOUTS 10:15-11:15 am

1. Marketing Session: Promoting A Book In Chaotic Times (Devi Laskar, Alia Volz) Pacific BC
2. Fiction Session: Setting, Time, and Place (Cara Black, Jackie Cangro, Louisa Morgan, Tanya Egan Gibson. Moderator: CS Lakin) Pacific DE
3. Nonfiction Session: The Modern Nonfiction Influencer: How to Leverage Your Book to Grow Your Business & Make an Impact (Kiffer Brown, Rusty Shelton, Paige Velasquez-Budde) Pacific FG
4. Children’s/YA Session: Crafting Engaging Stories: The Story Arc of a Picture Book (Douglas Rees, Monica Wesolowska. Moderator: tbd) Pacific HI
5. General Session: What is Discord and Why are so Many in Publishing Using it? (Elisabeth Kauffman, Robert McAdams) Pacific JK
6. Nonfiction Session:The Modern Nonfiction Influencer: How to Leverage Your Book to Grow Your Business & Make An Impact (Kiffer Brown, Rusty Shelton, Paige Velasquez- Budde) Pacific LM

BREAKOUTS 11:30 am-12:30 pm

1. Marketing Session: How to Write Irresistible Back Cover Copy: An Interactive Workshop (Joey Garcia). Pacific BC
2. Fiction Session: Start Your Novel With a Bang: Your First Five Pages (Wendy Tokunaga) .. Pacific DE
3. Nonfiction Session: Soup to Nuts: Getting Your Project Published (Brooke Warner) Pacific FG
4. Children’s/YA Session: What’s the Difference: Defining MG vs YA (Jen Dalton, Jay Hartlove, Douglas Rees. Moderator: Penny Sansevieri) . Pacific HI
5. General Session: Self-Publishing IS Publishing: Dispelling the Stigma & Embracing the Opportunity (Jim Azevedo, Kevin Tumlinson) Pacific JK
6. General Session: Unleash Your Creative Superpowers with National Novel Writing Month (Grant Faulkner) Pacific LM

Lunch Break (On Your Own) 12:30-2:15 PM

BREAKOUTS 2:15-3:15 PM

1. Marketing Session: How to Find and Work with a Book Coach (Sharon Spaulding, Karlee Vincent, Joey Garcia) Pacific BC
2. Fiction Session: Your Cast of Characters (Amanda Clay, Jordan Rosenfeld, Cara Black, Julia Vee. Moderator: Tanya Egan Gibson) Pacific DE
3. Nonfiction Session: Craft of Writing Nonfiction (Barbara Santos, Alia Volz. Moderator: Sue Dyer) . Pacific FG
4. Children’s/YA Session: Kidlit First Pages Critique (Brenda Knight, Gordon Warnock, Lisa Abellera. Moderator: Karly Dizon) Pacific HI
5. General Session: Get Me the Facts: Finding Details that Sparkle (Kevin Smokler, Taryn Edwards) . Pacific JK
6. Fiction Session: The Art of Brevity: Writing Flash Fiction (Grant Faulkner) Pacific LM

BREAKOUTS 3:30-4:30 pm

1. Marketing Session: Partner with a Publicist (Penny Sansevieri, Rusty Shelton, Paige Velasquez-Budde) . Pacific BC
2. Fiction Session: Adding Gripping Suspense to Every Story (Amanda Clay) Pacific DE
3. Nonfiction Session: The Right Editor Is Crucial (Kristen Tate, Editorial Freelancers Assn.) Pacific F
4. Children’s/YA Session: Children’s Book Agents and Editors Talk About What’s Hot and What They’re Eager to Read (Laurie McLean, Brenda Knight, Lisa Abellera) Pacific HI
5. General Session: Finding and Winning Writing Grants (Lyzette Wanzer) Pacific JK

BREAKOUTS 4:45-5:45 PM

1. Marketing Session: Marketing for Subject Matter Experts (Stephanie Chandler) Pacific BC
2. Fiction Session: Crafting Dynamic Dialogue (Martha Engber, Wendy Tokunaga, Monica Wesolowska. Moderator: Tanya Egan Gibson) Pacific DE
3. Nonfiction Session: Birthing Your Book: 7 Tips to Go from Idea to Bestseller (Sue Dyer) Pacific FG
4. Children’s/YA Session: Kidlit Query/Elevator Pitch Critique (Gordon Warnock, Laurie McLean. Moderator: Karly Dizon) Pacific HI
5. Chanticleer’s Kiffer Brown: How a Book Cover Attracts Reviewers and Makes the Sale Pacific JK

Meet up for Dinner with Harvey by the fountain (details on pink handout) Atrium 6:00 PM

Practice Your Pitch Session 1 (Those who plan to attend Writing for Change should sign up for this session.)

BayView AB 6:00-7:00 PM

Practice Your Pitch Session 2

BayView AB 7:00-8:00 PM

Poetry Summit: Presenter Introductions

Writing for Change Through Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction: Open to the Public (Host: OG Rev Harry Williams, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Jenee Darden, Nicia De’Lovely, James Cagney, Tiny Gray-Garcia, Josiah Luis Alderete, Bernard Henderson, Brooke Warner, Davey D, Aya de Leon, Jeff Chang, Benjamin Bac-Sierra, Audrey Williams)

Grand Ballroom 7:00-10:00 pm

Saturday, July 23rd

Eyespiration Writers Walk meetup @ 6:55

Grand Ballroom Foyer 7:00-8:00 am

Registration (including for the one-day Poetry & Writing for Hollywood summits), Exhibitors, & Bookstore

Grand Ballroom Foyer 8:00 am-5:00 pm

Quiet Writing Space

BayView Foyer B All Day

Breakfast: Find Your Tribe & Scholarship Awards

Grand Ballroom 8:00-9:00 am

BREAKOUTS 9:00-10:00 AM

Meet the Agents & Editors Panel

Lisa Abellera, Michael Carr, Aya de Leon, Karly Dizon, Diane Frank, Jennifer Joseph, Brenda Knight, Liz Kracht, Paul

S. Levine, Jill Marr, Tisha Morris, Liz Parker, Lissa Provost, Lisa Regul, Jill Roberts, Andy Ross, Brooke Warner, Gordon Warnock, Jacob Weisman. Moderator: Laurie McLean) Grand Ballroom

Writing for Hollywood Summit: Screenwriting: Perfecting the Mechanics (Phil Beauman, Rocky Lang, Paul Zeidman) Pacific LM

Opening Breakout (Tongo Eisen-Martin) …Pacific NO

CONSULTATIONS 10:15 am-4:30 pm

Editor & PR Checkin BayView Foyer A

Editor & PR Consultations BayView AB

Agent & Concierge Checkin Seacliff Lobby

Agent & Concierge Appointments Seacliff ABCD

BREAKOUTS 10:15-11:15 AM

1. Marketing Session: Both Sides of the Coin: The Agent as Author (Liz Parker) Pacific BC
2. General Session: How to Have the Author/Agent Relationship of Your Dreams (Agent Laurie Fox & Bestseller Annalee Newitz) Pacific DE
3. Nonfiction Session: Capture Readers in the Gift Section (Elisabeth Kauffman, Barbara Santos, Lisa Regul) Pacific FG
4. Children’s/ YA Session: There’s Nothing Middlin’ About Middle Grade: How to Write an MG Series (Penny Warner) Pacific HI
5. General Session : Writing in the Metaverse: Try to Keep Up (Kimberly Unger) Pacific JK
6. Writing for Hollywood Summit: Turning Books into Movies, TV and Streaming Successes (Rocky Lang, Bruce Wawrzyniak, Aya de León) Pacific LM
7. Poetry Summit: Poetry Book Publishers and Sellers (Elaine Katzenberger, Josiah Luis Alderete, Diane Frank) Pacific NO

Lunch Grand Ballroom 11:30 am-12:45 pm

Lunch & Keynote #2: CHARLIE JANE ANDERS & ANNALEE NEWITZ

BREAKOUTS 1:00-2:00 pm

1. Marketing Session: Discover What’s Newsworthy About Your Book (Mozes Zarate, Julienne Jobs, Joey Garcia) Pacific BC
2. Fiction Session: Why Do I Care?: How to Keep Readers Invested (Tanya Egan Gibson) Pacific DE
3. Nonfiction Session: Two Views–One Nonfiction Book (Author Kate Farrell, Publisher Brenda Knight. Moderator: Matthew Félix) Pacific FG
4. Children’s/YA Session: Creating Compelling Kidlit Voice (T A Chan, Jay Hartlove, Penny Warner. Moderator: Penny Sansevieri) Pacific HI
5. General Session: Researching the Non-Western Voice (Julia Vee, Ken Bebelle) Pacific JK
6. Writing for Hollywood Summit: Writing for Television (Phil Beauman, Rocky Lang, Aya de León) Pacific LM
7. Poetry Summit: Meet the Laureates (Kim Shuck, Ayodele Nzinga, Daniel B. Summerhill, Tongo Eisen- Martin) Pacific NO

BREAKOUTS 2:15-3:15 PM

1. Marketing Session: The Legal Issues Authors Need to Know (Paul S. Levine, Tisha Morris) Pacific BC
2. Fiction Session: Choosing POVs for Your Story (Tanya Egan Gibson, Wendy Tokunaga, Jordan Rosenfeld, Louisa Morgan. Moderator: Jacquelin Cangro) Pacific DE
3. Nonfiction Session: Hungry to Publish: How to Write and Publish Cookbooks (Carole Bumpus, Barbara Santos, Elise Marie Collins. Moderator: Sue Dyer) Pacific FG
4. Children’s/YA Session: Pretty as a Picture Book (Tim McCanna) Pacific HI
5. General Session: So you Want to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy, eh? (Ken Bebelle, Kimberly Unger, Julia Vee, Jacob Weisman. Moderator: Jill Roberts) Pacific JK
6. Writing for Hollywood Summit: Filmmaking: Breaking into Hollywood (Steven Browne, Bruce Wawrzyniak, Paul Zeidman) Pacific LM
7. Poetry Summit: Painting the Streets: Writing of Rebellion (Asantewaa Boykin, Caleb Luna, Juba Kalamka) Pacific NO

BREAKOUTS 3:30-4:30 PM

1. Marketing Session: Authors Spill the Tea: The Truth About Platform, Publicity & Book Sales (Matthew Félix, Joey Garcia, Sharon Spaulding ) . Pacific BC
   
2. Fiction Session: Polish Your Prose: Self-Editing Tips (Jackie Cangro) Pacific DE
3. Nonfiction Session: Self-Publish Your Nonfiction (Carla King, Stephanie Chandler) Pacific FG
4. General Session: Graphic Novels 101: How to Write For & Illustrate Graphic Novels (Tim McCanna, Gordon Warnock, Jennifer Joseph. Moderator: Aya de León) Pacific HI
5. Writing for Hollywood Summit: The Business of Screenwriting (Steven Browne, Paul S. Levine, Bruce Wawrzyniak) Pacific LM
6. Poetry Summit: Getting Your Poetry Out There (discussion led by Tongo Eisen-Martin) Pacific NO

Ask a Pro (Paige Allen, Jim Azevedo, Phil Beauman, Kiffer Brown, Steven Browne, Michael Carr, Stephanie Chandler, Aya de León, Sue Dyer, Tanya Egan Gibson, Martha Engber, Matthew Félix, Josh Floyd, Diane Frank, B. Lynn Goodwin, Carla King, Rocky Lang, Louisa Morgan, Kendra Murray,

Penny Sansevieri, Ralph Scott, Kristen Tate, Kevin Tumlinson, Bruce Wawryzniak, Paul Zeidman)

Grand Ballroom 4:45-5:45 pm

Gala Cocktail Networking Party-bring your business cards and enjoy making new connections.

Waterfront CDE & Atrium 6:00-7:00 pm

Go out to dinner with new friends or stay for…

Poetry & Jazz Party featuring Patrick Von Wiegandt and his band, followed by an Open Mic hosted by Tongo Eisen-Martin (Open to the Public, No Host Bar)

Waterfront CDE 7:00-11:00 pm

Sunday, July 24nd

Registration & Exhibitors

Grand Ballroom Foyer 8:00 am-NOON

Quiet Writing Space

BayView Foyer B All Day

Breakfast, Announcements & Appreciation

Grand Ballroom 8:00-10:00 am

Line for Speed Dating

BayView Foyer A 9:00 am-NOON

Speed Dating (Check your name badge for your session time) BayView AB

BREAKOUTS 9:00-10:00 AM

1. Fiction Session: Write It Fast or Write It Right? (Louisa Morgan) Seacliff A
2. General Session: Get Dangerously Creative with AI (Eli Potter) Seacliff B
3. Nonfiction Session: Marketing Session: Grow Your Email List Before Your Book Launch (Carla King) Seacliff C

BREAKOUTS 10:15-11:15 AM

1. Fiction Session: Scene Stealer: How to Write Unforgettable Scenes (Jordan Rosenfeld) Seacliff A
2. Nonfiction Session: Memoir is more than Me-Moir (Rocky Lang, Brooke Warner, Alia Volz) Seacliff B
3. General Session: Making Your Words Heard: Podcasting for Writers (Matthew Félix) Seacliff C
4. Nonfiction Session: Travel Writing: Books, Articles, Blogs (Carla King) Seacliff D

BREAKOUTS 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

1. General Session: Writing Group Success Stories (CWC) Seacliff A
2. General Session: Audiobooks: How to Produce a Great Listening Experience (Kendra Murray, Ralph Scott, Sue Zizza) Seacliff B
3. General Session: NFTs and Publishing: Protecting Your Writing (Julia Vee) Seacliff C
4. General Session: Kickstart Publishing – What it is? How it works? Why you should consider it. (Kiffer Brown) Seacliff D