Register to attend the 2011 S.B. Writers Conference

Read great authors but don’t write to be great. Write to create, to inhabit a world you can grow into.

- Perie Longo
 
 
 
 

 

Swirl2013 Conference Schedule

Saturday, June 8, 2013

12:00 pm - 6:30 pm Check-In
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm New Student Orientation
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Opening Night Dinner
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Conference Welcome/Introductions
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Guest Speaker : Stephen Chbosky
9:00 pm - 2:00 am

Pirate Workshops [+]

Pirate Workshop (w/ John Reed)
Pirate Workshop (w/ Lorelei Armstrong)

Sunday, June 9, 2013

8:00 am - 10:00 pm Bookstore/Lounge
9:00 am - 11:30 am

Morning Workshops [+]

Discovering the Mind of Your Story Lisa Lenard-Cook
Finding Your Secret Story - Fiction Workshop S.L. (Sid) Stebel
Mystery Writing Leonard Tourney
Narrative Techniques in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Geoff Aggeler
Nonfiction with a Fiction Twist Susan Miles Gulbransen
Phantastic Fiction Matthew Pallamary
Poetry Perie Longo
The First Four Pages - How to Start Your Story Barnaby Conrad III
The Truth of Fiction Wylene Wisby Dunbar
Travel Writing Boot Camp / Interviewing Boot Camp Jerry Camarillo Dunn
Writing for Children and Young Adults—From Talking Caterpillars to Flying Vampires & all the Open Spaces in Between Mary Hershey
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Workshops [+]

Basic Fiction Duane Unkefer
Committing the Perfect Crime (Novel) Gar Anthony Haywood
Fiction Yvonne Nelson Perry
Fiction - Read & Critique of Works in Progress Laura Taylor
MarketingtheMuse Marla Miller
Nonfiction and Memoir Rebecca Robins
Poetry Christopher Buckley
Screenwriting Carmen Madden
Screenwriting Walter Halsey Davis
Story Structure For All Genres Dale Griffiths Stamos
The Craft of Humor Writing Ernie Witham
Voice and Style Monte Schulz
Write from the Start - Creative nonfiction Cork Millner
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm First Book Panel
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Evening Break
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Guest Speaker : Elizabeth Berg
9:00 pm - 2:00 am

Pirate Workshops [+]

Pirate Workshop (w/ John Reed) John Reed
Pirate Workshop (w/ Lorelei Armstrong) Lorelei Armstrong

Monday, June 10, 2013

8:00 am - 10:00 pm Bookstore/Lounge
9:00 am - 11:30 am

Morning Workshops [+]

Discovering the Mind of Your Story Lisa Lenard-Cook
Finding Your Secret Story - Fiction Workshop S.L. (Sid) Stebel
Mystery Writing Leonard Tourney
Narrative Techniques in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Geoff Aggeler
Nonfiction with a Fiction Twist Susan Miles Gulbransen
Phantastic Fiction Matthew Pallamary
Poetry Perie Longo
The First Four Pages - How to Start Your Story Barnaby Conrad III
The Truth of Fiction Wylene Wisby Dunbar
Travel Writing Boot Camp / Interviewing Boot Camp Jerry Camarillo Dunn
Writing for Children and Young Adults—From Talking Caterpillars to Flying Vampires & all the Open Spaces in Between Mary Hershey
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Workshops [+]

Basic Fiction Duane Unkefer
Committing the Perfect Crime (Novel) Gar Anthony Haywood
Fiction Yvonne Nelson Perry
Fiction - Read & Critique of Works in Progress Laura Taylor
MarketingtheMuse Marla Miller
Nonfiction and Memoir Rebecca Robins
Poetry Christopher Buckley
Screenwriting Carmen Madden
Screenwriting Walter Halsey Davis
Story Structure For All Genres Dale Griffiths Stamos
The Craft of Humor Writing Ernie Witham
Voice and Style Monte Schulz
Write from the Start - Creative nonfiction Cork Millner
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Agent Panel
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Wine & Cheese Party
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Guest Speaker : Sue Grafton
9:00 pm - 2:00 am

Pirate Workshops [+]

Pirate Workshop (w/ John Reed) John Reed
Pirate Workshop (w/ Lorelei Armstrong) Lorelei Armstrong

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

8:00 am - 10:00 pm Bookstore/Lounge
9:00 am - 11:30 am

Morning Workshops [+]

Discovering the Mind of Your Story Lisa Lenard-Cook
Finding Your Secret Story - Fiction Workshop S.L. (Sid) Stebel
Mystery Writing Leonard Tourney
Narrative Techniques in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Geoff Aggeler
Nonfiction with a Fiction Twist Susan Miles Gulbransen
Phantastic Fiction Matthew Pallamary
Poetry Perie Longo
The First Four Pages - How to Start Your Story Barnaby Conrad III
The Truth of Fiction Wylene Wisby Dunbar
Travel Writing Boot Camp / Interviewing Boot Camp Jerry Camarillo Dunn
Writing for Children and Young Adults—From Talking Caterpillars to Flying Vampires & all the Open Spaces in Between Mary Hershey
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Workshops [+]

Basic Fiction Duane Unkefer
Committing the Perfect Crime (Novel) Gar Anthony Haywood
Fiction Yvonne Nelson Perry
Fiction - Read & Critique of Works in Progress Laura Taylor
MarketingtheMuse Marla Miller
Nonfiction and Memoir Rebecca Robins
Poetry Christopher Buckley
Screenwriting Carmen Madden
Screenwriting Walter Halsey Davis
Story Structure For All Genres Dale Griffiths Stamos
The Craft of Humor Writing Ernie Witham
Voice and Style Monte Schulz
Write from the Start - Creative nonfiction Cork Millner
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Working With An Editor Panel
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Evening Break
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Guest Speaker : Jervey Tervalon
9:00 pm - 2:00 am

Pirate Workshops [+]

Pirate Workshop (w/ John Reed) John Reed
Pirate Workshop (w/ Lorelei Armstrong) Lorelei Armstrong

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

8:00 am - 10:00 pm Bookstore/Lounge
9:00 am - 11:30 am

Morning Workshops [+]

Discovering the Mind of Your Story Lisa Lenard-Cook
Finding Your Secret Story - Fiction Workshop S.L. (Sid) Stebel
Mystery Writing Leonard Tourney
Narrative Techniques in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Geoff Aggeler
Nonfiction with a Fiction Twist Susan Miles Gulbransen
Phantastic Fiction Matthew Pallamary
Poetry Perie Longo
The First Four Pages - How to Start Your Story Barnaby Conrad III
The Truth of Fiction Wylene Wisby Dunbar
Travel Writing Boot Camp / Interviewing Boot Camp Jerry Camarillo Dunn
Writing for Children and Young Adults—From Talking Caterpillars to Flying Vampires & all the Open Spaces in Between Mary Hershey
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Workshops [+]

Basic Fiction Duane Unkefer
Committing the Perfect Crime (Novel) Gar Anthony Haywood
Fiction Yvonne Nelson Perry
Fiction - Read & Critique of Works in Progress Laura Taylor
MarketingtheMuse Marla Miller
Nonfiction and Memoir Rebecca Robins
Poetry Christopher Buckley
Screenwriting Carmen Madden
Screenwriting Walter Halsey Davis
Story Structure For All Genres Dale Griffiths Stamos
The Craft of Humor Writing Ernie Witham
Voice and Style Monte Schulz
Write from the Start - Creative nonfiction Cork Millner
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Nonfiction Panel
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Evening Break
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Guest Speaker : Thomas McGuane
9:00 pm - 2:00 am

Pirate Workshops [+]

Pirate Workshop (w/ John Reed) John Reed
Pirate Workshop (w/ Lorelei Armstrong) Lorelei Armstrong
Pirate Workshop (w/ Walter Halsey Davis) Walter Halsey Davis

Thursday, June 13, 2013

8:00 am - 10:00 pm Bookstore/Lounge
9:00 am - 11:30 am

Morning Workshops [+]

Discovering the Mind of Your Story Lisa Lenard-Cook
Finding Your Secret Story - Fiction Workshop S.L. (Sid) Stebel
Finding Your Voice in Your Memoir Catherine Ann Jones
Mystery Writing Leonard Tourney
Narrative Techniques in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Geoff Aggeler
Nonfiction with a Fiction Twist Susan Miles Gulbransen
Phantastic Fiction Matthew Pallamary
Poetry Perie Longo
The First Four Pages - How to Start Your Story Barnaby Conrad III
The Truth of Fiction Wylene Wisby Dunbar
Travel Writing Boot Camp / Interviewing Boot Camp Jerry Camarillo Dunn
Writing for Children and Young Adults—From Talking Caterpillars to Flying Vampires & all the Open Spaces in Between Mary Hershey
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Workshops [+]

Basic Fiction Duane Unkefer
Committing the Perfect Crime (Novel) Gar Anthony Haywood
Fiction Yvonne Nelson Perry
Fiction - Read & Critique of Works in Progress Laura Taylor
MarketingtheMuse Marla Miller
Nonfiction and Memoir Rebecca Robins
Poetry Christopher Buckley
Screenwriting Carmen Madden
Screenwriting Walter Halsey Davis
Story Structure For All Genres Dale Griffiths Stamos
The Craft of Humor Writing Ernie Witham
The Way of Story: The Craft and Soul of Writing Catherine Ann Jones
Voice and Style Monte Schulz
Write from the Start - Creative nonfiction Cork Millner
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Building Your Author Platform Panel
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm SBWC Awards Banquet
9:00 pm - 2:00 am

Pirate Workshops [+]

Pirate Workshop (w/ John Reed) John Reed
Pirate Workshop (w/ Lorelei Armstrong) Lorelei Armstrong
Pirate Workshop (w/ Walter Halsey Davis) Walter Halsey Davis
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm SBWC Talent Show