MAY 11-13, 2017 at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, UT
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Thursday
( Optional Pre-Conference Workshops )
11 AM: Registration opens
12 PM: Session 1 Workshops Begin
- First Pages Clinic
- Plot Chat
- Magic Systems and World Building
- Publishing Polish: Queries, Synopsis, and First Pages
3:00 PM SNACK BREAK
3:30 PM: Session 2 Workshops Begin
- First Pages Clinic
- Plot Chat
- Magic Systems and World Building
- Publishing Polish: Queries, Synopsis, and First Pages
Friday
8:00 AM: Registration opens
8:15 AM: New Attendee Orientation
9:00 AM: Opening Remarks
10:00 AM: Breakouts 1-2
12:00: LUNCH/First Chapter Awards Ceremony
1:30: Breakouts 3-4
3:20 PM: SNACK BREAK
4:00 PM: Breakouts 5-6
6:00 PM: DINNER
7:00 PM: Keynote with Ally Condie
8:00 PM: Social Events/Mingles
Saturday
7:45 AM: Registration opens
8:00 AM: New Attendee Orientation
8:30 AM: Opening Remarks
9:00 AM: Breakouts 7-9
12:00 PM: LUNCH with remarks by Jennifer Nielsen
1:30 PM: Breakouts 10-12
4:30 PM: Closing Remarks
5:00 PM: Mass Author Book Signing/Sale
7:30 PM: Whitney Awards Gala
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
Mr. Fred Rogers
