Wesleyan University Conference on “The Novel”

Apr

05

/ April 05, 2014
Saturday, 04.05.2014,
9:00 am
6:00 pm

In which I’ll speak of “My First Novel.” It’ll be like “My Friend Flicka,” but with more craft pointers. Plus, Amy Bloom.

Here’s the website.

And here’s the full schedule:

SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH

EVENT

LOCATION

9:00-10:00am Registration DFC Lounge
10:00- 11:15am Interview with Faith Middleton
Richard McCann and Michael Cunningham
TBD
11:30-12pm Reading
Richard McCann
12:15-1:15pm Lunch DFC
1:30-2:30pm Break-out Session
A: Small Press - Kelly Link TBD
B: Crime Novel - Bob Bledsoe TBD
2:30-2:45pm Break

2:45-3:45pm Break-out Session
A: Beyond Genre 
Victor LaValle, Chip Delaney, Kit Reed, Scott O’Connor
TBD
B: My First Novel
Scott Hutchins and Salvatore Scibona
TBD
4:00-4:30pm Reading
Chip Delaney
TBD
5:00-6:00pm Reception DFC Lounge
6:00-7:30pm Dinner DFC
8-9pm Reading/ Talk
Michael Cunningham
TBD

SUNDAY, APRIL 6TH

9:15-10am The State of Publishing (1/2 hour speak and 15 min questions)
Roxanne Coady
TBD
10:00am-10:15am Break
10:15-11:00am Great New Writers
Bob Bledsoe, Salvatore Scibona, and Scott Hutchins
TBD
11:00-11:15am Break
11:15-11:45am Reading/Interview
Victor LaValle
DFC
11:45-12:00pm Closing Remarks
Amy Bloom
DFC