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North Words Writers Symposium

 

Skagway, Alaska 2013

 

Schedule

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

  • 6:00 pm
    • Symposium Taco Bar Reception-upstairs Red Onion Saloon

 

Thursday, May 30

  • 7:30-8:30 am
    • Continental Breakfast-AB Hall
  • 8:30 am
    • Plenary Session- AB Hall
      Welcome: Buckwheat, Jeff, Dan
      Symposium Introductions
  • 9:00-10:30 am
    • Plenary Discussion- AB Hall
      Beyond Hesitation: What Makes Writing Flow
      Break on through all hurdles to write a meaningful story.
      Dave Hunsaker, co-host
      Kathy Moore, co-host
      Plenary
    • Book signing at Skaguay News Depot & Books:
      Kim Heacox, Andromeda Romano-Lax
  • 10:45-12:00 pm
    • Plenary Discussion- Presbyterian Church
      What Do Readers Want?
      In the beginning was the Story and the courage to write it. Now to find readers? How do you build a readership?
      Heather Lende, host
      John Straley
      Katrina Pearson
    • Book signing at Skaguay News Depot & Books:
      Kathleen Dean Moore
  • 12:00-2:00 pm
    • Lunch
  • 2:00-3:30
    • Panel Discussion- AB Hall
      Men Writing Women, Women Writing Men
      How well can one gender write about the other? Should it even be allowed?
      Lynn Schooler, host
      Andromeda Romano-Lax
      John Straley
      Dave Hunsaker

    • Panel Discussion-Presbyterian Church
      Confronting the Fact of Fiction and the Fiction of Fact
      Can historians, scientists, and journalists make things up? Where, exactly, is the line?
      Howard Weaver, host
      Jeff Brady
      Kathy Moore
      Dan Henry
  • 3:45-5:30 pm
    • Plenary Discussion- AB Hall
      No Longer Alone in Our Chairs: The Complete Digital Writer
      The internet and the economy transformed the lonesome writer into a self-contained publishing house.
      Andromeda Romano-Lax, co-host
      Katrina Pearson, co-host
    • Book signing at Skaguay News Depot & Books:
      John Straley & Howard Weaver
  • 5:30-6:45 pm
    • Dinner on your own!
  • 7:00-9:30 pm
    • Faculty readings-Presbyterian Church

     

    Friday, May 31

  • 7:30-8:30 am
    • Continental Breakfast-AB Hall
  • 8:30 am
    • Plenary Session- AB Hall
      Welcome: Buckwheat, Jeff, Dan
  • 9:00-10:30 am
    • Panel Discussion- AB Hall
      Close Calls: Near Death Experiences and Other Precarious Moments
      Alaskans brim with death-defying tales—how do we sustain the edge when crafting our tales for print?
      Dan Henry, host
      Andromeda Romano-Lax
      Kim Heacox
      Heather Lende

    • Panel Discussion-Presbyterian Church
      Writing Well About Random, Boring Stuff
      Time, distance, weather, travel, looks, nonverbal behavior, and all the other distracting details.
      John Straley, host
      Dave Hunsaker
      Kathy Moore
      Lynn Schooler
  • 10:30-1:00 pm
    • Lunch at AB
    • Launch at News Depot across street for the new book
      Skagway: City of the New Century by Jeff Brady,
      with contributor Dan Henry
  • 1:00-3:00 pm
    • Participant readings-AB Hall
      Book signing at Skaguay News Depot & Books:
      Heather Lende and Lynn Schooler
  • 3:15-4:30 pm
    • Plenary Discussion- AB Hall
      Righteous Rant: The Fine Art of the Polemic
      So you want to change the world.
      Kim Heacox, host
      Kathy Moore

    • 30-Minute Faculty Consultation
      (Arrange other times with opp. panel hosts )
      Dave Hunsaker
      John Straley
      Lynn Schooler
      Heather Lende
      Andromeda Romano-Lax
      Howard Weaver
      Katrina Pearson
      Dan Henry
  • 4:45 pm
    • Vans depart for Brady homestead on West Creek in Dyea
  • 5:00-7:30 pm
    • Live music, food by the fire, rustic digs, and tour of writers/artists retreat
  • 7:30 pm
    • Vans leave Brady homestead for Skagway
  • Friday Night in Skagway!

     

    Saturday, June 1

  • 7:30-9:00 am
    • Continental Breakfast-AB Hall
  • 9:00-11:00 am
    • Plenary Discussion- AB Hall
      Life’s Lessons: Discovering Universal Truths in the Personal Essay
      Skirt the diaphanous membrane separating I and Thou.
      Kathy Moore, host
  • 11:00-12:00 pm
    • Lunch
  • 12:15 pm
    • Board White Pass & Yukon Route RR—Passports Required for trip to Denver station and trailhead, train departs at 12:30.
  • 1:00-3:30 pm
    • Trail Write or…Campfire Reflections
  • 3:45-4:00 pm
    • Train returns to Skagway
  • 6:00-9:00 pm
    • Banquet at Poppie’s, Jewell Gardens
      Kathleen Dean Moore, Keynote
  • Saturday Night in Skagway!

Keynote dining at Poppies Restaurant at Jewell Gardens.
Photo by Daniel Henry

Socializing at Jewell Gardens before the keynote dinner.
Photo by Jeff Brady

Barbecue at West Creek in Dyea, site of the future
Alderworks Alaska Writers and Artists Retreat.
Photo by Dorothy Brady

Denver Glacier Trail Write group hiking to the falls.
Photo by Dan Davidson

Riding the WP&YR train to Denver Glacier station.
Photo by Dan Davidson

Opening night reception at Red Onion Saloon Bombay Room,
includes "brothel tour" - Photo by Dan Davidson

Faculty reading hosted by Dan Henry.
Photo by Jeff Brady

Faculty reading: Lynn Schooler.
Photo by Jeff Brady
   

 

2012 Schedule:

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

  • 6:00-7:30 pm
    • Symposium Taco Bar Reception-upstairs Red Onion Saloon

 

Thursday, May 31

  • 7:30-8:30 am
    • Continental Breakfast-AB Hall
  • 8:45 am
    • Plenary Session- AB Hall
      -Buckwheat Donahue -Welcome
      -Author Book Signings All Day at Skaguay News Depot & Books contact Jeff at wjbradyak@me.com for book signing schedule.
  • 9:15-11:15
    • Panel Discussion- AB Hall
      From a Good Idea to a Damn Good Film: All the Steps
      All the tedium and exhilaration necessary to move from concept to cash.
      Nick Jans, host
      Scott Silver
      Lynn Schooler
    • Panel Discussion-Presbyterian Church
      I Got One for You: Writing Your Story
      How to make your life story readable and compelling.asdasd
      Heather Lende, host
      Lynn Schooler
      Seth Kantner
      Kim Heacox
      Deb Vanasse
  • 1:15-3:15
    • Panel Discussion- AB Hall
      Bear With Me: Managing Wild Animals Penned By Perspective

      Kim Heacox, host
      Nick Jans
      Seth Kantner
      Dan Henry

    • Panel Discussion-Presbyterian Church
      What People Want to Hear: Tricks for Good Dialogue

    • Jeff Brady, host
      Scott Silver
      Lynn Schooler
      Deb Vanasse
      John Straley

  • 3:30-5:30
    • Panel Discussion- AB Hall
      Brokering: On Relationships with Agents and Publishers

    • Dan Henry, host
      Plenary Discussion with faculty
    • Book signing at Skaguay News Depot & Books: John Straley with Scott Silver

  • 5:30-6:45
    • Dinner on your own!

  • 7-9:00
    • Faculty readings-AB Hall

 

Friday, June 1

  • 7:30-8:30 am
    • Continental Breakfast-AB Hall

  • 8:45
    • Plenary Session- AB Hall
      Buckwheat Donahue-Welcome

  • 9:15-11:15
    • Panel Discussion- AB Hall
      Girls and Boys On Paper

    • Deb Vanasse, host
      Scott Silver
      Lynn Schooler
      Heather Lende

    • Panel Discussion-Presbyterian Church
      The Fine Line Between Obsession and Discipline

    • Nick Jans, host
      Dan Henry
      John Straley
      Seth Kantner
      Kim Heacox
    • Book Signing at Skaguay News Depot: Deb Vanasse, Kim Heacox
  • 1:15-3:15
    • Panel Discussion- AB Hall
      The Pitch and the Schmooze: Steps to Successful Promotion

    • Jeff Brady, host
      Scott Silver
      Heather Lende
      Lynn Schooler
      Seth Kantner
      Kim Heacox
    • Book Signing at Skaguay News Depot: Nick Jans, Seth Kantner

  • 3:30-5:30
    • Panel Discussion- AB Hall
      The Secrets of Writing Manuscripts that Sell

    • John Straley, Host
      Scott Silver
      Nick Jans
      Kim Heacox
      Lynn Schooler
      Deb Vanasse
    • Book Signing at Skaguay News Depot: Heather Lende, Lynn Schooler

  • 6:00-9:00
    • Banquet at Poppies,-Jewell Gardens
      Scott Silver, Keynote

 

Saturday, June 2

  • 7:30 am
    • Continental Breakfast-AB Hall

  • 8:00 am
    • Board White Pass & Yukon Route RR

  • 8:30-11:00 am
    • Trail Write
      Kim Heacox, host
      Daniel Henry
      Seth Kantner
      Nick Jans
      Heather Lende

      Or…
      Words by the Firepit
      Deb Vanasse, host
      Lynn Schooler
      John Straley

  • 11:30 am
    • Return to Skagway

  • 1:00-3:00 pm
    • Participant Readings- AB Hall

  • 3:30 pm
    • Vans depart for Brady homestead on West Creek in Dyea
      Live music, food by the fire, see rustic digs and beginnings of cabin restoration for writers/artists retreat

  • 6:30 p.m.
    • Vans leave Brady homestead for Skagway

  • Saturday Night in Skagway!
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