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
- Plenary Session- AB Hall
- 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
- Plenary Discussion- AB Hall
- 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
- Plenary Discussion- Presbyterian Church
- 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
- Panel Discussion- AB Hall
- 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
- Plenary Discussion- AB Hall
- 5:30-6:45 pm
- Dinner on your own!
- 7:00-9:30 pm
- Faculty readings-Presbyterian Church
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Friday, May 31
- Faculty readings-Presbyterian Church
- 7:30-8:30 am
- Continental Breakfast-AB Hall
- 8:30 am
- Plenary Session- AB Hall
Welcome: Buckwheat, Jeff, Dan
- Plenary Session- AB Hall
- 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
- Panel Discussion- AB Hall
- 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
- Participant readings-AB Hall
- 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
- Plenary Discussion- AB Hall
- 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!
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Saturday, June 1
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- 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
- Plenary Discussion- AB Hall
- 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
- 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
- Banquet at Poppie’s, Jewell Gardens
- 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.
- Plenary Session- AB Hall
- 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- AB Hall
- 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
- Panel Discussion- AB Hall
- 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!
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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
- Plenary Session- AB Hall
9:15-11:15- Panel Discussion- AB Hall
Girls and Boys On Paper -
Deb Vanasse, host
Scott Silver
Lynn Schooler
Heather Lende
- Panel Discussion- AB Hall
- 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
- Panel Discussion- AB Hall
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
- Panel Discussion- AB Hall
6:00-9:00- Banquet at Poppies,-Jewell Gardens
Scott Silver, Keynote
- Banquet at Poppies,-Jewell Gardens
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
- Trail Write
- 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
- Vans depart for Brady homestead on West Creek in Dyea
6:30 p.m.
- Vans leave Brady homestead for Skagway
- Vans leave Brady homestead for Skagway
- Saturday Night in Skagway!