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Faculty Members of 2012

2012 Panel Topics

From a Good Idea to a Damn Good Film: All the Steps

Got One for You: Writing Your Story

Bear with Me: Managing Wild Animals Penned by Perspective

What People Want to Hear: Tricks for Good Dialogue

Brokering: On Relationships with Agents and Publishers

Girls and Boys on Paper

The Fine Line between Obsession and Discipline

The Pitch and the Schmoose: Steps to Successful Self-Promotion

The Secrets of Writing Manuscripts that Sell

Skagway 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!