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2008 GCLS Literary Conference

Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort

July 30 - August 3, 2008

Phoenix, Arizona

 

Conference Schedule


Registered Attendees May Attend Any

Session of Their Preference.
We've color-coded the schedule to help you plan which sessions may be of special interest to you depending upon whether you are an:

Author

A

Editor

E

Supporter/Reader

S

 

*****The Schedule is now complete*****

 

This page last updated 07/06/08
If you see something that's inaccurate,
please drop a note to Program Director.

Wednesday - July 30, 2008
Time Event Exhibits

5:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Early Check In & Merchandise Order Pick-Up

Akimel O'otham 1

North Foyer

 

 

Meet & Greet

Akimel O'otham 1 & 2

 

Cash Bar Provided

 

 

5:15

5:30

5:45

6:00

6:15

6:30

6:45

7:00

7:15

7:30

7:45

8:00

8:15

8:30

8:45

9:00

 

Thursday - July 31, 2008
Key: M = Moderator, F = Facilitator, P = Presenter
A = Author, E = Editor, S = Supporter/Reader
= Click on Key Symbol to express interest in participating in a session

Time

Breakout 1

Popai Kave One

Breakout 2

Popai Kave Two

Breakout 3

Popai Kave Three

Exhibits

7:30

Check In & Merchandise Order Pick-Up

Akimel O'otham 1

North Foyer

 

 

Breakfast Provided by the GCLS

Alimel O'otham One

Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice & Chilled Fruit Juices

Assortment of Sliced Fresh Fruit

Freshly Baked Muffins & assorted Nut Breads

Fresh Assorted Bagels with Regular & Flavored Cream Cheese

Assortment of Preserves, Agave Honey & Butter

Freshly Brewed Coffee & Hot Tea

 

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7:45

8:00

8:15

8:30

 

 

 

 

Bootcamp 101 for New & Aspiring Authors (Workshop)
Part I

 

 

8:30 - 10:15

P = Pat Cronin &
Verda Foster


A

E

 

Page-Turning Plots: Outlining & Organizing Your Novel (Presentation & Workshop)
Part I

 

8:30 - 10:15

P = Jennifer L. Jordan

 


A

E

 

Coffee Chat

8:30 - 9:20

 

KG MacGregor
& Lisa Girolami

F = Val Brown

 

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8:30 am

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5:30 pm

 

 

 

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8:45

9:00

9:15

10 Minute Break

9:30

Freshmen Fever: First Time Novelists Talk About Their Journey (Panel)

 

9:30 - 10:15

M = Nell Stark

Lisa Girolami

Anne Laughlin

KE Lane

 

 


A

E

9:45

10:00

10:15

 

Break Provided by GCLS

10:15 - 10:45

  Akimel O'otham One

 

Assorted Biscotti

Whole Fresh Fruit

Freshly Brewed Coffee & Hot Tea

Lemonade & Iced Tea

 

10:30

10:45

Bootcamp 101 for New & Aspiring Authors (Workshop)

Part II Cont'd

 

10:45 - 11:45

 

P = Pat Cronin &
Verda Foster

A

E

Page-Turning Plots: Outlining & Organizing Your Novel (Presentation & Workshop)

Part II (Cont'd)

 

10:45 - 11:45

 

P = Jennifer L. Jordan

 

A

E

Coffee Chat

 

10:45 - 11:45

 

 

Georgia Beers
& Karin Kallmaker

F = Mercedes Lewis

 

A
E
S

11:00

11:15

11:30

11:45

 

 

 

Lunch on your own

 

11:45 - 1:30

 

May we suggest

Wind Dance Restaurant

Located in the Gila River Casino (On site)

Download Menu

 

12:00

12:15

12:30

12:45

1:00

1:15

1:30

It's Not All About You: Creating Story People with Depth (Workshop)
Part I

 

1:30 - 2:45

P = Karin Kallmaker& Lori L. Lake


A

E

 

The Naked Memoir: Still Life After All These Years (Presentation & Workshop)

 

1:30 - 2:45

 

P = Josie Gordon

 

A

E

 

What's Up Next: Writers Share Upcoming Work
(Panel Reading)

 

1:30 - 2:45

 

M = Renée Bess
Jane Fletcher
Jenny Sayward
Lee Lynch
Karen D. Badger

A

S

 

1:45

2:00

2:15

2:30

2:45

Break Provided by GCLS

2:45 - 3:15

  Akimel O'otham One

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Blondies & Chocolate Brownies

Freshly Brewed Coffee & Hot Tea

Lemonade & Iced Tea

 

3:00

3:15

It's Not All About You: Creating Story People with Depth (Workshop)

Part II (cont'd)

 

3:15 - 4:30


P = Karin Kallmaker
& Lori L. Lake

 

 


A

E

Thrills, Chills, Crimes &
Mysterious Misdemeanors
(Panel)

 

 

3:15 - 4:30

 

M = Jessie Chandler
Kate Sweeney
Ellen Hart
Katherine V. Forrest
Jennifer L. Jordan


A

E

S

 

 

Coffee Chat

 

 

3:15 - 4:30


Jane Fletcher
& Joan Opyr

F = Andi Marquette

 


A

E

S

3:30

3:45

4:00

4:15

4:30

Vendor and Exhibit Area open until 5:30

Akimel O'otham One

4:45
5:00

Free Evening

 

Complimentary shuttles will operate from 6:00 pm -10:00 pm

Route will include a continuous circuit from:

 

Wild Horse Pass Resort

Gila River Casino

Rawhide Western Town

Chandler Fashion Mall

 

6:00

GCLS Board of Directors Invite you to Speak

6:00 - 7:00

Horse

 

If you have a suggestion or proposal that you would like to present to the GCLS Board of Directors, we welcome you to join us in conference room 'Horse' between 6:00 and 7:00.

 

Due to time limitations presentations will be limited to 10 minutes. Presenters must submit a request to be added to the meeting adgenda. For more information please contact Kathy L. Smith at director@goldencrown.org

 

6:15
6:30
6:45
7:00

GCLS Board of Directors Meeting

Horse

7:00 - 8:30

7:15
7:30
7:45
8:00
8:15

 

Friday - August 1, 2008

Time

Breakout 1

Popai Kave One

Breakout 2

Popai Kave Two

Breakout 3

Popai Kave Three

Exhibits

7:30