Crossroads Writers’ Conference

2010 Conference Schedule Will Be Forthcoming

2008 Conference Schedule

Saturday, October 4^th, 2008

Downtown, Macon, GA

Georgia College and State University

433 Cherry St., 5^th floor

Macon, GA

Thursday, October 2^nd - Warner Robins (MSC), Arts Complex Theatre

6pm:  Ad Hudler, “Turning Life into Fiction: How to Write What You Know

            and Get Published”

Friday, October 3^rd - Macon State College, Arts Complex Theatre

12:30pm:  Carlo Rotella, “Three Good Reasons to Write About Boxing”

6pm:  Joshilyn Jackson, “Quilting a Novel: How the Pieces of The Girl Who Stopped Swimming Came Together” (Join us afterward for

                                             First Friday in downtown Macon!)

Conference Schedule

Saturday, October 4^th

8:30-9:30am – Welcome & Registration – GCSU (433 Cherry St., Macon. Take elevator to 5^th floor)

9-10am – Breakfast Social Hour: Market City Café ( 502 Cherry Street)

10-11:15 am - First Session - GCSU  (433 Cherry St., Macon. Take elevator to 5^th floor)

Rm. 533 – Carlo Rotella: “Writing Nonfiction for the Hydra-Headed Ideal Reader"

                            Moderator:  Heather Braun

Rm. 534 – Joshilyn Jackson:  “The Girl Who Stopped Writing: Breaking Blocks”

                                Moderator:  Kelly Whiddon       

Rm. 526 – Anya Silver: Poetry Reading

                                Moderator:  Shane Trayers

Rm. 527– Jessica Walden: “The Future of Freelance & What Editors Want”

                                Moderator: Chris Horne

11:30-12:45pm - Second Session - GCSU  (433 Cherry St., Macon. Take elevator to 5^th floor)

Rm. 533  – Ad Hudler: “She drove a Camaro and dyed her hair blond: Choosing details  that bring your characters to life”

                        Moderator: Chris Horne

Rm. 527 – Andrew Silver:  "How to Write Activist Drama: Documentary Theater for Everyone." 

Moderator: Sharon Colley

Rm. 534 –  Alice Friman: “So, you want to be a poet…”

                Moderator: Kelly Whiddon

Rm. 526 – Carlo Rotella: “Nonfiction Storytelling"            

Moderator: Kevin Cantwell

12:45-1:30pm  –  Lunch Break

1:30-2:45pm – Third Session - GCSU  (433 Cherry St., Macon. Take elevator to 5^th floor)

Rm. 533 – Phillip Ramati: TV/Film Writing

                                Moderator: Chris Horne

Rm. 534 – Marty Williams and Kevin Cantwell: Poetry Reading

Rm. 527 – Cindy Hill, Denver Pickard, and Sylvia Haynie: Playwriting

                                Moderator:  Sheree’ Keith

Rm. 526 –  Rick Hutto: “How to Make a Living with Words”

                                Moderator: Laura Thomason

3:00-4:15pm  – Fourth Session - GCSU  (433 Cherry St., Macon. Take elevator to 5^th floor)

Rm. 527 – Jeff Vasseur:  “Finding the Story in History: Using the Past to Create

                Literary Fiction.” 

                                Moderator: Kelly Whiddon

Rm. 534 – Alice Friman: Poetry Reading

                                Moderator: Kevin Cantwell

Rm. 526 – Rick Hutto: “How to Make a Living With Words”

                                Moderator: Chris Horne

Rm. 533– Ad Hudler: “Secrets of the Writer's Life: Agent-hunting, Soul-searching, Cocktail-drinking, & Tips on Finding Writing Time in Your 

                                 Very Busy Life.”

                                Moderator: Heather Braun

4:15pm-4:45pm – Book Exhibit & Social Hour (GCSU & The Hummingbird)

5:00-6pm – Closing Roundtable, The Hummingbird  ( 430 Cherry Street)

“Drafting and Fiddling: The Idea of a Finished Poem”: