Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
8:30am-12pm
PIPER HOUSE

Registration
(ongoing throughout the day)

12pm-2pm
Lunch on your own

Seminar: Cooper
Premiere: Forche
Dotts: Gander
Crown: Gutkind
Refsnes: Katan
Basha: McIlvoy
Tooker: Searle
Carson: Shumaker
North: Sojourner
Piper Artistic Director Office:
Stackpole
Thoren: Sundaresan
South: Carlson

Concurrent Small Group Instruction
This session is reserved for participants registered for Small Group Instruction.


Bernard Cooper, Carolyn Forché, Forrest Gander, Lee Gutkind, Tania Katan, Kevin McIlvoy, Elizabeth Searle, Peggy Shumaker, Mary Sojourner, Michael A. Stackpole, Indu Sundaresan, and Ron Carlson

2:15-3:15pm

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SOUTH



CARSON



SEMINAR

Concurrent Classes

Poetry: "Poetry is an Act of Listening," Ron Smith and W.H. New

Fiction: "Finding Your Voice: Tips, Strategies, and Exercises to Find and Nurture a Unique Voice to Tell Your Story," Indu Sundaresan

Non-Fiction: "The Personal Story and the Public Story in Creative Non-Fiction," Lee Gutkind

Agents and Editors: "Crossing Your T's: Getting Your Manuscript Ready to Publish," Reagan Arthur

Special Topics: "Writing Performances of Technology," John Sparrow

3:30-4:30pm
CARSON
Reading: Celebrating Canadian Literature
Ron Smith, Patricia Smith, W.H. New, and Robert Kroetsch
4:45-5:30pm
CARSON
Meet the Writers: Group Booksigning & Tea Time at Old Main
Reagan Arthur, Lee Gutkind, Robert Kroetsch, W. H. New, Ron Smith, Patricia Smith, and Indu Sundaresan
5:30-7:30pm Dinner On Your Own
7:30-9:30pm
CARSON
Welcome, Evening Reading, and Booksigning



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Thursday, February 23, 2006
Thursday, February 23, 2005
8:15-9:15am

SOUTH


BASHA


CARSON



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Concurrent Classes

Cross-Genre: "Embody Your Story," Mary Sojourner

Cross-Genre: "Fast Track Development for Writers," Michael A. Stackpole

Fiction: "Opening Gambits: Strategies for the All-Important Opening Pages of Novels and Stories," Elizabeth Searle

Special Topics: "Introduction to Comic Book Writing," Hershman John
9:30-10:30am

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NORTH


CARSON


BASHA


SEMINAR



Concurrent Classes

Non-Fiction: "It's All About YOU: Using Your Life in Creative Non-Fiction," Laurie Notaro

Fiction: "Essence: Four Ways to Evoke," T.M. McNally

Poetry: "The Poetry of Witness," Carolyn Forché

Science Fiction: "Writing the Science Fiction Novel," Paul Cook

Cross-Genre: "Writing from Youth," Kelly McWilliams
10:45-11:45am

TOOKER


CARSON


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SOUTH
Concurrent Classes and Panels

Cross-Genre: "The Hook, The Door, The Invitation: Strong Titles," Peggy Shumaker

Poetry: "The Negative Image Poem," Daniel Bosch

Panel: Putting Your Foot in Your Mouth: Trends in Canadian Writing
Patricia Smith, W. H. New, Alistair MacLeod, Robert Kroetsch, and Ron Smith (moderator)

Panel: Getting Your Foot in the Door: Publishing in Small Press Journals
Elizabyth Hiscox, Lee Gutkind, and Marylee MacDonald (moderator)

Panel: The Gift of Voice: Teaching Writing to Youth Sarah Vap, Julie Hampton, Lilibeth Cureno, Lynette Turnbaugh, and Sean Nevin (moderator)
12pm-2pm
Lunch on your own

Seminar: Cooper
Premiere: Forche
Dotts: Gander
Crown: Gutkind
Refsnes: Katan
Basha: McIlvoy
Tooker: Searle
Carson: Shumaker
North: Sojourner
Piper Artistic Director Office:
Stackpole
Thoren: Sundaresan
South: Carlson
Concurrent Small Group Instruction
This session is reserved for participants registered for Small Group Instruction.


Bernard Cooper, Carolyn Forché, Forrest Gander, Lee Gutkind, Tania Katan, Kevin McIlvoy, Elizabeth Searle, Peggy Shumaker, Mary Sojourner, Michael A. Stackpole, Indu Sundaresan, and Ron Carlson
2:15-3:15pm

SOUTH




CARSON



NORTH



TOOKER




BASHA
Concurrent Panels

Panel: What's Happening with How2?:Innovative Writing on the Web
John Sparrow, Cynthia Hogue, and Jeanne Heuving (moderator)

Panel: In Brief: The Craft of Short Fiction
Ron Carlson, Alistair MacLeod, Elizabeth Searle, and Kevin McIlvoy (moderator)

Panel: Two Voices: Translating Poetry
Tomaž Šalamun, Forrest Gander, and Gary Short (moderator)

Panel: It's All Talk: Playwrights Discuss Writing Drama
Tania Katan, Guillermo Reyes, and Jay Boyer (moderator)

Panel: Changing Feet: Canadian Writers Discuss Metrical Matters
Ron Smith, Patricia Smith, W.H. New, and Robert Kroetsch (moderator)
3:30-4:30pm

CARSON

SOUTH
Concurrent Readings

Fiction: Jewell Parker Rhodes

Poetry: Forrest Gander and Peggy Shumaker
4:45-5:30pm


CARSON
Meet the Writers: Group Booksigning and Tea Time, Old Main

Ron Carlson, Forrest Gander, Julie Hampton, Jeanne Heuving, Elizabyth Hiscox, Cynthia Hogue, Robert Kroetsch, Kevin McIlvoy, T.M. McNally, Laurie Notaro, W.H. New, Guillermo Reyes, Jewell Parker Rhodes , Elizabeth Searle, Peggy Shumaker, Patricia Smith, Ron Smith, and John Sparrow
5:30-7:30pm Dinner On Your Own
7:30-9:30pm

CARSON

Evening Reading and Booksigning

Aaron Shurin, Indu Sundaresan, and Tomaž Šalamun

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Friday, February 24, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
8:15-9:15am

BASHA



CARSON


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NORTH
Concurrent Classes

Science and Nature: "Science as Metaphor: Looking Beyond Facts to the Idea," David L. Ulin

Fiction: "Inspiring the 'Thinking' Reader to 'Feel'," Kevin McIlvoy

Poetry: "The Art of the Intricate and Short Poem," Gary Short

Poetry: "Seeding Words and Poetic Invention," Jeanne Heuving
9:30-10:30am

NORTH


CARSON



TOOKER




BASHA



SOUTH

Concurrent Classes

Cross-Genre: "Prose Poems, Paragraphs, and Brief Lyric Non-Fiction," Peggy Shumaker

Agents & Editors: "How to Engage the Attention of a Literary Agent and Through Him/Her an Editor, Bookseller, and Reader," Nat Sobel

Scriptwriting: "Everything You Could Possibly Want to Know About Writing a Script: Why Only a Fool Would Take a Class in Scriptwriting," Jay Boyer

Science and Nature: "Writing the Real," Steven Pyne, Sharman Russell, David L. Ulin, and Paul Morris

Poetry: "The Art of Surrender: How to Get Out of the Poem's Way," Aaron Shurin
10:45-11:45am

CARSON


SOUTH


SEMINAR


BASHA




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Concurrent Classes and Panels

Fiction: "Literature and Geography," Alistair MacLeod

Poetry: "Writing the Metaphysical Poem in the 21st Century," Jeannine Savard

Special Topics: "A Virtual Circle: Online Literary Communities," Charles Jensen

Panel: From the World to the Word: Contemporary Science and Nature Writing
Steven Pyne, Sharman Russell, David L. Ulin, and Paul Morris (moderator)

Panel: Balancing the Fine Art of Parenting with the Craft of Writing
Sally Ball, Daniel Bosch, and Marylee MacDonald (moderator)
12pm-2pm
Lunch on your own

Seminar: Cooper
Premiere: Forche
Dotts: Gander
Crown: Gutkind
Refsnes: Katan
Basha: McIlvoy
Tooker: Searle
Carson: Shumaker
North: Sojourner
Piper Artistic Director Office:
Stackpole
Thoren: Sundaresan
South: Carlson

Concurrent Small Group Instruction
This session is reserved for participants registered for Small Group Instruction.


Bernard Cooper, Carolyn Forché, Forrest Gander, Lee Gutkind, Tania Katan, Kevin McIlvoy, Elizabeth Searle, Peggy Shumaker, Mary Sojourner, Michael A. Stackpole, Indu Sundaresan, and Ron Carlson
2:15-3:15pm

CARSON




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BASHA




SOUTH
Concurrent Panels

Panel: Mapping the Past: Approaches to Writing Historical Fiction
Indu Sundaresan and Jewell Parker Rhodes (moderator)

Panel: Life as Narrative: the Nerve of Memoir
Tania Katan, Bernard Cooper, and Lee Gutkind (moderator)

Panel: Bases Loaded: Successful Agent/Writer/Editor Relationships
Katharine Sands, Laurie Notaro, Nat Sobel, and Reagan Arthur (moderator)

Panel: Giving Voice to the Voiceless: the Poet as Witness
Tomaž Šalamun
, Carolyn Forché, Aaron Shurin, and Cynthia Hogue (moderator)
3:30-4:30pm

SOUTH


NORTH

CARSON
Concurrent Readings

Poetry: Gary Short, Sean Nevin, and Hershman John

Science Fiction/Fantasy: Michael A. Stackpole

Fiction: Mary Sojourner and Kevin McIlvoy
4:45-5:30pm

CARSON
Meet the Writers: Group Booksigning and Tea Time at Old Main
Reagan Arthur, Daniel Bosch, Jay Boyer, Paul Cook, Cynthia Hogue, Charles Jensen, Hershman John, Tania Katan, Marylee MacDonald, Kevin McIlvoy, Kelly McWilliams, Paul Morris, Sean Nevin, Laurie Notaro, Steven Pyne, Sharman Russell, Katharine Sands, Jeannine Savard, Gary Short, Nat Sobel, Mary Sojourner, Michael A. Stackpole, and David Ulin
5:30-7:30pm Dinner On Your Own
7:30-9:30pm

CARSON
Evening Reading and Booksigning

Carolyn Forché and Alistair MacLeod

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Saturday, February 25, 2006
Saturday, February 25, 2006
9:30-10:30am

BASHA


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CARSON


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Concurrent Classes

Agents and Editors: "The Seven Steps to Getting Your Work Published," Katharine Sands

Cross-Genre: "Writing For Your Life; Writing From Your Life," G. Lynn Nelson

Poetry: "Lament, Praise, and the Origin of Genre in Poetry," Robert Hass

Cross-Genre: "Pillow Books: Writing the Erotic," Elizabeth Searle and Mary Sojourner
10:45-11:45am

CARSON

SOUTH

NORTH
Concurrent Readings

Poetry: Sally Ball and Daniel Bosch

Fiction: Elizabeth Searle

Non-Fiction: Lee Gutkind
11:45am-1:45pm Lunch On Your Own
1:45-2:45pm

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BASHA




CARSON





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Concurrent Panels

Collaborations
Peggy Shumaker, Hershman John, Kris Sanford, Sarah Vap, and Charles Jensen (moderator)

Trade Secrets: Advice From Small Poetry Press Publishers
Jenn Currin, Gerald Costanzo, Kevin Vaughan-Brubaker, and Sally Ball (moderator)

Vanishing Points: Writers on Race, Gender, and Sexuality
Bernard Cooper, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Jeanne Heuving, and Tania Katan (moderator)

What If: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Michael A. Stackpole and Paul Cook (moderator)
3-4pm

SOUTH

CARSON
Concurrent Readings

Poetry: Gerald Costanzo and Jeanne Heuving

Non-Fiction/Playwriting: Tania Katan and Laurie Notaro
4-4:30pm

CARSON
Meet the Writers: Group Booksigning and Tea Time at Old Main
Sally Ball, Daniel Bosch, Paul Cook, Bernard Cooper, Gerald Costanzo, Lee Gutkind, Jeanne Heuving, Charles Jensen, Hershman John, Tania Katan, Kelly McWilliams, G. Lynn Nelson, Laurie Notaro, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Katharine Sands, Kris Sanford, Elizabeth Searle, Peggy Shumaker, Mary Sojourner, Michael A. Stackpole, Sarah Vap, and Kevin Vaughan-Brubaker
4:30-6pm Dinner On Your Own
6:30-8:30pm


CARSON
Closing Remarks, Evening Reading, and Closing Reception

Closing Remarks: Jewell Parker Rhodes

Reading: Robert Hass

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Last updated on February 13, 2006