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Lu Chekowsky

Writer
New York, New York
Saturday, September 7
 

10:00am EDT

First Impressions: The Best Ways to Introduce Yourself to an Agent Founders HallMegha Majumdar • Stéphanie Abou • Reiko Davis • Annie Hwang • Anjali Singh

11:30am EDT

Impossible to Forget: Authors on Creating Brilliant, Bold Characters Who Stay with You Long After the Final Page 6214A.X. Ahmad • Leland Cheuk • Marcy Dermansky • Tope Folarin • Stephanie Jimenez

12:40pm EDT

Lunch Cafeteria

1:30pm EDT

Bridging the Gap Award Announcement Founders Hall

1:40pm EDT

Feature Talk: Authors in Conversation Founders HallBrian Gresko • Mira Jacob • T Kira Mahealani Madden

3:00pm EDT

One-on-One Agent Meetings (Saturday Afternoon Sessions) St. Francis CollegePatrice Caldwell • Reiko Davis • Connor Goldsmith • Annie Hwang • Anjali Singh What to Publish While You're Waiting to Get Published: How to Publish Smaller Pieces to Improve Your Odds of Getting a Book Deal 7213Porscha Burke • Maria Gagliano • Wendy Levinson • Soumeya Roberts

4:30pm EDT

A Matter of Time: Writers on How Long It Took to Finish Their Manuscripts, Connect with Agents, and Land Book Deals, and How Their Work Has Evolved Over the Years Maroney TheaterRandy Winston • Lauren Acampora  • Malcolm Hansen  • Pitchaya Sudbanthad  Another Kind of Literary Hero: Meet the Nonprofit Organizations Dedicated to Helping Writers Thrive and Discover How to Join Their Communities 6214Kevin Larimer • Tanya M. Beltran • Mary Gannon • Clarence Reynolds • Jamia Wilson  Behind the Book Deal: An Author, Editor, and Agent Team Share Their Stories of Getting a Manuscript from the Writer's Desk to the Bookstore Shelf Founders HallLoan Le • Michael Arceneaux • Yona Deshommes • Jim McCarthy  Standing Out While Fitting In: Agents Share How to Figure Out Where Your Book Fits in the Ever-Changing Marketplace 7213Alice Min • Sonali Chanchani • HEATHER JACKSON • Sandy Lu

6:30pm EDT

Exquisite Corpse Party PowerHouse Arena
 
Sunday, September 8
 

10:00am EDT

Places to Be: From Book Clubs to Book Fests (and Everything In Between), Where to Go and What to Do When You Aren’t Writing 6214Paul Florez • Libby Flores • Yahdon Israel • Rob Spillman • Randy Winston

11:30am EDT

Here's a Book You *Have* to Read: How to Think Like an Agent When Prepping to Pitch Your Manuscript 7213Renée Jarvis • Sarah Bowlin • Cherise Fisher • Carrie Howland • Paul Lucas

12:40pm EDT

Lunch Cafeteria

1:40pm EDT

Bridging the Gap Mingle | Cupcakes + Coffee + Chat with the Book Pros Cafeteria Lobby

3:00pm EDT

It's About You Just As Much As It's About Me: How to Write Nonfiction that Readers Will Connect With 7213Matt Ortile • Jaed Coffin • Tanisha Ford • T Kira Mahealani Madden • Mira Ptacin

4:30pm EDT

Being Productive When It Is Impossible to Be Productive: Authors on How to Cut Through Life's Chaos and Get to Work Founders HallKrystal Sital • Gina Apostol • Briallen Hopper • Alex Tilney • De'Shawn Winslow