Conference Schedule and Presentation Titles – June 2018 Publishing in Color

Preliminary schedule – subject to change.

 

Monday June 18, 2018

9 AM – 5 PM – Optional DigDeeper Pre-Conference Retreat (separate registration required)

 

Tuesday June 19, 2018

9:00 – 10:00 AM Registration and refreshments
10:00 – 10:45 AM Keynote Session – Sophfronia Scott – “The Voice of the Spiritual Story: What You Have to Offer”
10:45 – 11:30 AM Keynote Session – Frank Thomas – “I Write to Stay Sane”
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM Breakout Seminars A

  • Revell Books – “Deep Revision: The Importance of Critical Manuscript Review at Every Stop on the Road to Publishing”
  • Church Publishing – “Perfect Pitch: Writing an Effective Book Proposal”
  • Fortress Press – “Not Another Memoir: how to tell your story in more creative ways, and through other genres”
  • McKinnon McIntyre Agency – “A Day in the Life of an Agent”
  • 1-on-1 meetings (19 companies / speakers)
12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch on your own
2:00 – 2:45 PM Keynote Session – Jacqui Lewis – “Storying Our Lives: How might we dismantle racism with the power of our words?”
2:45 – 3:30 PM Panel: Writers of Color Tell Publishers What They Need
3:30 – 4:00 PM Break
4:00 – 4:45 PM Breakout Seminars B

  • Urban Ministries – “7 Stepping Stones to Writing/Editing for Urban Ministries”
  • Penguin Random House / Waterbrook Multnomah – “Hook, Audience, Platform, and Craft: What Publishers are Talking About and Why”
  • Kevin Wayne Johnson – “From Start to Finish for the First-Time Author”
  • Writing for Your Life – “Why You Should Consider Self-Publishing”
  • 1-on-1 meetings (21 companies / speakers)
5:00 – 5:45 PM Breakout Seminars C

  • Christianity Today – “Steady Income: How to Resource the Church Well and Land Regular Freelance Assignments”
  • Our Daily Bread Ministries – “Wow Writing: Short-form Writing to Book Content; Focus and Techniques”
  • Simon & Schuster / Howard Books – “The Top Ten Reasons Your Manuscript Was Rejected”
  • 1-on-1 meetings (19 companies / speakers)
6:00 – 7:00 PM Relationship Building Event
7:00 – 9:00 PM Open mic

 

Wednesday June 20, 2018

 

9:00 – 9:45 AM Keynote Session – Sophfronia Scott – “Can You Dance Like Michelle Obama?: The Importance of Everyday Joy”
9:45 – 10:30 AM Keynote Session – Joyce Dinkins  (Our Daily Bread Ministries) – “The Face of Christian Publishing”
10:30 – 11:00 AM Break
11:00 – 11:45 AM Breakout Seminars D

  • Loyola Press – “What It Means to Write for the Benefit of Others: Translating Personal to Public”
  • Revell Books – “Deep Revision: The Importance of Critical Manuscript Review at Every Stop on the Road to Publishing”
  • Credo Literary Agency – “A Comprehensive Guide to Agents and Agenting”
  • Presbyterians Today – “Tips on Becoming a Magazine Editor’s Go-To Writer”
  • 1-on-1 meetings (19 companies / speakers)
12:00 – 12:45 PM Breakout Seminars E

  • HarperCollins / Thomas Nelson – “An Inside Look at an Acquisition Editor’s Job: How Books Get Published”
  • Guideposts – “Tell Us Your Story: The Power of the First-Person Inspirational Story”
  • Center for Black Literature – “Submitting Work to Literary Journals/Magazines”
  • Writing for Your Life – “Why You Should Consider Self-Publishing”
  • 1-on-1 meetings (19 companies / speakers)
12:45 – 2:15 PM Lunch on your own
2:15 – 3:00 PM Breakout Seminars F

  • Penguin Random House – “The Book Proposal: Your Connection to the Publishing Process”
  • Tyndale House Publishers – “Where’s My Road Map? Finding Your Path to Publication”
  • Christianity Today – Thinking Big: How to Write Thought-Leadership Pieces That Get Published (And Maybe, Sometimes, Change the World)
  • Vine Publishing – “From The Mind to The Masses – Kickstarting the Writing Process (Motivation,  Structure and Techniques)”
  • 1-on-1 meetings (18 companies / speakers)
3:15 – 4:00 PM Breakout Seminars G

  • HarperCollins / Zondervan – “The Three C’s of Publishing – What Makes a Book Publishers Can Sell”
    • special guest  – one of the top sales reps to Amazon and Barnes & Noble to answer your questions
  • Harambee Press – “The Dreaded “E” Word: Some Basic – And Not So Basic – Self-Editing Tips”
  • Serendipity Literary Agency – “Writing an Undeniable Book Proposal”
  • Writing for Your Life – “Why You Should Consider Self-Publishing”
  • 1-on-1 meetings (19 companies / speakers)
4:00 – 5:00 PM Keynote Session – Cheryl Price (Urban Ministries) – “Writing Matters”

 

 

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