CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Monday, October 30 – Friday, November 3

All times are Eastern; end times are approximate, and this schedule is subject to change. Sessions can be accessed at these times.

Registrants to the conference can access recorded segments October 30, 2023 through January 2, 2024.

Monday

9:00 – 9:15

Rev. Arthur Jackson: Opening Prayer

Joyce Dinkins: PIC’s New Season 

9:15 – 10:00: Katara Washington Patton: Breaking into the Industry

10:00 – 10:45 Q&A

 

10:45 – 11:00: Break

 

11:00 – 11:45: Stacy Hawkins Adams: Unleashing the Writer Within

11:45 – 12:30 Q&A 

12:30 – 1:30: Networking Lunch Break (an unmoderated, informal time to network with PIC attendees)

1:30 – 2:15: Edwina Perkins: The Importance of Fiction Techniques in Nonfiction

2:15 – 3:00 Q&A

 

3:00 – 3:15 Break

 

3:15 – 4:15: Xochitl Dixon: Writing in Rhyme: One Beat at a Time

4:15 – 4:45 Q&A

 

Tuesday

9:00 – 9:15

Mabel Ninan: Prayer

Toria Keyes: Mentoring Testimony

9:15 – 10:00: Sharon Norris Elliott, Authorize Me® and panel: The Pulpit and Publishing

10:00 – 10:45 Q&A

 

10:45 – 11:00 Break

 

11:00 – 11:45: Nilwona Nowlin: Picking a Publishing Partner

11:45 – 12:30 Q&A 

12:30 – 1:30: Networking Lunch Break 

1:30 – 2:15: Linda Howard: Creating Your Book Proposal

2:15 – 3:00 Q&A

 

3:00 – 3:30 Break

 

Wednesday

9:00 – 9:15

Michael Waters: Prayer

 

9:15 – 10:00: Aurora Gregory: From Text to Testimony

10:00 – 10:45 Q&A

 

10:45 – 11:00: Break

 

11:00 – 12:15: Bruce Barbour: Pros and cons: Traditional Publishing, Christian Publishers, and Self-Publishing

11:45 – 12:15 Q&A 

12:15 – 1:15: Networking Lunch Break 

1:15 – 2:00: Karen Moore: Write Greeting Cards Like a Pro

2:15 – 3:00: Lisa Crayton: What the Best Writing Coaching Looks Like

 

3:00 – 3:15 Break

 

3:15 – 4:00: Brian Flagler: Understanding Rights and Contracts

4:00 – 4:45 Q&A

thursday

9:00 – 9:15

Palitha Jayasooriya: Prayer

Andrew Jones: Mentoring Testimony

 

9:15 – 10:00: Jonathan Schindler: Editing with Diplomacy

10:00 – 10:45 Q&A

 

10:45 – 11:00: Break

 

11:00 – 11:45: Questions and Answers with Embolden Media CEO Jevon Bolden

11:45 – 12:45: Networking Lunch Break

12:45 – 1:30: Randy Petersen: Finding Your Way in the Changing Maze

1:30 – 2:15 Q&A

 

 2:15 – 3:00: Hailey Smith, Heather Brewer, Patti Brinks: The Role of Design and the Design Team

 

3:00 – 3:15 Break

 

3:15 – 4:00: Ralph Miley: Christian Comic Arts

4:00 – 4:45 Q&A

 

4:45 – 5:45: Sharon Norris Elliott: How to Become a Professional Freelancer

friday

9:00 – 9:15

David Dinkins: Prayer

Dr. Paul Cannings: Self-Publishing Testimonial

9:15 – 10:00: Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young: Chasing God’s Glory Through Publishing in Different Genres

10:00 – 10:45: Xochitl Dixon: Sharing Your Faith Through Flash Fiction

10:45 – 11:30 Q&A 

11:30 – 1:00: Networking Lunch Break

 1:00 – 1:45: Sarah Chinakwe and Kim Von Fange: You Come From Greatness children’s book development

1:45 – 2:30 Q&A

 

2:30 – 3:15

Nancy Gavilanes: Writer’s Block

3:15 – 3:30 Break

 

3:30 – 4:15: Yulise Reaves Waters: Creating Justice

 

4:15: Rasool Berry: “Juneteenth Faith & Freedom”: Creating, Producing, and Distributing

 

4:30: “Faith and Freedom” Juneteenth Documentary viewing opportunity

Joyce Dinkins closes conference