SATURDAY, MAY 24th
Location One: MATILDA'S/BABY ATLAS



10:00-10:45        The Blogging Panel: Web-journal v. promotion tool.
Moderator: Leah Jones
Panelists: Jami Attenberg, Jason Behrends, Amy Guth, John Griswold, D.E. Rasso, Ben Tanzer

11:00-11:45        The Memoir Workshop.
Kelly McMasters of MediaBistro.com

12:00-12:45        Staged reading of "Rogers Party"**
Written by Chicago author/playwright Charles Blackstone

1:00-1:45            Preview staged reading of scenes from "Body of Eva Peron" **
Co-written by Angela Gant and William L. Bryan

2:00-2:45            Breaking Form: Multi-format writing processes.**
Moderator: TBA
Panelists: Charles Blackstone, William L. Bryan, Rachel Cline, Larry O. Dean, Angela Gant, Katie Schwartz, Megan Stielstra, Mike Zapata

3:00-3:45            Giving Good Read: Reading hosts discuss what makes a reading great.
Moderator: Amy Sayre-Roberts
Panelists: Jami Attenberg, Bruce Covey, Amy Guth, Kelly McMasters, Megan Stielstra

4:00-4:45            The Social Media Toolkit for Authors Workshop.
Leah Jones, The Digital Culture Evangelist

5:00-5:45            The Poem Is The Event: Not all fiction. Not all non-fiction. Poets discuss.
Moderator: Peter Davis
Panelists: Bruce Covey, Larry O. Dean, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Adam Deutsch, Danielle Pafunda, Laura Van Prooyen, Laural Winter
  

Location Two: UPSTAIRS @ TRADER TODD'S

10:00-10:45        The God Language Panel: Authors discuss writing the new taboo.
Moderator: Rachel Cline
Panelists: Jill Alexander Essbaum, Peter Bebergal, Elizabeth Crane, Scott Korb

11:00-11:45        The Low on Dough Panel: Self-promotion on low and no budgets.
Moderator: Jill Alexander Essbaum
Panelists: Elizabeth Crane, Gina Frangello, John Griswold, Tim Hall, Elaine Soloway, Ben Tanzer, Laura Van Prooyen

12:00-12:45        Re-Routing: Recovery and other things that change the creative process.
Moderator: Adam Deutsch
Panelists: Gail Konop Baker, Peter Bebergal, Lynn Brewer, Rachel Cline, Cristina Henriquez, Amy Sayre-Roberts, Katie Schwartz

1:00-1:45            The Gatekeepers Panel: Librarians, bookstore employees, editors and profs dish.
Moderator: Timothy Schaffert
Panelists: Bruce Covey, Adam Deutsch, Sarah Dodson, Gina Frangello, Brandi Homan, Jonathan Messinger, Laural Winter, Mike Zapata

2:00-2:45            The Young Adult Panel.
Where and how does YA writing fit into small press?
Moderator: TBA
Panelists: Jennifer Banash, Chris Retstatt, Renee Rosen, others TBA

3:00-3:45           The Design Panel.
The Role of Art & Design in the Small Press
Moderator: Zach Dodson
Panelists: Peter Davis, Willy Blackmore, Chris Szostek

4:00-4:45            The Lit v. Tech Panel.
Is writing changing in a text-speak, LOLCats and Wikipedia world?
Moderator: Jonathan Messinger
Panelists: Jason Behrends, Lynn Brewer, Jackie Corley, Zach Dodson, Cris Mazza, Nick Ostdick, Ben Tanzer

5:00-5:45            The State of Small Press & Independent Publishing Panel.
Moderator: Lauren Cerand
Panelists: Jennifer Banash, Willy Blackmore, Jackie Corley, Zach Dodson, Gina Frangello, Cris Mazza, Jonathan Messinger, Nick Ostdick, D.E. Rasso



** Location and time subject to change to morning of Sunday, May 25th.