| Friday, May 5, 2017 | |||
| Breakouts | |||
| Breakouts - Early Risers [More Info] | |||
| Breakouts - Early Risers Short Sessions [More Info] | |||
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am | F01 - New Member Welcome [More Info] Karen Kroll, @KarenKroll | ||
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am | F02 - How to Give a Killer Presentation [More Info] Frieda Wiley, @Frieda_Wiley | ||
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am | F03 - Emerging Contract Issues Every Writer Needs On Their Radar [More Info] Milton Toby, @milttoby | ||
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am | F04 - Behind Your Science Writing Pitch [More Info] Ankita Rao, @anrao | ||
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | F05 - Shaping Your Brand, New Strategies for Writing Consultants [More Info] Rae Padilla Francoeur, @RaeAF Joan Price Lisa Kosan Jennifer Gaie Hellum, @jghellum | ||
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | F06 - Turn Your Online Blog Into a Profitable Print Column [More Info] Frank Hyman | ||
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | F07 - Subject Area Roundtables [More Info] | ||
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | F09 - Your Head in the Digital Clouds: Writing About Technology [More Info] Steve Tally Nicholas Thompson | ||
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am |
| K01 - Keynote: Shedding A Light on Untold Stories [More Info] Speaker: Vanessa Hua, @Vanessa_hua | |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| F08 - Interviewing for Story [More Info] Laura Laing, @MathforGrownups Katherine Reynolds Lewis Rae Gomes | |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| F10 - I'm Baaaack: Reviving a Mute Muse or Stalled Career [More Info] Lindsey O'Connor, @LindseyOConnor Julie Patrick-Barnhill, @JulieBarnhill | |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| F11 - The 80/20 Rule for Freelance Writing Success [More Info] Bob Bly | |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| F12 - When Deadlines Loom: Fast Fixes to Get Your Work Out the Door [More Info] Mary-Kate Mackey, @marykatemackey | |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Members Lounge Open | ||
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm | Breakouts | ||
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
| F13 - Writing Book Proposals with Teeth: Insider Secrets from Agents [More Info] Rita Rosenkranz Roger Williams, @publishliterary | |
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
| F14 - Harnessing the Power of LinkedIn [More Info] Kate Paine, @kpaine66 | |
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
| F15 - Negotiating 101 for Writers: You Deserve It, Learn to Ask for It! [More Info] Gwen Moran, @gwenmoran Michelle Rafter, @MichelleRafter Devon Smiley, @DevonMSmiley | |
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
| F16 - Food Writing Pitch Slam [More Info] Marie Elena Martinez, @mariesworlds Kat Kinsman, @kittenwithawhip Max Falkowitz, @maxfalkowitz Jameson Fink, @jamesonfink Julia Westbrook Jeanette Hurt | |
| 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | LUNCH ON YOUR OWN -- Networking lunches | ||
| 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm |
| K02 - Keynote: Advice from the Hollywood Book Whisperer: Sell Your Story in a Single Sentence [More Info] Speaker: Lane Shefter Bishop, @LaneShefterBish | |
| 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm | CLIENT CONNECTIONS [More Info] | ||
| 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm | Breakouts | ||
| 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm |
| F17 - Ghostwriter for Hire: The Six Strategies to a Six-Digit Income [More Info] John Peragine, @johnpwriter | |
| 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm |
| F18 - Using Smartphones To Tell Stories [More Info] Dan Q. Dao, @danqdao Coleen Jose, @coleenjose Barclay Palmer, @BarclayPalmer Dorri Olds, @DorriOlds | |
| 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm |
| F19 - Facebook Live and Beyond: The Future of Author Promotions [More Info] Lisa Sharkey, @lisasharkey | |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Breakouts | ||
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
| F20 - Build Your Platform: The Making of a Bestseller [More Info] Laurie Abkemeier, @laurieabkemeier Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, @jmkarmstrong Tim Harper, @harpertim Jonathan Karp, @simonbooks Leah Johanson, @leahjohanson Karyn Marcus, @kmarc40 | |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
| F21 - Build Your Platform: How are You-Dot-com Doing? Is it Time for a Website Overhaul? [More Info] Eyal Solomon, @solomon_eyal | |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
| F22 - Build Your Platform: How to Get Noticed on Social Media [More Info] Nicole Feliciano, @momtrends | |
| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Awards Presentation and Cocktail Reception [More Info] | ||
| Saturday, May 6, 2017 | |||
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakouts | ||
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
| S01 - Emerging Contract Issues Every Writer Needs On Their Radar [More Info] Milton Toby, @milttoby | |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
| S02 - Tackling Tough Topics [More Info] Candy Arrington, @CandyArrington Dorri Olds, @DorriOlds Rudri Patel, @BeingRudri Sharon Van Epps, @sharonvanepps | |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
| S03 - Productivity Boosters: Free Up 20 Hours a Month (240 a Year) [More Info] Sandra Yin, @Project_Otter | |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
| S04 - How to Get Accepted into ASJA (And Improve Your Career at the Same Time) [More Info] Jennifer Goforth Gregory, @ByJenGregory | |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
| S05 - How to Pitch a Hit [More Info] Estelle Erasmus, @EstelleSErasmus | |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am |
| K03 - Keynote: Pivot: The Only Move that Matters is Your Next One [More Info] Speaker: Jenny Blake, @jenny_blake | |
| 9:30 am - 5:00 pm | Mentoring Sessions | ||
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Breakouts | ||
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| S06 - How to Write an Irresistible Nonfiction Book Proposal [More Info] Phil Sexton, @psexton1 | |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| S07 - The Journalist as Content Marketer: What You Need to Know [More Info] Anthonia Akitunde, @anthoniaa Joe Hebert, @jhbrt__ Amy Klein, @amydklein Anne Miller, @annemillermedia Cam Brown, @Cambrown1 | |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| S08 - ASJA Award Winners: How to Make an Impact [More Info] Beverly Gray, @Bev_Movieland Apoorva Mandavilli, @apoorva_nyc Gary Ferguson, @GaryAFerguson Susan J. Gordon Sharon Guynup, @sguynup | |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| S09 - Elevating Your Personal Narrative: From the Confessional to the Universal [More Info] Lilly Dancyger, @lillyodonnell | |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
| S10 - Women's Magazine Editors Tell All [More Info] Kelly K. James, @kellyjamesenger Lynya Floyd, @lynyafloyd Jill Herzig, @JillatOz Susan Spencer Carol Brooks, @carolbrooks7 | |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Members Lounge Open | ||
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm | Breakouts | ||
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
| S11 - The Agents Roundtable [More Info] Minda Zetlin Liza Fleissig, @LizaRoyceAgency Kim Perel, @Iglabooks Katharine Sands John Bowers, @John_W_Bowers | |
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
| S12 - How to Create the Ultimate Profitable Side Hustle [More Info] Damon Brown, @browndamon Diana Burrell, @dianaburrell Linda Formichelli, @LindaHappyFit Kelly K. James, @kellyjamesenger | |
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
| S13 - How to Write from Personal Experience [More Info] Nancy Davidoff Kelton | |
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
| S14 - Subject Area Roundtables [More Info] Ilan Greenberg, @eggopolis Keith Wallman, @KeithWallman Julie Gribble, @JulieGribbleNYC Lisa Marie Basile, @lisamariebasile Michael Fitzgerald, @riparian Michele Wojciechowski | |
| 11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
| S15 - Writing About Parenting: Editors Tell All [More Info] Sumitha Bhandarkar, @afineparent Candy Schulman, @candyschulman Marcelle Soviero, @msoviero Jennifer Reitman, @JenniferReitman Amy Joyce, @amyjoyce_berg | |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | LUNCH ON YOUR OWN -- Networking lunches | ||
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
| K04 - Keynote: The WOKE and Sustainable Writer [More Info] Speaker: Andrea King Collier, @andreacollier | |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Breakouts | ||
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
| S16 - The A-Z of Putting Together an Anthology [More Info] Sherry Amatenstein, LCSW, @sherapynyc Cathi Hanauer, @cathihanauer Joanna Volpe, @JoSVolpe Elisabeth Dyssegaard | |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
| S18 - From Hot Topics to the Today Show: Tips from a PR Pro [More Info] Beth Feldman, @rolemommy | |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
| S19 - Going Off the Grid [More Info] Andrea King Collier, @andreacollier | |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
| S20 - The Pitch [More Info] Randy Dotinga Liza Fleissig, @LizaRoyceAgency Kim Perel, @Iglabooks Katharine Sands John Bowers, @John_W_Bowers | |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
| S22 - Finding and Working With Diverse Writers: Editors Share Experiences [More Info] Lottie Joiner Emma Carew Grovum, @emmacarew Kevin Nguyen, @knguyen Estelle Tang Vera Papisova, @verapapisova | |
| 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm | Breakouts | ||
| 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm |
| S17 - 50 Steps to Make the Leap from Blogger to Paid Freelance Writer [More Info] Susan Maccarelli, @BeyondYourBlog | |
| 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm |
| S21 - The Buzz on Book Publishing (Multicultural and Other Trends) [More Info] Susan Shapiro, @susanshapironet Alvina Ling, @planetalvina Les Fabian Braithwaite Ryan Harbage Beena Kamlani Rakia Clark Eli Reyes Dawn Michelle Hardy | |
| 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm |
| S23 - What Top Assigning Editors Want You to Know [More Info] Cindy Kuzma Richard Eisenberg, @richeis315 Jessica Leigh Hester, @jessicahester Margaret Guroff, @powermobydick Katie Neal, @katiedneal Elisabeth Garber-Paul, @elisabethgp Michael Fitzgerald, @riparian Sarah Todd, @SarahLizChar | |
| 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm |
| S25 - The Art of the Ask [More Info] Laura Fredricks, @expertontheask | |
| 5:20 pm - 5:45 pm |
| Closing Remarks | |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | ASJA Industry Reception [More Info] | ||
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