Festival and Book Fair Schedule
- 10:30am – 3:30pm BOOK FAIR, BOOK SIGNINGS, AUTHOR READINGS
- Featuring local and regional authors and resources for writers.
- FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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Keynote Speaker, Workshops and Panel Discussions
Pre-registration required. See website or catalog. www.bloomingtonartcenter.com
- 9:30am – 10:30pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Pat Proft This Writer’s Life – $12
Comedian, Actor, Television and Film Screen Writer,
Pat talks about what it is like to be a writer in Hollywood.
- 11:00 – 5:00pm WORKSHOPS & PANELS––each one-hour long, $12 each.
- 11:00 – 12:00pm
- Proft on Screenwriting Pat Proft
- From Manuscript to Book Store: What Every Author Needs to Know – Tom Keyes
- Building a Platform of Readers Who Will Buy Your Books – Linda Anderson
- A Way With Words: A Creative Process – Marge Barrett
- MediaSpeak™ For Authors–Individual Coaching – Roshini Rajkumar
- 11:00 – 12:30pm
- Children’s Book Illustration as Performance Art – Chuck Hues, The Art Guy
- 1:00 – 2:00pm
- I Could’ve (Should’ve) Written That Screenplay – Joyce Rosenblad
- Evolution of E-books – Dorie McClelland
- Website 101: Your First Website for Under $20 – Austin Massee
- Writing Prose Poems – Marge Barrett
- MediaSpeak™ For Authors–Individual Coaching – Roshini Rajkumar
- Illustrating Books (Panel) – Connie Anderson, Betsy LePlatt, Marilyn Brown, Ute Buehler
- 2:30 – 3:30
- Bones Behind the Flesh: Researching a Novel in the Digital Age – Mark Munger
- Agents 101 – Dawn Frederick
- How Do I Promote My Book to the Media? – Sara Lien
- Art of Writing the Personal Essay – Dennis Stockdale
- Publishing Children’s Books – Mary Bleckwehl, Annette Gagliardi,
Lynn Garthwaite, Patrick Mader
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm
- Feeling the Past–Being Present – Sheryl Hill
- Speak for Yourself – Tammy Luarent
- Authors & Content Marketing: A Perfect Match -
- Pam MuldoonIs Writing a Play Your Thing – Cynthia Holm
- Future of Publishing (Panel) – Chris Fischbach, Dawn Frederick, Susan Doerr, Laurie Harper, Patrick Thomas, Jordan Wiklund
- 11:30am – 1:30pm LUNCH–$12. Must be pre-ordered. Vegetarian wrap, Turkey wrap, Sliced turkey on whole wheat, Sliced turkey on gluten free bread, Roast beef on white
