October 12: Indie Author Day schedule
October 12, 2019.
10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Authors, Publishers, Marketing Info, Panels, and Workshops!
Emcee: Steve Gordy
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Diana Hunt “The Good and the Bad of Travel Writing”
15 MINUTE BREAK
First drawing for “Blind Date with a Book” door prizes
11:30 – 12:15 p.m.
Mary Sturgill “So You Want to Do an Audio Book?” Learn the Basics of Creating Your Audio Book and Growing Your Audience.
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
LUNCHTIME/ Second drawing for “Blind Date with a Book” door prizes
“Don’t Think You Can Write? Don’t Worry About It. Get Ready for Writing Sprints with Ken Doyle”
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
YBR Publishing “The Yellow Brick Road to Print”
15 MINUTE BREAK
Third drawing for “Blind Date with a Book” door prizes
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Derek Berry “Publishing Short Fiction: A Guide to Literary Magazines”
A talk covering do’s and don’ts for submitting short fiction, both what to do in a cover letter and how to navigate the lit journal market.
15 MINUTE BREAK
Drawing for “Blind Date with a Book” door prizes
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Panel: Priscilla Denehy, Denise Parmentier, Kathy Widener “Turning Memories into Stories”
15 MINUTE BREAK
Final drawing for “Blind Date with a Book” door prizes
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Panel: Candace Carter, Mary Beth Gibson, Sasscer Hill “Focus on Fiction”
Aiken County Public Library
314 Chesterfield St. SW | Aiken, SC 29801
803-642-2020, ext. 1131
Sponsored by the Aiken chapter of the South Carolina Writer’s Association & the Aiken County Public Library
