Fourth Annual Conference:
November 6, 7 and 8, 2008
Other Words: A Conference of Literary Magazines and Independent Publishers
Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida.
The conference will begin Thursday evening, November 6th, with literary readings by writers to be announced. Friday night's keynote readers will be Peter Meinke and Bucky McMahon. Saturday evening's keynote reading features Tony D'Souza and Sheryl St. Germain.
THE COMPLETE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE is posed below, followed by brief biographical notes on all participants.
REGISTER NOW!
The deadline for panel proposals is September 1, 2008. Conference registration will continue until the conference begins and you may register at the event.
MEMBERSHIPS
To become a member, see membership info. FLAC member schools and institutions can bring five students to the conference for free.
BOOKFAIR STAFF REGISTRATIONS
All Bookfair registrants can register additional staff for $25 each.
LUNCHEONS & CONSULTATIONS
Conference registration includes a Saturday Awards Luncheon.
Schedule for FLAC Conference 2008
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CONFERENCE KICK-OFF READING
Darien Andreu, Jim Wilson, Liz Robbins, Carl Horner
Flagler Room, Ponce Hall
9:00 PM – RECEPTION
Hosted by Dr. Alan Woolfolk, Academic Dean, Flagler College
Crisp-Ellert Museum
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM – FLAC WELCOME
Richard Mathews, President, Florida Literary Arts Coalition
Jim Wilson, Conference Host, Flagler College
Virginia Room 235, Ringhaver Student
Center
9:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Academic Research and WritingElaine Tassy
Virginia Room 234, Ringhaver Student Center
Criminal Women and Fatal Femmes: Creating Terrible Characters You Can Care About
Pat MacEnulty, Vicki Hendrix
Crisp-Ellert Museum, North Room
Intimate Reading
Spirit Writing: Donna Decker, Laura Newton, Jennifer McClanaghan
Gamache-Koger Theater, Ringhaver Student Center 10:45 PM - 12:00 PM Editors Panel: What Do We Mean By Literary Here Moderator: Richard Mathews, with Scott Douglass, Michael Trammel, Rick Campbell and others. Virginia Room 234, Ringhaver Student Center
A Short Symposium on the Short-Short Story Katherine Conner, Thomas Cooper, Michael Cooper Panel will address the craft of "flash fiction," or the short-short story. Markland House
An Intimate Reading Hal Shows, Marty Williams, Tania Rochelle Gamache-Koger Theater, Ringhaver Student Center
LUNCH BREAK – Lunch on one's own
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM Tackle Box: The Movie
Patti White
Virginia Room 234, Ringhaver Student Center
Getting in the Door: Building Authority in Publishing through Book Reviews and Interviews Forrest Anderson, Jessica Pitchford, Rebecca Soppe, John Wang and Gerry LaFemina Graduate student editors of The Southeast Review and Gerry LaFemina, editor of Review Revue, look at the nature of the good book reviews, breaking into literary magazine publishing by contributing book reviews, author interviews, and other nonfiction content. Markland House
An Intimate Reading
Pat MacEnulty, Audrey Colombe, Jay Hopler
Flagler Room, Ponce Hall
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaking in Tongues: Translation, Persona, Narrative Voice
Kristine Snodgrass, Lisa Birnbaum, Silvia Curbelo
Crisp-Ellert Museum, North Room
She's Wonderful: A Play in Two Acts by Ruth Coe Chambers
Winner, First Coast Writers' Festival Award
Markland House
An Intimate Reading
Patricia Waters, Martha Payne, Gianmarc Manzione
Gamache-Koger Theater, Ringhaver Student Center
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM — Afternoon Reading Gerry LaFemina, Julia Levine, Philip F. Deaver Gamache-Koger Theater, Ringhaver Student Center
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM – DINNER BREAK 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM – Featured Evening Reading Sheryl St Germain and Bucky McMahon Flagler Room, Ponce Hall
9:30 PM – RECEPTION Markland House
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008
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