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"Cult" Fiction: Off the beaten path ALL KINDS OF READINGAdele Puccio • Pam Bachorz • D.L. Cocchio • Trisha Leaver • Dianne K. Salerni Just the Facts?: Research for compelling prose ALL KINDS OF WRITINGMiriam Allenson • Charlotte Bennardo • Robert Damon Schneck • Yvonne Ventresca Writing for the Test: Has common core influenced writing? CHILDREN'SClaire Santoro • Tracey Baptiste • Linda Bozzo • Alison Ashley Formento Weaving Threads from the Past: Delving into history HIS STORY, HER STORY, WHOSE STORYMarie Coughlin • Jeanne Mackin • Donna Thorland • Lauren Willig From Page to Stage: The art of adaptation INDUSTRYRenee Gatz • Elijah M. Brown • Anthony Giordano • Nick Kisella • Keith Torgan Killing New Jersey: Murder in the Garden State NEW JERSEYLori Quinn • Michael Stephen Daigle • Ilene Schneider • Dave White • Maureen Wlodarczyk Conquering the Blank Page POETRYDeborah Leary • David Brown • James C. Ellerbe • Michelle Greco • Roxanne Hoffman • Samuel Coming to America: The immigrant experience THE HUMAN EXPERIENCEMaria Laurino • Maria E. Andreu • Daisy Hernandez • Mona Rodriguez • Sung J. Woo Writer's Circle - Writing for Adults WORKSHOP

1:10pm EDT

Artie Bennett STORY TIMEArtie Bennett

1:20pm EDT

Anna Kang & Christopher Weyant STORY TIMEAnna Kang

1:30pm EDT

Joyce Wan STORY TIMEJoyce Wan

1:40pm EDT

Welcome KEYNOTE

2:00pm EDT

Keynote Address: Lev Golinkin KEYNOTELev Golinkin

2:20pm EDT

Tom Geden STORY TIME Haunting Pages: Let it be ghosts ALL KINDS OF READINGRoseMarie Rubinetti Cappiello • Tinika Ross • Robert Damon Schneck • Stuart Schneider Draw Us A Story: Why comics and graphic novels matter ALL KINDS OF WRITINGChristopher Weyant • Mark Basso • Don E. Smith, Jr. • Richard B. Knight • Buddy Scalera Waking Up the Past: Blending history and fiction for children CHILDREN'SSelene Castrovilla • Mary H. Donohue • Todd McClimans • Robert Skead I am Woman: Creating strong female characters HIS STORY, HER STORY, WHOSE STORYMarissa Rives • Michelle Cameron • Virginia Cornue • Lori Goldstein • Kristen Houghton • Trisha Leaver • Linda Lombri Let's Get Digital INDUSTRYLuca Manna • Maria E. Andreu • Caroline Leavitt • Wendy Mass • Lauren Willig In Our Backyards: Keeping it local NEW JERSEYJoanne Santiglia • Thalia Goulis • Marc Jablonski • William Neumann • Kevin Woyce The Poetry of Everyday Life: How to preserve the authenticity of private discourse in a public exchange POETRYLisa Hoffman • Joel Allegretti • Elijah M. Brown • John Jack Jackie (Edward) Cooper Men Tell It All: Notes from the Y chromosome THE HUMAN EXPERIENCEDan Lane • Pat Russo • Joel Schwartzberg • Sung J. Woo I'll Give You Exactly 5 Minutes WORKSHOPPeter Danish

2:40pm EDT

Carol Roth STORY TIMECarol Roth

2:50pm EDT

Alison Ashley Formento STORY TIMEAlison Ashley Formento

3:00pm EDT

Keynote Address: Kody Keplinger KEYNOTEKody Keplinger

3:20pm EDT

Keith Torgan STORY TIMEKeith Torgan How to Present Your Poetry in Public POETRYJoel Allegretti • Elijah M. Brown • John J. Trause Who's on First?: Why baseball hits it out of the park ALL KINDS OF READINGMiriam Allenson • Raphael Badagliacca • Ron Kaplan • Roz Lee • Timothy Tocher Tickle Me Author: How to write funny ALL KINDS OF WRITINGCynthia Robbins • Artie Bennett • Jeff Markowitz • Hank Quense Peeking Inside a Picture Book: A view into successful children's publishing CHILDREN'SSharon Kalman • Alison Ashley Formento • Anna Kang • Carol Roth • Joyce Wan Love in the Time of ….Genre Blending HIS STORY, HER STORY, WHOSE STORYDeborah Leary • Charlotte Bennardo • Ian J. Keeney • E.F. Watkins The Power of the First Page: Beyond "a dark and stormy night" INDUSTRYMarian Calabro • A.J. Colucci • Shari Goldhagen • Lori Goldstein • Steven Rigolosi Down the Shore: Romancin' New Jersey NEW JERSEYMargaret Rose O’Keefe • Catherine Ann Greenfeder • Alison Ruth Together But Different: Diversity more than genetics THE HUMAN EXPERIENCETracey Baptiste • Maria E. Andreu • Renee Gatz • Mary Ann McGuigan • Dania Ramos Writer's Circle - Writing for Children's WORKSHOP

3:30pm EDT

Beth Ferry STORY TIMEBeth Ferry

3:40pm EDT

Poetry Slam / Open Mic POETRY

3:50pm EDT

Robert Skead STORY TIMERobert Skead

4:00pm EDT

Keynote Address: Maria Laurino KEYNOTEMaria Laurino

4:20pm EDT

Linda Bozzo STORY TIMELinda Bozzo So Noted: Music in the key of literature ALL KINDS OF READINGAdele Puccio • Miriam Allenson • Peter Danish Writing Across the Ages: From Kids to Young Adults ALL KINDS OF WRITINGSharon Kalman • Tracey Baptiste • Selene Castrovilla • Margie Gelbwasser • Crystal Velasquez Books in Bloom: Keeping kids reading, from picture books to YA CHILDREN'SA.J. Colucci • Beth Ferry • Sandy Hall • Wendy Mass • Nancy Viau The Outsider in Literature: Do I want to fit in? HIS STORY, HER STORY, WHOSE STORYMarie Coughlin • Lisa Colozza Cocca • Lisa Gornick • Caroline Leavitt • Leora Skolkin-Smith Go It Alone: Options for self-publishing INDUSTRYPatricia Gandolfini • K. Edwin Fritz • Kevin Lewis • Stacey Agin Murray • Dylann Rhea • Diana Lee Santamaria Writing in New Jersey: Keeping focused with a group NEW JERSEYOlga Kuharets • Marian Calabro • Michelle Cameron • Karen B. Kaplan • Judith Lindbergh • Lisa Romeo How to Find a Publisher POETRYRoxanne Hoffman • Donna Baier Stein • John J. Trause A Woman's Place: Different cultures, different voices THE HUMAN EXPERIENCEJoanne Santiglia • Daisy Hernandez • Maria Laurino • Janice Nimura 10 Tips for Describing Your Book Effectively WORKSHOPJoel Schwartzberg

4:30pm EDT

Mary Donohue STORY TIMEMary H. Donohue

4:40pm EDT

Elijah M. Brown STORY TIMEElijah M. Brown