2026 Author Presentations and Panels
Session One
9:00 am-10:00 am
Saturday, November 7
Carroll University, Main Hall
The Unthinkable is Real
Room 116
Panelists:
April Bentley
Rosalind McClain
Nancy Yarborough
Moderator:
Lynn Tompitch
Nature Poetry: “The Earth Has Poetry for Those Who Listen”
Room 201
Panelists:
Sara Sarna
Katrina Serwe
Moderator:
Richard Hedderman
Hannah Morrissey in Conversation with Wendy Wimmer
Room 206
Panelists:
Hannah Morrissey
Wendy WImmer
Moderator:
John Klima
The Artistry of Magical Realism
Room 207
Panelists:
J.R. Dawson
Edward Underhill
Moderator:
Kathie Giorgio
More Than Length: The Difference Between Short Story and Novel
AllWriters’ Workshop
Room 311
Panelists:
Alice Benson
Marisa Dondlinger
Ellen Lawrence
Rhea Thomas
Moderator:
Carrie Newberry