1:45 pm to 2:45 pm, November 4, 2023
NATIVE NATIONS
Stephen Kantrowitz and Dr. Carol Cornelius
Room C101
The Indigenous life and experience is discussed by these two writers and explored through their work.
JOURNEYS OF SELF-DISCOVERY
Blythe Roberson and Elisa Bernick
Room N125
Physical journeys and experiences often lead to self-awakening and knowledge. Two writers talk about how their journeys led to a greater sense of self.
FROM TABLETOP TO BOOKSHELF
James Lowder and Tim Akers
Room N127
Two authors discuss how their work went from a plot for games to full-fledged stories in books.
VISIONS OF THE AFTERLIFE
Robin Hemley and Kathie Giorgio
Room N129
Hemley and Giorgio both chose to place their latest novels in unusual and unique places: a literary limbo for minor writers for Hemley and a special gated community in Heaven for those who have chosen to end their lives for Giorgio. Join the authors in a discussion of how their visions of the afterlife came about and how readers have responded.
LOSS, HOPE, AND POETIC SEARCHING
Molly Fuller, Andrea Potos, and Christy Prahl
Room N130
Poetry is often packed full of emotion. Three very different poets discuss the range and depth of emotion in poetry.
FROM MILWAUKEE TO HOLLYWOOD
Kurt Dietrich, Lilly J. Goren, Chris Yogerst, and David Zucker
Room N133
An interest in popular culture drove all of these writers to explore a variety of themes. They will discuss how their work grew beyond the bounds of the Midwest into the larger world.
ALLWRITERS WORKSHOP
ACCIDENTAL POETRY
Barb Geiger, Danielle Bridges, and Jane DeGeorge
Room N140
These three writers showed up to a workshop, not expecting to write about poetry. Imagine their surprise when they suddenly found themselves writing in stanzas!