Agenda:
8:30 am REGISTRATION
9:15 am WELCOME and OVERVIEW
9:30 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Don Shelby—“The Best Writers are the Best Readers”
in auditorium (followed by a short break)
10:45 am SESSION ONE
Panel Discussion: Basics of Writing and Publishing
Don Shelby; Heid Erdrich, Douglas Wood; Laurie Hertzel; moderated by Jim Umhoefer
11:45 am LUNCH (next to auditorium)
12:45 pm SESSION TWO
Heid Erdrich: The Prose Poem: A Beautiful and Useful Hybrid Beast
Douglas Wood: A Writer’s Path: Magic, Meaning and Metaphor
Laurie Hertzel: Memoir: Finding Your Story, Telling the Truth
1:45 pm BREAK
2:00 pm SESSION THREE
Each topic from Session Two will be repeated
3:00 pm BREAK
3:15 pm SESSION FOUR
Each topic from Session Two will be repeated
4:30-5:30 pm RECEPTION at the PALMER HOUSE HOTEL
The Sinclair Lewis 2012 Writers Conference is made possible by the financial sponsorship of the following organizations: The Stearns History Museum, Minnesota National Bank of Sauk Centre, First State Bank of Sauk Centre, Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union, Stearns Electric Association, and the Sinclair Lewis Foundation. The conference is also made possible by a grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board, through funding provided by the Minnesota State Legislature. Sauk Centre Community Education is a co-sponsor of the event.
SINCLAIR LEWIS
2012 WRITERS’ CONFERENCE
The conference is open to all interested writers. Each participant will be able to choose three workshops and a panel discussion to attend (one hour each), plus one keynote speech. Lunch will be served to those registering up to three days before the conference and will give participants an opportunity to chat with other writers and with the presenters.
Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, was a mentor to many aspiring writers during his career. This conference, held in Lewis’ hometown of Sauk Centre, is a tribute to a writer who took the time to help other writers hone their craft. This is our 23rd annual writer’s conference and, based on the enthusiastic response following the previous 22, we will continue our purpose of encouraging and inspiring Minnesota writers. This year’s conference features a distinguished television anchor and author, a poet, a story-teller, and a memoirist.
Cost of the day-long conference (including lunch, breaks, and reception) is $60. College students and senior citizens can register for $55. High school students may attend for free, paying $15 for the cost of their lunch.
The Sinclair Lewis 2012 Writers Conference is made possible by the financial sponsorship of the following organizations: The Stearns History Museum, Minnesota National Bank of Sauk Centre, First State Bank of Sauk Centre, Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union, Stearns Electric Association, and the Sinclair Lewis Foundation. The conference is also made possible by a grant from the Central Minnesota Arts Board, through funding provided by the Minnesota State Legislature. Sauk Centre Community Education is a co-sponsor of the event.
PROGRAM
Sauk Centre Schools Auditorium and Classrooms
Agenda:
8:30 am REGISTRATION
9:15 am WELCOME and OVERVIEW
9:30 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Don Shelby: “The Best Writers are the Best Readers”
10:30 am BREAK
10:45 am SESSION ONE: Panel Discussion
11:45 am LUNCH
12:45 pm SESSION TWO (followed by a BREAK)
2:00 pm SESSION THREE
3:00 pm BREAK
3:15 pm SESSION FOUR
4:30-5:30 pm RECEPTION at the PALMER HOUSE HOTEL
Participants will have the chance to purchase books by the presenters between the sessions and during lunch. The presenters will be available to autograph their books. Door prizes, including autographed copies of some of the presenters’ books, will be awarded at the Palmer House reception.
