The North Carolina Writers' Network and the MFA in Creative Writing Program at UNC Greensboro bring you a full day of classes, workshops, conversations, and more. This year's Fall Conference will be in UNCG's MHRA Building, on the corner of Spring Garden and Forest Streets, offering classes and discussions on the craft and business of writing.

Schedule of Events

8:00-9:30 am: Check-In Open at MHRA Lobby

8:30 am-5:00 pm: Exhibit Tables & Book Sales Open at MHRA Lobby

9:30-11 am: Session I
- Master Class registration closed
- Master Class registration closed
- Basics of the Book Business with Jamie Rogers Southern
- On Trying to Be "Poetic" with Joseph Mills
- Body Writing: Expressing the Physical with Words with Halle Hill
- When YA Lit Gets Personal: Writing about Self and Family with Zackary Vernon
- From Frankenstein to Firefly: Genre Blending for Stronger Stories with Michael G. Williams

11:15 am - 12:15 pm: Faculty Readings

12:15 - 1:30 pm: Lunch Break
Bring your own, visit one of the nearby eateries, or join the first-ever Fall Conference Pizza Party in exchange for a donation in any amount.

1:30 - 3 pm: Session II
- Master Class registration closed
- Master Class registration closed
- What to Talk About When You Talk About Book Design with Kate Arden McMullen
- Poetry, Trauma, and Restraint with Julie Funderburk
- Action Out Loud: An Approach to Dialogue with Jacob Paul
- Bending Reality: Transforming Your Ideas into Speculative Fiction with Michele Berger
- Writing for Pages, Writing for Stages with Erica McGee

3:30 - 4:30 pm
Open Mic Readings I
Open Mic Readings II
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4:45 - 5:45 pm: Slush Pile Live!

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