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13th Annual West Virginia Writers' Workshop Schedule July 16-19, 2009
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2009 Schedule

  • Individual conferences may be scheduled by workshop instructors
  • All events are held in the WVU Mountainlair unless otherwise noted.)
  • Workshop Assignments are listed after the schedule.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Literary Journal Display, Piano Lounge , Stalnaker Hall

9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. General Registration; WVU Bookstore on site, Piano Lounge , Stalnaker Hall

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. High School Workshop Registration, Piano Lounge

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. High School Orientation Meeting, Piano Lounge Conference Room

Noon - 2:00 p.m. Welcome Lunch (included in registration), Reading by Renée Nicholson, Gold Ballroom

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. A craft talk featuring John Hoppenthaler, Rhododendron Room

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Refreshments Available, Outside Rhododendron Room

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Workshops, Poetry – Shara McCallum, Kanawha Room ; Fiction– Richard Wiley, Cacapon Room ; Poetry – Paula McLain, Mountain Room ; Fiction/Nonfiction – Patricia Henley, Laurel Room ; High School Workshop, Monongahela Room

Dinner (on your own)

8:00 p.m. Readings by Paula McLain and Richard Wiley, Gold Ballroom , Reception and booksigning to follow

Friday, July 17, 2009

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Piano Lounge , Stalnaker Hall

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Literary Journal Display, Piano Lounge , Stalnaker Hall

9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Craft Class with James Harms, Rhododendron Room

10:30 a.m. - Noon High School Workshop, Monongahela Room

10:45 a.m. - noon. Craft Class with Richard Wiley, Rhododendron Room

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m. Readings by John Hoppenthaler and Natalie Sypolt, Gold Ballroom , Reception and book signing to follow

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Workshops, Poetry – Shara McCallum, Kanawha Room ; Fiction– Richard Wiley, Cacapon Room ; Poetry – Paula McLain, Mountain Room ; Fiction/Nonfiction – Patricia Henley, Laurel Room ; High School Workshop, Monongahela Room

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. High School Craft Class, Monongahela Room

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Free time and dinner

8:00 p.m. Readings by Shara McCallum and Mark Brazaitis, Gold Ballroom. Reception and Booksigning to follow

Saturday, July 18, 2009
 Note: Conference participants must use the plaza (rear, 2nd floor) entrance to the Mountainlair on Saturday and Sunday.

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Piano Lounge , Stalnaker Hall

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Literary Journal Display, Piano Lounge , Stalnaker Hall

9:00 am.-10:15 a.m. Craft Class with Shara McCallum, Rhododendron Room

10:30 a.m. - Noon High School Workshop, Monongahela Room

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 Craft Class with Patricia Henley, Rhododendron Room

Lunch (On your own)

1:30 p.m. Readings by Kevin Oderman and Kelly Moffett, Gold Ballroom . Reception and booksigning to follow.

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Workshops, Poetry – Shara McCallum, Kanawha Room ; Fiction– Richard Wiley, Cacapon Room ; Poetry – Paula McLain, Mountain Room ; Fiction/Nonfiction – Patricia Henley, Laurel Room ; High School Workshop, Monongahela Room

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. High School Craft Class, Monongahela Room

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Free time

6:30 p.m. Dinner/Reading at Hatfields, in the Mountainlair (Advance registration required).

8:00 p.m. Readings by Patricia Henley and James Harms, Hatfields, in the Mountainlair Booksigning and reception to follow. (Those not signed up for the dinner are welcome to attend the reading at 8:00 p.m.) Please use the front doors.

Sunday, July 19, 2009
 Note: Conference participants must use the plaza (rear, 2nd floor) entrance to the Mountainlair on Saturday and Sunday.

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Piano Lounge , Stalnaker Hall

  8:30 a.m. - Noon Literary Journal Display, Piano Lounge

9:45 - 11:00 a.m. Craft class by James Harms Rhododendron Room

Noon Open Mic Reading (sign up at the Literary Journal Display table). Pepperoni Rolls to follow reading! Rhododendron Room