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Muse & the Marketplace 2018

KF

Kate Fussner

Fenway High school
English Teacher
Boston, MA

I'm a published author of personal essays. I'm currently working on my first novel, a YA magical realist story about a queer teen coming to terms with her sexuality and her grief over her older sister's death.

7:30am EDT

Registration, Hot Breakfast Buffet, Bookstore & Authors' Bazaar Browsing TBA

9:00am EDT

Welcoming Convocation + Keynote: "How to Stay a Writer" Grand Ballroom - MezzanineSonya Larson • Min Jin Lee

10:15am EDT

1B: Essentials of the Young Adult NovelFULL Charles River Room - 4th FloorJennifer De Leon

11:45am EDT

2K: Subversion: Writing YA Novels That Upend Expectations Beacon Hill Room - 4th FloorKim Savage

1:00pm EDT

Lunch Break TBA

2:15pm EDT

3K: When the Universal is Just Mainstream: Writing Rules That Fail Queer Authors Winthrop Room - 4th FloorMilo Todd

3:15pm EDT

Break TBA

3:45pm EDT

4E: How to Pitch Young Adult Novels to Agents & PublishersFULL Charles River Room - 4th FloorRegina Brooks

5:30pm EDT

Shop Talk Happy Hour TBA

7:00pm EDT

Spotlight: Race and Power in Boston Arlington Room - Park Plaza Hotel, Mezzanine LevelLatoyia Edwards • Andrew Ryan • Adrian Walker • Patricia Wen

9:00am EDT

Mid-Muse Keynote: "Appropriation: Uh-oh, No-no, or #Appropro?" Grand Ballroom - MezzanineCeleste Ng • Peter Ho Davies

10:30am EDT

5F: Keynote "Carryover" Conversation on Cultural AppropriationFULL Cabot Room - 4th FloorPeter Ho Davies • Celeste Ng

11:45am EDT

Lunch Break TBA

12:45pm EDT

6E: How to Get *Really* Personal in Your Personal Essay St. James Room - 4th FloorEthan Gilsdorf

2:45pm EDT

7H: The Motivated Writer: Using Athletes' Techniques to Keep Yourself Going: Section BFULL Franklin Room - 4th FloorHenriette Lazaridis

4:15pm EDT

8K: Social Justice Story TellingFULL Cabot Room - 4th FloorAlex Marzano-Lesnevich

5:15pm EDT

10:00am EDT

9F: Secrets and Lies Back Bay Room - 4th FloorLynne Barrett

11:30am EDT

10A: A Trip to the Playground: How to Make Writing Fun Again Franklin Room - 4th FloorAnnie Hartnett