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Muse & the Marketplace 2018

Laura Roper

Unknown Territory is the story of Marisol, a captive native servant on a failing ranch who is desperate to escape back to her people. A revisionist, feminist, western set in Northern Mexico during a time of war. Novel Incubator graduate. Looking for an agent.

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

1F: Networking for Reticent Writers Tremont Room - 4th FloorKelly J. Ford

11:45am EDT

2M: The 3-Step Formula for Building an Author PlatformFULL White Hill Room - 4th FloorFauzia Burke

2:15pm EDT

3E: Hybrid Publishing: How It Works and What It's LikeFULL Emerson Room - 4th FloorJeanne Blasberg

3:45pm EDT

4M: Writing Great Artist Statements for Fellowships, Residencies, MFA programs, & More St. James Room - 4th FloorJonathan Escoffery • Shubha Sunder

7:30am EDT

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

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

12:45pm EDT

6G: Matching Your Work to Literary Magazines: What Do They *Really* Want? Franklin Room - 4th FloorJenn Scheck-Kahn

2:45pm EDT

7B: Dare to Break the Ultimate Writing Rule: Why "Show Don't Tell" Is a CrockFULL Whittier Room - 4th FloorSteve Almond

4:15pm EDT

8F: Indie Publishing: A Viable Path to A Full-Time Career in Writing FictionFULL Franklin Room - 4th FloorCecelia Mecca

10:00am EDT

9C: Literary Idol: Fiction Focus White Hill Room - 4th FloorSteve Macone • Sorche Fairbank • Kaitlyn Johnson • Rayhané Sanders • Anjali Singh

11:30am EDT

10B: Demystifying Publishing Deals Whittier Room - 4th FloorMarisa Corvisiero

1:00pm EDT

Marketplace Keynote: “Selling Out Without Selling Out” Grand Ballroom - MezzanineSorche Fairbank • Steve Almond • Jenna Blum • Alexander Chee • Mitchell Zuckoff