God Uses Ink 2003 - Conference Schedule
This year's God Uses Ink writers' conference is scheduled to take place June 12-14 at the Guelph Bible Conference Centre in Guelph, Ontario.
Here is the complete schedule for God Uses Ink 2003:
Thursday, June 12, 2003
12:30 pm Registration opens
2:00 pm Orientation Class for first-timers
2:00 pm Alumni meeting and reception
2:00 pm God Uses Ink faculty meeting and reception
3:45 pm Individual Workshops
A1. Q & A on writing for newspapers
A2. How to turn everyday experiences into stories that sell
A3. On publishing your book as a Canadian author
A4. What authors need to know about agents
A5. Great U.S. break-in markets
A6. Forum for professional journalists
5:30 pm Supper
7:00 pm Keynote speaker (session 1 of 3)
8:45 pm Continuing classes (session 1 of
5)
1. What every aspiring writer needs to know - Lindquist and friends
2. Writing for Children - Hodgson
3. Non-fiction book creation from the ground up - Whalin
4. Special Fiction Intensive – Cook or Hall
5. Making the move from amateur to professional - Murphey
6. Take Your Writing to the Top Level - Sweet
9:45 pm Coffee break
10:15 pm Night Owl reading session (to 11:30)
Friday, June 13, 2003
7:00 am Early Bird reading session
7:00 am Early Bird prayer time
8:00 am Worship
8:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am Continuing classes (session 2 of
5)
10:30 am Coffee break
11:00 am Continuing classes (session 3 of 5)
12:30 pm Lunch
1:45 pm Individual Workshops
B1. Journalism 101 for beginners
B2. Q & A on writing for children
B3. How to get a publishing house to look at your manuscript
B4. Q & A on being a book author
B5. How your personality affects your writing part 1 of 2 (see C5)
B6. Advice on media relations, publicity, messaging and performing
3:15 pm Coffee break
3:45 pm Individual Workshops
C1. Q & A on writing for magazines
C2. Children's non-fiction & textbooks
C3. Q & A on book publishing
C4. Pitfalls in fiction
C5. How your personality affects your writing part 2 of 2 (see B5)
C6. The challenges of bringing Christian news and views to Canadians
5:45 pm Banquet
7:30 pm Keynote speaker (session 2 of 3)
and Awards
9:30 pm Coffee break
10:00 pm Night Owl reading session (to 11:30)
10:00 pm Night Owl prayer (to 11:30)
Saturday, June 14, 2003
7:00 am Early Bird reading time
7:00 am Early Bird prayer time
8:00 am Worship
8:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am Continuing classes (session 4 of
5)
10:30 am Coffee break
11:00 am Continuing classes (session 5 of 5)
12:00 pm Vacate rooms, bookstore open
12:30 pm Lunch
1:45 pm Individual Workshops
D1. Q & A on being a freelance writer
D2. Finding a home for your poem
D3. How to write a book proposal
D4. Innovative ways to develop structure in fiction
D5. Forum for published authors
D6. Delivering what the editor wants
3:15 pm Coffee break
3:45 pm Keynote speaker (session 3 of 3)
5:00 pm Farewells
