ELEVEN YEARS OF EPIC!
Thursday, March 4th
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm—Registration desk opens
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm—Mixer/social gathering
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Friday, March 5th
7:00 am to 8:15 am and 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Registration
10:30 am to 5:00 pm Bookstore open (Closed During Luncheon)
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| Time
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General
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8:00 am -
9:30 am
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Welcome and EPIC Business Meeting
EPIC President Brenna Lyons
Officer and Committee Presentations
Presentation of Ariana and Dirk Awards
Announcement of EPIC Awards Finalists
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9:30 am -
9:45 am
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Break
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Track A
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Track B
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9:45 am -
10:45 am
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How to Write A Mystery
Marilyn Meredith
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Managing Your Book Writing Business
Pauline B. Jones
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10:45 am -
11:00 am
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Break
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11:00 am -
11:45 am
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The Effective 25 Word or Less Synopsis
Lorna and Larry Collins
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Improving Communications in an Impersonal World
Jim Brown
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11:45 am -
12:00 pm
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Break
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| Time
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General
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12:00 am -
1:30 pm
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Keynote Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Holly Jacobs
How To Sell a Million Copies
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| Time
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Track A
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Track B
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1:30 pm -
2:30 pm
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Publishers' Forum
(Erotica)
L. L. Publications (Logical Lust)
Loose-ID
Phaze Books
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Writers and Taxes
Nicholas A. Genovese, Jr.
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2:30 pm -
2:45 pm
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Break
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2:45 pm -
3:45 pm
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Fearless Promotion
A Guide to Selling in Today's Marketplace
Sutton Fox
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Writing 1,000 Words an Hour
Becoming a Prolific Writer
Lynn Crain
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3:45 pm -
4:00 pm
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Break
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4:00 pm -
5:00 pm
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Writing & Research of the Historical Novel
Linda McLaughlin & Janet Quinn
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Five Things To Pack For Your Fiction Journey
Janet Lane Walters
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5:00 pm
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Bookstore closes
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General
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Evening
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New Orlean Riverboat Cruise
Cost: $58 per person
More Information and Reservations
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Saturday, March 6th
8:30 am - 10:00 am—Registration
8:30 am - 5:00 pm—Bookstore opens (closed during luncheon)
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8:00 am -
9:00 am
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Breakfast
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9:00 am -
9:15 am
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Break
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| Time
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General
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9:15 am -
10:15 am
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Deidre Knight
DIY PROMO: How To Build Your Buzz
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10:15 am -
10:30 am
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Break
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| Time
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Track A
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Track B
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10:30 am -
11:45 am
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Publishers' Forum
(all non-erotica genres)
Awe-Struck Publishing
Belle Books
Hard Shell Word Factory
Mundania Press
Red Rose Publishing
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Marketing and Promotion
Deborah LeBlanc
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11:45 am -
12:00 pm
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Break
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| Time
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General
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12:00 am -
1:30 pm
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Keynote Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Debra Dixon
Goal Motivation & Conflict
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| Time
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Track A
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Track B
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1:30 pm -
2:30 pm
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Forensic Anthropology (Part 1)
Maria Allaire, M.A.
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Voice-Subtext and Tone
Sara Thacker
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2:30 pm -
2:45 pm
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Break
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2:45 pm -
3:45 pm
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Forensic Anthropology (Part 2)
Maria Allaire, M.A.
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Book Trailers
Kim McDougall
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3:45 pm -
4:00 pm
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Break
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4:00 pm -
5:00 pm
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Build a Story
C. T. Adams
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When Everyone Says You Can't
Deborah LeBlanc
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5:00 pm -
7:30 pm
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Free Time
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| Time
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General
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7:30 pm -
10:30 pm
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AWARDS BANQUET AND CEREMONY
Presentation of the 2010 EPIC/QUASAR/ARIANA Awards
Hosted by MC Daniel J. Reitz, Sr.
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Sunday, March 7th
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| Time
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General
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9:00 am -
10:30 am
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Buffet Breakfast and Closing Networking Session
C. T. Adams, Debra Dixon, Holly Jacobs, Deidre Knight
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Hope you have a great time!
We'll see you next year at EPICon 2011!
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