TEN YEARS OF EPIC!
Thursday, March 6th
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm—Registration desk opens
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm—Mixer/social gathering
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Friday, March 9th
8:00 am - 5 pm—Registration desk open (closed during the General meeting and for the luncheon)
10:30 am - 5 pm—Bookstore open (closed during luncheon)
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| Time |
General |
8:30 am -
10:00 am |
Welcome and EPIC Business Meeting
EPIC President Brenna Lyons
Officer and Committee Presentations
Presentation of Ariana and Dirk Awards
Announcement of EPPIE Finalists
Oregon Room |
10:00 am -
10:30 am |
Meet/Greet/Register/Browse Bookstore/Genre Breakouts/Editor Appointments |
| Time |
Oregon Room
Promo Track |
Alaska Room
General and Learning Tracks |
Idaho Room
General Track |
10:30 am -
11:30 am |
Red Hot Web Tricks
Penny Sansevieri |
Mary vs. Mayree:
The Ins and Outs of Using a Pen Name
Brenna Lyons |
Juggling: The Fine Art of Writing for
Multiple Publishing Houses
Lucy Monroe |
| Time |
General |
11:30 am -
12:00 pm |
Break |
12:00 am -
1:30 pm |
Keynote Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Michael Powell
Broadway/Weidler/Halsey Rooms
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| Time |
Oregon Room
Promo Track |
Alaska Room
General and Learning Tracks |
Idaho Room
General Track |
1:30 pm -
2:30 pm |
Promotion: You Want Me to do What?
Sherry Wille & Susanne Marie Knight |
Paranormal Panel:
Bigfoot Has Feelings Too!
Murdoch Hughes, Brenna Lyons,
Frances Evlin, Steven LeFevers |
Importance of Good Cover Art
Alessia Brio, JennaKay Francis,
Raelene Gorlinsky, Skylar Sinclair< |
| Time |
General |
Special
2:00 pm -
4:00 pm |
Concurrent Program
E-Book Outreach Event
in partnership with Ooligan Press
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2:30 pm -
2:45 pm |
Break
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| Time |
Oregon Room
Promo Track |
Alaska Room
General and Learning Tracks |
Idaho Room
General Track |
2:45 pm -
3:45 pm |
How to be a Savvy & Successful Submitter
Raelene Gorlinsky |
Evil 101:
Where True Crime Meets Terrific Fiction
Sheri Lewis Wohl |
How to Research Your Erotica
When You Don't Have a Clue
Caitlyn Willows |
| Time |
General |
3:45 pm -
4:00 pm |
Break |
| Time |
Oregon Room
Promo Track |
Alaska Room
General and Learning Tracks |
Idaho Room
General Track |
4:00 pm -
5:00 pm |
Panel: Making Promotion Count
Lori James, Harley Sachs,
Kathy Sullivan, Jennifer DiCamillo |
Looking For Romance
Paty Jager |
Collaboration
Or How to Write Together
Without Killing Each Other
Lorna & Larry Collins |
| Time |
General |
| 5:00 pm |
Bookstore and Registration closes |
| Evening |
Open Time
No conference meal planned
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Saturday, March 8th
8:30 am - 10:00 am—Registration desk open
8:30 am - 5:00 pm—Bookstore opens (closed during luncheon)
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| Time |
Oregon Room
Promo Track |
Alaska Room
General and Learning Tracks |
Idaho Room
General Track |
8:15 am -
9:15 am |
Author as Producer:
How to Create Your Own Book Trailers
on a Budget
Adriana Dane & Lyndi Lamont |
He Said, She Said,
POV Adventures
Brenna Lyons |
Mayhem, Murder,
or Just a Bit of Mischief-
Let's Write a Thriller
John Taylor
Early start of 7:45 |
| Time |
General |
9:15 am -
9:30 am |
Break
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| Time |
Oregon Room
Promo Track |
Alaska Room
General and Learning Tracks |
Idaho Room
General Track |
9:30 am -
10:30 am |
Red Hot Internet Publicity
Penny Sansevieri |
Taking in the View:
the Knotty Problem of Show vs. Tell
Liz Burton |
Writing Nonfiction
Lorna & Larry Collins |
| Time |
General |
10:30 am -
10:45 am |
Break |
| Time |
Oregon Room
Promo Track |
Alaska Room
General and Learning Tracks |
Idaho Room
General Track |
10:45 am -
11:45 am |
Promoting Your Trade Paperbacks
Marilyn Meredith |
Copyright--Trademarks--Service Marks.
Are You Confused Yet?
Connie Crow |
Panel: Young Adult
JennaKay Francis, Kathy Sullivan,
Jennifer DiCamillo |
12:00 pm -
1:15 pm |
Luncheon Honoring New Voices Finalists
Ross Island/Morrison Rooms
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1:15 pm -
1:30 pm |
Break |
| Time |
Alaska Room
General and Learning Tracks |
Idaho Room
General Track |
Oregon Room
Publisher Track |
1:30 pm -
2:30 pm |
Brave New E-World:
Technological Trends in E-Publishing
Tom White, Maureen Mackey |
Military Intelligence:
an Oxymoron or Authors' Ignorance
David McBlain
Connie Crow, Moderator |
Publisher Panel: General
1:30 pm - 3:05 pm
Kathryn Struck—Awe-Struck
Raelene Gorlinsky—Ellora's Cave
Margaret Carr—ePress-online
Brenna Lyons—Mundania Press LLC
Lee Emory—Treble Heart Books
Star Conrad—Uncial Press
Debi Womack—Whiskey Creek Press
Rene Stephens—The Wild Rose Press
Patricia Tanner—The Wild Rose Press
Liz Burton—Zumaya Publications
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Break
3:05 pm- 3:25 pm
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Publisher Panel: Erotica
3:25 pm - 5:00 pm
Raelene Gorlinsky—Ellora's Cave
Raven McKnight—Loose ID
Laura Baumbach—ManLoveRomance
Kathryn Lively—Phaze Books
Debi Womack—Whiskey Creek Press Torrid
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| Time |
General |
2:30 pm -
2:45 pm |
Break |
| Time |
Alaska Room
General and Learning Tracks |
Idaho Room
General Track |
2:45 pm -
3:45 pm |
Creating Memorable Characters
Marilyn Meredith |
Beta/Theta/Alpha-
Who is Your Hero?
Kally Jo Surbeck |
| Time |
General |
3:45 pm -
4:00 pm |
Break |
| Time |
Alaska Room
General and Learning Tracks |
Idaho Room
General Track |
4:00 pm -
5:00 pm |
Keeping All Your Balls in the Air
Catherine Snodgrass |
Your Publisher is Not Your Friend
(but being business oriented
can keep things friendly)
Margaret Carr, Nadene Carter,
Tom Spencer |
| Time |
General |
6:15 pm -
7:15 pm |
All Romance eBooks Champagne Reception
Pacific Northwest Ballroom Foyer |
7:15 pm -
7:30 pm |
Break |
7:30 pm -
10:30 pm |
AWARDS BANQUET AND CEREMONY
Pacific Northwest Ballroom
Presentation of the 2008 EPPIE/QUASAR/ARIANA Awards
Hosted by the ubiquitous MC-For-Life, Jeff Strand
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Sunday, March 9th
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| Time |
General |
9:00 am -
10:30 am |
Farewell Brunch
Oregon Room
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Hope you have a great time!
We'll see you next year at EPICon 2009!
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