Friday
9:00 – 9:45 – Masterclass Registration
10:00 – 12:00 – Adv. Craft Masterclass Part 1
12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 – Adv. Craft Masterclass Part 2
3:30 – 5:30 – Conference Registration
5:30 – 6:30 – Pizza Dinner
6:30 – 7:00 – Welcome
7:00 – 8:00 – 30 Years of Faith, Hope, & Love Tribute
Saturday
8:15 – 8:30 – Registration
8:30 – 9:00 – Breakfast Burritos, Devotional, Prize Drawings
9:10 – 10:00 – Keynote – Susan May Warren – The Power of Yes
10:10 – 11:00 – Breakout Sessions
- Special Interest Workshop
- Using Modern-Day Idols to Create Flawed Characters – Suzie Waltner
11:10 – 11:50 – Publishers Spotlight (Love Inspired/Revell/Sunrise)
12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch
1:00 – 5:00 – Editor Appointments
1:10 – 2:00 – Workshop Sessions
- Tension, Anticipation, & Momentum in Every Scene – Robin Patchen
- Planning a Podcast Tour – Heidi McCahan
2:10 – 3:00 – Workshop Sessions
- Romancing Your Suspense – Lisa Phillips
- From Book to Ecosystem – Camy Tang
3:00 – 3:30 – Break
3:30 – 4:20 – Workshop Sessions
- Finding Joy in the Publishing Journey – Liz Johnson
- AI Launch Lab: Build a 30-Day Book Marketing Plan in One Session – Ciara Knight
4:30 – 5:20 – Workshop Sessions
- Defining Success in a Metrics-Driven Publishing Industry – Suzie Waltner
- Navigating Your Indie Novel Release: A Step-By-Step Guide – Robin Patchen
5:30 – 6:30 – Dinner
6:45 – 7:45 – Genre Chats (Historical, Contemporary, Suspense)
8:00 – 9:00 – Harlequin Author Party (Harlequin authors only)
Sunday
9:00 – 9:30 – Breakfast Bagels
9:30 – 10:15 – Worship & Devotional
10:30 – 11:30 – Deeply Rooted: Abiding in Christ, Living in Wonder, Writing in Fellowship – Robin Lee Hatcher
11:30 – 11:50 – Wrap Up
12:00 – 1:00 – Retreat Lunch
1:00 – 4:30 – Retreat
If you have questions, email the conference co-chairs:
Pamela Tracy at [email protected]
Karen Witemeyer at [email protected]