Conference Schedule Saturday, Feb 22, 2020
Featuring over 50 craft talks, workshops, panels, and presentations, the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference is eclectic, balanced, and diverse, providing comprehensive coverage of the creative writing field.
To find sessions on Saturday, keep reading.
You can also find conference sessions on Friday, find advanced workshops on Thursday, or view the full schedule for this year.
To learn more about the conference, you can meet our faculty or register for the conference today!
Find Sessions on Saturday, February 22
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Tooker, Old Main
Craft Talk, Generative Workshop, Presentation; Creative Practice, Visual Art, Writing Process
Craft Talk, Generative Workshop, Presentation; Creative Practice, Visual Art, Writing Process
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Carson Ballroom, Old Main
Reading; Mixed Genre, Students
Reading; Mixed Genre, Students
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Tooker, Old Main
Collaboration, Conversation, Discussion, Generative Workshop, Workshop; Community, Creative Practice, Experimental, Fiction, Hybrid, Writing Process
Collaboration, Conversation, Discussion, Generative Workshop, Workshop; Community, Creative Practice, Experimental, Fiction, Hybrid, Writing Process
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tooker, Old Main
Discussion, Generative Workshop, Presentation, Workshop; Autobiography, Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, Poetry
Discussion, Generative Workshop, Presentation, Workshop; Autobiography, Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, Poetry
So, You Wrote Your First Book. Now What?
Ivelisse Rodriguez, Vanessa Hua, Andrea Avery, Cathy Linh Che, Justin Petropoulos
Ivelisse Rodriguez, Vanessa Hua, Andrea Avery, Cathy Linh Che, Justin Petropoulos
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Carson Ballroom, Old Main
Panel; Business of Writing, Publishing
Panel; Business of Writing, Publishing
Winning with Serial Fiction
Michael A Stackpole
Michael A Stackpole
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Heritage, University Club
Craft Talk, Presentation, Workshop; Fiction, Mixed Genre, Novels, Publishing, Short Stories
Craft Talk, Presentation, Workshop; Fiction, Mixed Genre, Novels, Publishing, Short Stories
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thoren, University Club
Conversation, Craft Talk, Discussion, Generative Workshop, Presentation, Workshop; Criticism, Gender, LGBTQIA, Race, Sexuality, Short Stories, Social Justice
Conversation, Craft Talk, Discussion, Generative Workshop, Presentation, Workshop; Criticism, Gender, LGBTQIA, Race, Sexuality, Short Stories, Social Justice
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Basha, Old Main
Craft Talk, Presentation; Experimental, Hybrid, Mixed Genre, Poetry
Craft Talk, Presentation; Experimental, Hybrid, Mixed Genre, Poetry
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Traditions, University Club
Craft Talk, Presentation, Workshop; Mixed Genre
Craft Talk, Presentation, Workshop; Mixed Genre
Wading through the Noise: Resilience and the Role Critique Plays in Revision
Natalie Scenters Zapico, Jenny Irish, Bill Konigsberg, Malik Toms
Natalie Scenters Zapico, Jenny Irish, Bill Konigsberg, Malik Toms
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Carson Ballroom, Old Main
Panel; Criticism, Mixed Genre, Revision
Panel; Criticism, Mixed Genre, Revision
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Heritage, University Club
Generative Workshop, Presentation, Workshop; Poetry, Social Justice
Generative Workshop, Presentation, Workshop; Poetry, Social Justice
Making the Fantastical Real
Judith Starkston
Judith Starkston
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Thoren, University Club
Craft Talk, Generative Workshop, Presentation, Workshop; Fantasy, Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Mixed Genre, Novels, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction
Craft Talk, Generative Workshop, Presentation, Workshop; Fantasy, Fiction, Genre Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Mixed Genre, Novels, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Basha, Old Main
Conversation, Craft Talk, Discussion, Generative Workshop, Presentation, Workshop; Climate Fiction, Fiction, Mixed Genre, Nature Writing
Conversation, Craft Talk, Discussion, Generative Workshop, Presentation, Workshop; Climate Fiction, Fiction, Mixed Genre, Nature Writing
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Tooker, Old Main
Presentation; Book Arts, Book Design, Business of Writing, Publishing
Presentation; Book Arts, Book Design, Business of Writing, Publishing