SATURDAY, MAY 24th
Location One: MATILDA'S/BABY ATLAS



10:00-10:45        The God Language Panel: Authors discuss writing the new taboo.
Moderator: Rachel Cline
Panelists: Jill Alexander Essbaum, Elizabeth Crane, Wayne Allen Jones, Timothy Schaffert

11:00-11:45        The Memoir Workshop.
Kelly McMasters of MediaBistro.com

12:00-12:45        Staged reading of "Rogers Party"
Written by Chicago author/playwright Charles Blackstone
Reading by Blindfaith Theatre Co. ensemble

1:00-1:45            Preview staged reading of scenes from "Body of Eva Peron"
Co-written by Angela Gant and William L. Bryan
Reading by Blindfaith Theatre Co. ensemble

2:00-2:45            Breaking Form: Multi-format writing processes.
Moderator: Pete Coco
Panelists: Charles Blackstone, William L. Bryan, Rachel Cline, Larry O. Dean, Angela Gant, Katie Schwartz, Megan Stielstra

3:00-3:45            Giving Good Read: Reading hosts discuss what makes a reading great.
Moderator: Amy Sayre-Roberts
Panelists: Jami Attenberg, Bruce Covey, Amy Guth, Kelly McMasters, Megan Stielstra, Claire Zulkey

4:00-4:45            The Social Media Toolkit for Authors Workshop.
Leah Jones, The Digital Culture Evangelist

5:00-5:45            The State of Small Press & Independent Publishing Mega-Panel.
Moderator: Lauren Cerand
Panelists: Jennifer Banash, Willy Blackmore, Jackie Corley, Zach Dodson, Gina Frangello, Cris Mazza, Jonathan Messinger, Eric Obenauf, Nick Ostdick, D.E. Rasso, Kevin Sampsell, James Stegall, Eliza Jane Wood
  

Location Two: UPSTAIRS @ TRADER TODD'S

10:00-10:45       The Blogging Panel: Web-journal v. promotion tool.
Moderator: Leah Jones
Panelists: Jami Attenberg, Jason Behrends, Amy Guth, John Griswold, D.E. Rasso, Ben Tanzer

11:00-11:45        The Low on Dough Panel: Self-promotion on low and no budgets.
Moderator: Jill Alexander Essbaum
Panelists: Elizabeth Crane, Sarah Dodson, Gina Frangello, John Griswold, Tim Hall, Elaine Soloway, James Stegall, Ben Tanzer,
Laura Van Prooyen

12:00-12:45        Re-Routing: Recovery and other things that change the creative process.
Moderator: Adam Deutsch
Panelists: Gail Konop Baker, Lynn Brewer, Rachel Cline, Amy Sayre-Roberts, Katie Schwartz

1:00-1:45            The Gatekeepers Panel: Librarians, bookstore employees, editors and profs dish.
Moderator: Timothy Schaffert
Panelists: Bruce Covey, Adam Deutsch, Sarah Dodson, Gina Frangello, Brandi Homan, Jonathan Messinger, Laural Winter, Mike Zapata

2:00-2:45            The Young Adult Panel.
Where and how does YA writing fit into small press?
Moderator: Linda Jones
Panelists: Jennifer Banash, Chris Retstatt, Renee Rosen, John Weagly

3:00-3:45           The Design Panel.
The Role of Art & Design in the Small Press
Moderator: Zach Dodson
Panelists: Willy Blackmore, Peter Davis, Eric Obenauf, Jon Resh, James Stegall, Chris Szostek, Eliza Jane Wood

4:00-4:45            The Lit v. Tech Panel.
Is writing changing in a text-speak, LOLCats and Wikipedia world?
Moderator: Jonathan Messinger
Panelists: Jason Behrends, Lynn Brewer, Jackie Corley, Zach Dodson, Cris Mazza, Nick Ostdick, James Stegall, Ben Tanzer

5:00-5:45            The Poem Is The Event: Not all fiction. Not all non-fiction. Poets discuss.
Moderator: Peter Davis
Panelists: Bruce Covey, Larry O. Dean, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Adam Deutsch, Danielle Pafunda, Laura Van Prooyen, Laural Winter



SUNDAY, MAY 25th
UPSTAIRS @ TRADER TODD'S


11:00-11:45         The Nature 2.0 Panel:
                                        Using environmental, animal and other natural references (including                                             ironically) in a globally-warmed, green-hyped, online world.
                                        Moderator: Steve Himmer
                                        Panelists: Amy Guth, Adam Deutsch, Angela Gant, Leah Jones,                                                     Jonathan Messinger


12:00-12:45         The Classy Not Assy Panel:
                                        Rejection, professional jealousy, unfairness and other remedial woes of                                         creativity.
                                        Moderator: Jill Alexander Essbaum
                                        Panelists: Elizabeth Crane, Scott DeKatch, Leah Jones,
                                        Gail Konop Baker, Jason Pettus, Renee Rosen

1:00-1:45             The Community v. Solitude Panel:
                                        How workshops, conferences, book clubs, blogs and bookstores                                                 influence the creative process.
                                        Moderator: Cristina Henriquez
                                        Panelists: Pete Coco, Scott DeKatch, Amy Guth, Gail Konop Baker,                                             Renee Rosen

2:00-2:45             The DIY Bookbinding Workshop: Learn to approximate the industry standard                                         perfect binding-- used for all commercially produced paperbacks-- at                                             home with readily available materials.
                                        Willy Blackmore of Impetus Press


3:00-3:45             Writing and Working in Chicago: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach
                                        Moderator: Mike Zapata
                                        Panelists: Davis Chin, Sam Reaves, Mahmoud Saeed, Kenzo Shibata