2025 Panel, Workshop & Presentation Schedule
Panels begin at 9 AM
Individual Author Presentations begin at 10 AM
Youth Workshops begin at 10 AM and 1 PM
Featured Authors Pam Houston and Byron Aspaas at Fenceline Cider: 5 PM
Featured Author Tim Weed at Mancos Opera House: 7 PM
Individual Author Presentations begin at 10 AM
Youth Workshops begin at 10 AM and 1 PM
Featured Authors Pam Houston and Byron Aspaas at Fenceline Cider: 5 PM
Featured Author Tim Weed at Mancos Opera House: 7 PM
PANELS:
M=Moderator
Mancos Public Library
9 – 10:15 AM: HISTORICAL FICTION: BRINGING THE PAST TO LIFE
Suzanne Stauffer
C.C. Harrison
Mariko Tatsumoto (M)
10: 30 – 11:45 AM: PLOT TWISTS AND TEEN ANGST: WRITING FOR MIDDLE GRADE AND YOUNG ADULTS
Fleur Bradley (M)
Karen McCoy
DelSharee Gladden
Terry Nichols
Noon – 1:15 PM: WHODUNIT AND WHY: CRAFTING CRIME FICTION
Chuck Greaves (M)
Travis Tougaw
Jenny Dandy
Scott Graham
Saleema Ishq
Bill Liggett
Dierdre Bjorson
1:30 – 2:45 PM: HEARTFELT & PAGE-TURNING: THE SECRETS TO WRITING GREAT ROMANCE
Bethany Turner (M)
Nikki Flynn
Sylvia McDaniel
AD Uhlar
Pam Chiaro
3:00 – 4:15 PM: VERSATILE VOICES: WRITING ACROSS GENRES AND FINDING YOUR STYLE
Lisa C. Taylor (M)
Jim Tritten
Catlyn Ladd
Charlie Chase
Shannon Lawrence
Mario Acevedo
Mancos Community Center
9 – 10:15 AM: WRITE LIKE YOU MEAN IT: EMBRACING YOUR AUTHENTIC VOICE
Karin Anderson (M)
Kevin Jones
Dita Dow
Katayoun Medhat
Becca Lawton
Kathryn Wilder
10: 30 – 11:45 AM: THE PUBLISHING CROSSROADS: TRADITIONAL VS. INDIE—WHICH PATH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Angie Hodapp (M)
Gail Binkly
L.E. Harrison
Travis Tougaw
Karin Anderson
Kirsten Johanna Allen (Publisher, Torrey House Press)
Noon – 1:15 PM: THE TRUTH-TELLERS: CRAFTING COMPELLING NON-FICTION
Jim O’Donnell (M)
Renata Golden
Annette McGivney
Dan Chiras
1:30 – 2:45 PM: VOICE, STYLE, AND SUBSTANCE: HOW LITERARY WRITERS MAKE THEIR MARK
Wendy Fox (M)
sid sibo
Eugenio Volpe
Kase Johnstun
3:00 – 4:15 PM: MEMOIR & MEANING: CRAFTING PERSONAL NARRATIVES THAT RESONATE
Mark Fleisher (M)
Jasmine Tritten
Kathleen Saville
Susan Carpenter Noble
Fenceline Cider
Noon – 1:15 PM: MOUNTAINS AND METAPHORS: THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF POETRY
Monica Barron
Mark Fleisher
Becca Lawton (M)
Art Goodtimes
Lisa C. Taylor
Charlie Chase
M=Moderator
Mancos Public Library
9 – 10:15 AM: HISTORICAL FICTION: BRINGING THE PAST TO LIFE
Suzanne Stauffer
C.C. Harrison
Mariko Tatsumoto (M)
10: 30 – 11:45 AM: PLOT TWISTS AND TEEN ANGST: WRITING FOR MIDDLE GRADE AND YOUNG ADULTS
Fleur Bradley (M)
Karen McCoy
DelSharee Gladden
Terry Nichols
Noon – 1:15 PM: WHODUNIT AND WHY: CRAFTING CRIME FICTION
Chuck Greaves (M)
Travis Tougaw
Jenny Dandy
Scott Graham
Saleema Ishq
Bill Liggett
Dierdre Bjorson
1:30 – 2:45 PM: HEARTFELT & PAGE-TURNING: THE SECRETS TO WRITING GREAT ROMANCE
Bethany Turner (M)
Nikki Flynn
Sylvia McDaniel
AD Uhlar
Pam Chiaro
3:00 – 4:15 PM: VERSATILE VOICES: WRITING ACROSS GENRES AND FINDING YOUR STYLE
Lisa C. Taylor (M)
Jim Tritten
Catlyn Ladd
Charlie Chase
Shannon Lawrence
Mario Acevedo
Mancos Community Center
9 – 10:15 AM: WRITE LIKE YOU MEAN IT: EMBRACING YOUR AUTHENTIC VOICE
Karin Anderson (M)
Kevin Jones
Dita Dow
Katayoun Medhat
Becca Lawton
Kathryn Wilder
10: 30 – 11:45 AM: THE PUBLISHING CROSSROADS: TRADITIONAL VS. INDIE—WHICH PATH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Angie Hodapp (M)
Gail Binkly
L.E. Harrison
Travis Tougaw
Karin Anderson
Kirsten Johanna Allen (Publisher, Torrey House Press)
Noon – 1:15 PM: THE TRUTH-TELLERS: CRAFTING COMPELLING NON-FICTION
Jim O’Donnell (M)
Renata Golden
Annette McGivney
Dan Chiras
1:30 – 2:45 PM: VOICE, STYLE, AND SUBSTANCE: HOW LITERARY WRITERS MAKE THEIR MARK
Wendy Fox (M)
sid sibo
Eugenio Volpe
Kase Johnstun
3:00 – 4:15 PM: MEMOIR & MEANING: CRAFTING PERSONAL NARRATIVES THAT RESONATE
Mark Fleisher (M)
Jasmine Tritten
Kathleen Saville
Susan Carpenter Noble
Fenceline Cider
Noon – 1:15 PM: MOUNTAINS AND METAPHORS: THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF POETRY
Monica Barron
Mark Fleisher
Becca Lawton (M)
Art Goodtimes
Lisa C. Taylor
Charlie Chase
INDIVIDUAL AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS
Fenceline Cider
10 AM – Jim Tritten: Why Write?
11 AM – Catlyn Ladd: Horror and Mental Health
2 PM – Suzanne Stauffer: Writing Authentic Historical Fiction - Going Beyond the Internet
3 PM – Travis Tougaw: I Didn’t Know Better: My Writing Journey
Columbine Restaurant - Back Patio
10 AM – Bethany Turner: Live Is Serious But It’s Okay To Laugh
11 AM – Susan Carpenter Noble: From Horses to History - Write what you Love
2 PM – Fleur Bradley: Kidlit 101: Understanding the Children's Book Market
3 PM – Scott Graham: Creating and Writing a Successful Fiction Series
Fahrenheit Coffee - Patio
10 AM – Nikki Flynn: Working at the Cauldron - Writing Original Books in the Crowded Market
11 AM – Sid Sibo - De-Centering the Human: Multi-Kin agency in Realist Fiction
2 PM – Gail Binkly: Journeys in Literature and Why We Love Them
3 PM – Karin Anderson: Where We Are is Who We Are
Hand in Hand Bookshop
10 AM – Renata Golden: My Eight-Snake Day
11 AM – Mario Acevedo: Demons and Angels: Why you don't write and why you do.
2 PM – Angie Hodapp: Writing Comic Books and Graphic Novels
3 PM – Mariko Tatsumoto: Anatomy of A Historical Novel
El Rio Cantina
10 AM – Dan Chiras: What Makes Great Writing Truly Great: The Power of Symbols, Similes, and Metaphors
11 AM – Eugenio Volpe: Post-Modernizing Historical Fiction
2 PM – Karen McCoy: The Feedback behind the “Feedback:” Incorporating Critique in a Way That Works for You
3 PM – Annette McGivney: Pure Land and the Healing Power of Nature
Kilgore American Indian Art
10 AM – Jim O’Donnell: What Is A River
11 AM – Kase Johnstun: Path to Publication: Never Give Up On a Book
2 PM – Dita Dow: Fearless Writing: Embrace Your Voice & Take the Leap
3 PM – Katayoun Medhat: The Unconscious as Compost Heap (Kafka and I)
Bomdiggity Mystical Marketplace
10 AM – Shannon Lawrence: Let's Talk Short Stories, with Q&A
11 AM – Jenny Dandy: What’s a Nice Author Like You Doing in a Book Like This
2 PM – Terry Nichols: Cultural Awareness in Children's Literature
3 PM – DelSheree Gladden: What Every Indie Author Needs to Know
Colorado Ranch & Home Realty
10 AM – Wendy Fox: Should I Publish With A Small Press?
11 AM – AD Uhlar: Write What You Don't Know
2 PM – Kat Wilder: Mustangs & More: Mixing Place, Passion, & Art
3 PM – Bill Liggett: Kate Landry's Ranch - Becoming Real
Painted Turtle
10 AM – Saleema Ishq: Turning Personal Experience into Writing and Marketing Success
11 AM – Kathleen Saville: Writing the Transformative Adventure Memoir: Rowing an Ocean
2 PM – Monica Barron: Life Writing As Creative Community Building
3 PM – Becca Lawton: How We Write about Water: Swimming Grand Canyon and Other Big Swims
Boathouse on Grand
10 AM – Art Goodtimes: As If the World Really Mattered
11 AM - Sylvia McDaniel: Why Do Readers Read?
Fenceline Cider
10 AM – Jim Tritten: Why Write?
11 AM – Catlyn Ladd: Horror and Mental Health
2 PM – Suzanne Stauffer: Writing Authentic Historical Fiction - Going Beyond the Internet
3 PM – Travis Tougaw: I Didn’t Know Better: My Writing Journey
Columbine Restaurant - Back Patio
10 AM – Bethany Turner: Live Is Serious But It’s Okay To Laugh
11 AM – Susan Carpenter Noble: From Horses to History - Write what you Love
2 PM – Fleur Bradley: Kidlit 101: Understanding the Children's Book Market
3 PM – Scott Graham: Creating and Writing a Successful Fiction Series
Fahrenheit Coffee - Patio
10 AM – Nikki Flynn: Working at the Cauldron - Writing Original Books in the Crowded Market
11 AM – Sid Sibo - De-Centering the Human: Multi-Kin agency in Realist Fiction
2 PM – Gail Binkly: Journeys in Literature and Why We Love Them
3 PM – Karin Anderson: Where We Are is Who We Are
Hand in Hand Bookshop
10 AM – Renata Golden: My Eight-Snake Day
11 AM – Mario Acevedo: Demons and Angels: Why you don't write and why you do.
2 PM – Angie Hodapp: Writing Comic Books and Graphic Novels
3 PM – Mariko Tatsumoto: Anatomy of A Historical Novel
El Rio Cantina
10 AM – Dan Chiras: What Makes Great Writing Truly Great: The Power of Symbols, Similes, and Metaphors
11 AM – Eugenio Volpe: Post-Modernizing Historical Fiction
2 PM – Karen McCoy: The Feedback behind the “Feedback:” Incorporating Critique in a Way That Works for You
3 PM – Annette McGivney: Pure Land and the Healing Power of Nature
Kilgore American Indian Art
10 AM – Jim O’Donnell: What Is A River
11 AM – Kase Johnstun: Path to Publication: Never Give Up On a Book
2 PM – Dita Dow: Fearless Writing: Embrace Your Voice & Take the Leap
3 PM – Katayoun Medhat: The Unconscious as Compost Heap (Kafka and I)
Bomdiggity Mystical Marketplace
10 AM – Shannon Lawrence: Let's Talk Short Stories, with Q&A
11 AM – Jenny Dandy: What’s a Nice Author Like You Doing in a Book Like This
2 PM – Terry Nichols: Cultural Awareness in Children's Literature
3 PM – DelSheree Gladden: What Every Indie Author Needs to Know
Colorado Ranch & Home Realty
10 AM – Wendy Fox: Should I Publish With A Small Press?
11 AM – AD Uhlar: Write What You Don't Know
2 PM – Kat Wilder: Mustangs & More: Mixing Place, Passion, & Art
3 PM – Bill Liggett: Kate Landry's Ranch - Becoming Real
Painted Turtle
10 AM – Saleema Ishq: Turning Personal Experience into Writing and Marketing Success
11 AM – Kathleen Saville: Writing the Transformative Adventure Memoir: Rowing an Ocean
2 PM – Monica Barron: Life Writing As Creative Community Building
3 PM – Becca Lawton: How We Write about Water: Swimming Grand Canyon and Other Big Swims
Boathouse on Grand
10 AM – Art Goodtimes: As If the World Really Mattered
11 AM - Sylvia McDaniel: Why Do Readers Read?
YOUTH WORKSHOPS
Mancos Commons
10 – 11:30 AM: Teen Workshop #1
Title: TBA
Teacher: Kira Taylor
1 – 2:30 PM: Teen Workshop #2
Title: TBA
Teacher: Alys Hansen
Mancos Commons
10 – 11:30 AM: Teen Workshop #1
Title: TBA
Teacher: Kira Taylor
1 – 2:30 PM: Teen Workshop #2
Title: TBA
Teacher: Alys Hansen