Florida WritersCon 2024

Schedule

Friday, October 18, 2024

  • 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM Check in & pick up your badge
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Creative Catalyst Workshops (Require advance registration & add-on fee)
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Open Sessions
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Networking Break
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Open Sessions
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Networking Break
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Mixer & Welcome Remarks (Champagne Pour, appetizers, pasta, carving tables, cash bar
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Open Mic (Limited to 15 performers, 5 minutes each, who have registered & paid for Mary Flynn's Creative Catalyst Prep Session

Saturday, October 19, 2024

  • 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM Check in & pick up your badge
  • 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Breakfast Buffet & Opening Remarks
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Networking Break
  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Open Sessions
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Networking Break
  • 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM Buffet Lunch & Annual Membership Meeting
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Richard Blanco Keynote Address + Q&A followed by booksigning
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM FWA Collection, Vol 16: Metamorphosis - Book signing
  • 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Networking Break
  • 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Open Sessions
  • 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Networking Break
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Open Sessions
  • 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Networking Break
  • 5:30 - 7:00 PM Royal Palm Literary Awards Mixer (Hors d'oeuvres & cash bar)
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Royal Palm Literary Awards Banquet

Sunday, October 20, 2024

  • 7:30 AM - 9:15 AM Breakfast Buffet
  • 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Networking Break
  • 9:30 AM  - 11:15 AM  Publishing Perspectives Panel + Q&A  - A select panel of industry professionals share their knowledge about and experience with  publishing from their different perspectives: agent, publisher, and author. 
  • 11:15 AM  - 11:30 AM Closing Remarks
REGISTER NOW