Monday, May 4, 2009


Blue Ridge Book & Author Showcase Hendersonville, NC

9:00-9:10
Robert Morgan
welcome and keynote introduction
Conference Hall/Gala
9:10-9:50
Sharyn McCrumb
Keynote Address. Tell it Slant: Finding Truth in Fiction
Conference Hall/Gala
10:00-11:00
Louise Bailey
The historical and cultural dimensions of henderson county
Conference Hall/Gala
10:00-11:00
Vickie Lane
Appalachian Mysteries
Conference Hall/Cortland
10:00-11:00
Rose Senehi
Romantic thrillers threaded with environmental themes
Cortland Hall/Macintosh
10:00-11:15
Student Presentations
School-age writing talent to the microphone
Classroom 213
11:00-11:30
Author Display tables open Book sales/signings, author/public interaction.
11:30-12:30
Sheila Kay Adams
Historical novels, mountain culture in storytelling and ballad style
Conference Hall/Gala
11:30-12:30
Keith Flynn
Inside the poetry genre
Conference Hall/Cortland
11:30-12:30
Susan Reinhardt
Southern Humor
Conference Hall/Macinstosh
11:30-12:30
Student Presentations
School-age writing talent to the microphone
Classroom 213
12:30-1:30

Lunch break

1:30-2:00
Author Display tables open Book sales/signings, author/public interaction.

2:00-3:00
Kathryn Stripling Byer
Poet Laureate of North Carolina
Conference Hall/Gala
2:00-3:00
Joan Medlicott
Never too late to become a published author
conference hall/cortland
2:00-3:00
Gary Carden
Western North Carolina storytelling and folklore
Conference Hall/Macintosh
2:00-3:00
Marvin Cole
Character portrayal of mark twain
room 213
3:10-4:10
Robert Morgan
Boone's legacy reaches to the Pacific
conference hall/gala
3:10-4:10
Peggy Collins
"The self-sufficiency syndrome"--Learning to accept help
conference hall/cortland
3:10-4:10
Jeff Biggers
the appalachian character and other memoirs
conference hall/macintosh
3:10-4:10
Steve Kirk
Navigating the publishing labyrinth
room 213
4:10-5:00
Author Display tables open Book sales/signings, author/public interaction

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