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WRITE THIS WAY: Lee Smith, whose most recent novel, Guests on Earth, was set in Asheville, gives the keynote address at this year's N.C. Writers' Network Fall Conference. Photo by Diana Matthews Photography
WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW: In Blue Marlin, author Lee Smith borrows elements from her childhood, including a road trip from Virginia to Key West, Fla. intended to save her parents' marriage. Photo by Diana Matthews Photography

Friday, Nov. 20

• Registration and book sales, 3-10 p.m.
• Exhibitor tables open, 5-9 p.m.
• Opening reception, 7-8 p.m.
• Keynote address by Lee Smith, 8-9 p.m.
• Reception and book signing, 9-10 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 21

• Registration table opens, 7:30 a.m.
• Book sales and exhibitor tables open, 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
• All Stories Connect Panel Discussion: “Mountains Moving” with Debora Kinsland Foerst, Dee James and Brent Martin, 8-9 a.m.
• Workshop Session I, 9-10:30 a.m.

“Believe It or Not! Fact or Fiction?” with Lee Smith
“Web Tools for Writers” with Charles Fiore and Nicki Leone
“The Prose Poem” with Nickole Brown

• Workshop Session II, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

“Creative Nonfiction: Exploring Possibilities, Generating New Work” with Catherine Reid
“Writing Young Adult Fiction” with Megan Shepherd
“The Art of Editing Poetry” with Keith Flynn

• Luncheon featuring Kathryn Stripling Byer, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
• Network town hall meeting, 1:45-2:15 p.m.
• Workshop Session III, 2:30-4 p.m.

“Narrative Medicine: Stories in Clinical Care” with Laura Hope-Gill
“Jump-Starting the Gentle Reader: That Perfect First Paragraph” (fiction) with Wayne Caldwell
“Writers and the Law” with Heather Newton

• Faculty readings, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
• Network banquet featuring Keith Flynn & The Holy Men, 7-8:30 p.m.
• Open mic readings, 9-10 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 22

• Registration table open, 7:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
• Book sales and exhibitor tables open, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Brilliant at Breakfast Panel Discussion: “Agents and Editors” with Gary Heidt, Stephen Kirk, Neeti Madan and Betsy Teter, 8-9 a.m.
• Workshop Session IV, 9-10:30 a.m.

“Writing Description that Means Something” (fiction) with John Lane
“Personal Poetry Dives into Archetype” with Katherine Soniat
“Memoir Plus: Doing More With Memoir” with Jeremy B. Jones
“Writing Middle Grade Fiction” with Robert Beatty
“Ready to Submit?” with Joy Neaves

• Workshop Session V, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

“Getting Out of Your Own (and Your Character’s) Way: Guided Fiction Writing” with Pamela Duncan
“Guiding Others through Places You Love” with Danny Bernstein
“To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme, That is the Question” with Laurence Avery
“Mystery 101” with Vicki Lane
“Shelf Reliance: Building Productive Partnerships with Independent Booksellers” with Amy Cherrix

• Closing conversation and raffle, 12:30-1 p.m.

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About Alli Marshall
Alli Marshall has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years and loves live music, visual art, fiction and friendly dogs. She is the winner of the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize and the author of the novel "How to Talk to Rockstars," published by Logosophia Books. Follow me @alli_marshall
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