Catamaran Writing Conference at Pebble Beach August 13 - 17, 2014
Course Offerings
Poetry
Kim Addonizio
Joseph Millar
Thursday (2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.): Poetry Lecture and Q&A with Kim Addonizio. Open to all participants.
Thursday (4 p.m. - 5 p.m.): Poetry Lecture and Q&A with Joseph Millar. Open to all participants.
Poetry Craft Lectures:
Zack Rogow
Stephen Kessler
Non-Fiction
John Moir
Jane Vandenburgh
Jonah Raskin
Guest Lectures
Friday (2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.): Fiction Lecture an Q&A with Gina Ochsner. Open to all participants.
Friday (4 p.m. - 5 p.m.): Fiction Lecture and Q&A with Elizabeth McKenzie. Open to all participants.
Nightly Events
Nonfiction Craft Lecture:
Tom Christensen
Fiction
Gina Ochsner
Elizabeth McKenzie
Screenwriting
Daniel Calvisi
Saturday (8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.): Science and Nature Writing lecture and Q&A with John Moir. Open to all participants. Group nature walk after the talk.
Saturday (2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.): Memoir lecture and Q&A with Jane Vandenburgh. Open to all participants.
Saturday (4 p.m. - 5 p.m.): Culture and Biography writing lecture with Jonah Raskin. Open to all participants.
Fiction Craft Lectures:
Scott Hutchins
Chuck Rosenthal
Publishing Panel:
Literary Agent: Deborah Ritchken, Marsily Literary Agency, NYC;
Publisher: Jack Shoemaker, Counterpoint Press, San Francisco
Publicist: Mary Bisbee-Beek, Freelance book publicist
Poet, Author, and Independent Publisher: Gail Wronsky
Editor: Catherine Segurson, Founder, Catamaran Literary Reader