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Provisional Program
Matera, 23-26 september 2010 Women's Fiction Festival
International Writers' Conference
Fondazione Le Monacelle - Via Riscatto n.9 - 75100 Matera
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION (UNTIL JUNE 30 2010)
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Welcome Cocktail
Thursday, September 23 2010
8:30
Welcome Breakfast and Registration
9:30 – 10:00
Official inauguration
Welcome speech, Elizabeth Jennings
Welcome speech, cultural attaché, US Consulate in Naples
10:00-10:30
Magic in Southern Italy
Dorothy Zinn, anthropologist
10:30-11:30
Life in the Fast Lane: Inside the Man Booker Prize
Simon Mawer, author
11:30 -12:30
Women’s fiction in Italy: looking for a good story
Ricciarda Barbieri, Sperling & Kupfer
Alessandra Bazardi, Harlequin Mondadori
Patricia Chendi, Sonzogno
Moderator: Maria Paola Romeo
12:30-1:30
Master Class
Dead Man Talking
Francesco Introna, Head of Pathology, University of Bari
3:30-5:30
The Book Market
One on one appointments with editors and agents
Editors
UK
Genevieve Pegg, Orion Books
Italy
Ricciarda Barbieri, Sperling & Kupfer
Alessandra Bazardi, Harlequin Mondadori
Patricia Chendi, Sonzogno
Germany
Kathrin Blum, Rowohlt Verlag
Wiebke Irlenkaueser, Goldmann (Random House Germany)
Netherlands
Jacqueline Smit, Orlando Uitgevers
Agents
UK
Teresa Chris, Teresa Chris Literary Agency
Meg Davis, MBA Literary Agency
Italy
Maria Paola Romeo, Grandi & Associati
Us
April Eberhardt, Kimberly Cameron Agency
Christine Witthohn, Book Cents Literary Agency
3:30-5:30
The book doctor is in. Ask an expert
Gordon McCullough, amazon.com (to be confirmed)
Jess Ponce, media coach
Charles Jones, writer services, epublishing expert
Sophie King, writer, creative writing teacher
Friday, September 24 2010
9:30 – 10:30
A fast Changing Editorial Landscape
Editor Panel
Ricciarda Barbieri, Sperling&Kupfer
Alessandra Bazardi, Harlequin Mondadori
Kathrin Blum, Rowohlt Verlag
Patricia Chendi, Sonzogno
Wiebke Irlenkauser, Goldmann, Random House Germania
Genevieve Pegg, Orion Books
Jacqueline Smit, Orlando Uitgever
Moderator: Elizabeth Jennings
10:30-11: 00
Coffee break
11:00 -11:45
Master Class.
CSI: It’s not like on TV
Cristina Cattaneo, forensic scientist
11:45-12:45
Agent free for All: Ask the Agent
Teresa Chris, Teresa Chris Literary Agency
Meg Davis, MBA Literary Agency
April Eberhardt, Kimberly Cameron Agency
Christine Witthohn, Book Cents Agency
Moderator: Maria Paola Romeo
12:45-1:30
How to research your novel:
From historicals to thrillers to vampires
Eileen Dreyer, author
3:30-5:30
The Book Market
One on one appointments with editors and agents
Editors
UK
Genevieve Pegg, Orion Books
Italy
Ricciarda
Barbieri, Sperling & Kupfer
Alessandra Bazardi, Harlequin
Mondadori
Patricia Chendi, Sonzogno
Germany
Kathrin Blum, Rowohlt Verlag
Wiebke Irlenkaueser,
Goldmann (Random House Germany)
Netherlands
Jacqueline
Smit, Orlando Uitgevers
Agents
UK
Meg
Davis, MBA Literary Agency
Teresa Chris, Teresa Chris Literary Agency
Italy
Maria Paola Romeo, Grandi & Associati
Us
April Eberhardt, Kimberly Cameron Agency
Christine Witthohn, Book
Cents Literary Agency
3:30-5:30
The book doctor is
in. Ask an expert
Gordon McCullough, amazon.com (to be confirmed)
Jess Ponce, media
coach
Charles Jones, writer services, epublishing expert
Sophie King, writer, creative writing teacher
Saturday, September 25 2010
9:00 – 10:00
Publishing on Amazon Kindle - The Future is Now
Gordon McCullough-amazon.com (to be confirmed)
10:15-10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00
What do Agents and Editors Look For?
Ricciarda Barbieri, Sperling&Kupfer
Alessandra Bazardi, Harlequin Mondadori
Kathrin Blum, Rowohlt Verlag
Patricia Chendi, Sonzogno
Teresa Chris, Teresa Chris Literary Agency
April Eberhardt, Kimberly Cameron Agency
Genevieve Pegg, Orion Books
Wiebke Irlenkauser, Random House
Jacqueline Smit, Orlando Uitgever
Christine Witthohn, Book Cents Agency
Moderator: Elizabeth Jennings
12:00-12:45
Writers’ block and motivation
Geri Krotow, author
12:45-1:15
New Opportunities: epublishing and self publishing
Charles Jones, writer services
3:30-5:30
The Book Market
One on one appointments with editors and agents
Editors
UK
Genevieve Pegg, Orion Books
Italy
Ricciarda
Barbieri, Sperling & Kupfer
Alessandra Bazardi, Harlequin
Mondadori
Patricia Chendi, Sonzogno
Germany
Kathrin Blum, Rowohlt Verlag
Wiebke Irlenkaueser,
Goldmann (Random House Germany)
Netherlands
Jacqueline
Smit, Orlando Uitgevers
Agents
UK
Meg
Davis, MBA Literary Agency
Teresa Chris, Teresa Chris Literary Agency
Italy
Maria Paola Romeo, Grandi & Associati
Us
April Eberhardt, Kimberly Cameron Agency
Christine Witthohn, Book
Cents Literary Agency
3:30-5:30
The book doctor is
in. Ask an expert
Gordon McCullough, amazon.com (to be confirmed)
Jess Ponce, media
coach
Charles Jones, writer services, epublishing expert
Sophie King, writer, creative writing teacher
Sunday September 26
9:00-10:00
Master Class
How to choose your historical period
Elizabeth Edmondson, author
10:00 -10.45
From Book to Film: Why Not Yours?
Meg Davis, agent, MBA Literary Agency
10:45-11:30
New Media, Social Networking
How to promote your book
Jess Ponce, media coach
11:30-12:15
Changing genres
Mary Leo, author
12:15-1:00
The best job in the world
Sophie King, author, creative writing teacher
1:15
Goodbye brunch
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