Note: This schedule is subject to change. Registrants will be provided with the most up-to-date schedule in the conference kit.
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | ROOM |
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| Thursday May 16 | 1:00-5:00 pm | Meeting: CAA Board of Directors | Ruth Blair D |
| 4:00-9:00 | CONFERENCE REGISTRATION BEGINS | Fort Camp Lounge | |
| 7:00-11:00 | Welcome Reception Guest Speaker Maureen Medved, Associate Professor, UBC Creative Writing Program | Fort Camp Lounge | |
| Friday May 17 | 8:00 am | REGISTRATION OPENS | Fort Camp Lounge |
| 8:45-9:15 | Welcome Plenary | Isabel MacInnes | |
| Morning Coffee Break 10:15-10:30 (approx) | 9:30-11:45 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS Morning Workshops The Use of Enquiry and Imagination in Memoir Writing with Betsy Warland How to Grow Your Social Media Influence Attending Writers' Conferences with Catherine Saykaly-Stevens Pitch Sessions (10-min pre-scheduled sessions) Pitch: Douglas Richmond Pitch: Vici Johnstone | Isabel MacInnes Mary Murrin 3 Ruth Blair A Ruth Blair B |
| 12:00-12:55 | LUNCH | Fort Camp Lounge | |
| 1:00-2:00 | Publisher Panel (plenary session) Vici Johnstone, Douglas Richmond, Karen Green, and JJ Lee (moderator) | Isabel MacInnes | |
| Afternoon Coffee Break 3:00-3:15 (approx) | 2:15-4:45 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS Afternoon Workshops Writing the Breakout Novel with Donald Maass Create Your Author's 2019 Social Media Plan - Simplified with Catherine Saykaly-Stevens Finding New Ways to Write: 'A Defence of Poetry' for Today with Heidi Greco Blue Pencil Sessions (20-min pre-scheduled sessions) Blue Pencil: Katherine Koller Blue Pencil: Betsy Warland | Isabel MacInnes Multimedia Room Mary Murrin 3 Ruth Blair A Ruth Blair B |
| 5:00-7:00 | Book Fair & Signings | Fort Camp Lounge | |
| 8:00-11:00 pm | Guest Readings, Open Mic & Social CASH BAR | Isabel MacInnes | |
| Saturday May 18 | 8:00 am | REGISTRATION OPENS | Fort Camp Lounge |
| 8:45-9:15 | Day 2 Plenary Session | Isabel MacInnes | |
| 9:30-11:45 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS Morning Workshops Building Better Characters with Eileen Cook Insider, Outsider, Maven, and Maverick: Becoming an Engaging Expert in Nonfiction with JJ Lee Pitch Sessions (10-min pre-scheduled sessions) Pitch: Douglas Richmond Pitch: Robert Mackwood | Isabel MacInnes Mary Murrin 3 Ruth Blair A Ruth Blair B |
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| 12:00-12:55 pm | LUNCH | Fort Camp Lounge | |
| 1:00-2:00 | Agent Panel (plenary session) Donald Maass, Robert Mackwood, Eileen Cook (author), and JJ Lee (Moderator) | Isabel MacInnes | |
| 2:15-4:45 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS Afternoon Workshops Interviewing 101 with Eve Lazarus Writing 21st Century Fiction with Donald Maass Planning a Successful & Profitable Book Tour with Charmaine Hammond Blue Pencil Sessions (20-min pre-scheduled sessions) Blue Pencil: Katherine Koller Blue Pencil: Eileen Cook | Mary Murrin 3 Isabel MacInnes Multimedia Room Ruth Blair A Ruth Blair B |
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| 5:00-6:30 | Book Fair & Signings | Fort Camp Lounge | |
| 7:00-11:00 | Canadian Authors CanWrite! Dinner Keynote: Donald Maass CASH BAR | Isabel MacInnes | |
| Sunday May 19 | 9:00-11:00 am | CAA Town Hall Meeting | Mary Murrin 3 |
| 11:15-1:00 | Meeting: CAA Board of Directors | Mary Murrin 3 |