MANGO Writing Conference in Miami

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SFWA MANGO Writers Conference Schedule - February 21st 9am – 5 pm

9:00 am Check in / Coffee/Pastries

9:30 am Welcome: GC Cevallos,SFWA President and C. Shaw, Conference Chair

9:45 am Ice Breaker Writing Exercise/Hook (1st paragraph)

10:00 am Ritu Anand, literary agent with D4EO Literary Agency

“Everything You Need to Know About Traditional Publishing - From Perfecting Your Query to Signing with a Publisher”

10:45 am 15 min Break Coffee/Tea/Soft Drinks

11:00 am Dr. Billy Jones – Author / Professor / Podcaster

“Artificial Intelligence and Writing – Pros and Cons”

“The Importance of Social Media for Writers”

11:45 am Create a post or story for IG / Create an IG account

12:00 pm Flor Ana – Publisher, Indie Earth Books / Author / Poet

“Understanding the Independent Self-Publishing Process”

“How to Prepare a Poetry Book”

12:45 pm Poetry Table Exercise guided by Flor Ana

1:00 pm Lunch Break /SFWA Author Tables Open – “Meet and Greet”

2:30 pm Shawn Macomber, Writer/Editor

"Perfecting your manuscript before it goes out on query or to the self-publishing process"

3:10 pm Duba Leibell, Screenwriter / Professor

“From Book to the Big Screen… or Little Screen”

3:45 15 min Break Cookies/Coffee/Tea

4:00 pm Cortney Casey, Author / Books & Books Representative

“Author Journey/Agent Guide” / “How to get your into your Local Book Store”

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Starlight Publishing House