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SUMMARY:Friday Masterclass with Robert Petrone
DESCRIPTION:Masterclass Info \nTitle: Developing the “Internal Narrative” in Memoir Writing \nDescription: What matters most in memoir is not “what happened” in someone’s life but rather the meaning-making the narrator does in relation to what happened. This meaning-making is often referred to as the “internal narrative” and tends to be more challenging for memoirists to develop. In this workshop\, we’ll explore the idea of the “internal narrative” by examining examples of published memoirs\, engaging in writing activities\, and grappling with the core question memoirs must center: What meaning have you made of what happened in your life? \n*While this workshop is ideally suited for writers working on any stage of memoir\, it will also be useful for writers of other genres interested in first-person point of view narration. \nPresenter Bio: Robert Petrone\, Ph.D.\, is a creative nonfiction writer and an Associate Professor of English Education at the University of Missouri where he teaches classes on creative nonfiction and writing pedagogy. He is currently revising a coming-of-age memoir\, Used Cars\, which focuses on his experiences growing up in a large Italian Catholic\, New York family amidst parental disability\, secrecy\, and shame.
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/friday-masterclass/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
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SUMMARY:Full Saturday & Sunday Conference - Members Only
DESCRIPTION:Saturday’s Opening Keynote Speaker: Author Michael PunkeKeynote title: “Writing the Story that Only You Can Write“ \nSunday’s Keynote Speaker: Author Peter StarkKeynote title: “Lost Cities and the Mystery of Discovering a Story Idea”
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/full-saturday-sunday-conference/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Full Saturday & Sunday Conference - Non-Members
DESCRIPTION:Saturday’s Opening Keynote Speaker: Author Michael PunkeKeynote title: “Writing the Story that Only You Can Write“ \nSunday’s Keynote Speaker: Author Peter StarkKeynote title: “Lost Cities and the Mystery of Discovering a Story Idea”
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/full-saturday-sunday-conference-2/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Full-Time Student - Saturday & Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this does not include Agent Pitch Sessions which are purchased separately.
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/student-saturday-sunday/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Conference: Saturday Only
DESCRIPTION:Saturday’s Opening Keynote Speaker: Author Michael PunkeKeynote title: “Writing the Story that Only You Can Write“
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/saturday/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260926T163000
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SUMMARY:Consultation Session with Robert Petrone
DESCRIPTION:For full conference registrants only.\n  \nRobert Petrone\, Ph.D.\, is a creative nonfiction writer and an Associate Professor of English Education at the University of Missouri where he teaches classes on creative nonfiction and writing pedagogy. He is currently revising a coming-of-age memoir\, Used Cars\, which focuses on his experiences growing up in a large Italian Catholic\, New York family amidst parental disability\, secrecy\, and shame.
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/consultation-session-with-robert-petrone/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Consultation Session with Becky Parker Geist
DESCRIPTION:For full conference registrants only.\n  \nHer two breakout sessions include: The Audiobook Blueprint: Making Smart\, Empowered Audiobook Decisions from Manuscript to Marketplace and Beyond Audible: Your 2026 Audiobook Strategy Playbook. \nBecky Parker Geist is the Founder & CEO of AMPlify Audiobooks and Pro Audio Voices\, President of BAIPA (Bay Area Independent Publishers Assn)\, host of the Audiobook Connection podcast\, and co-host of the Indie Authors Tell All podcast. Becky and her team at Pro Audio Voices developed AMPlify Audiobooks\, the ground-breaking audiobook platform designed to help authors\, listeners\, narrators and anyone with a love of audiobooks to connect\, build community\, and thrive. \nPro Audio Voices typically works with rights-holders who are eager to reach their full potential\, widest audience\, and increase their impact. Producing\, distributing and marketing audiobooks and podcasts\, Becky and her team create exceptional audio experiences—from single narrator (pro or author) to full cast immersive projects—and help authors reach more people while providing the tools and higher royalties rights-holders deserve. \nBecky is also the author of six independently published books: 3 nonfiction\, 2 children’s\, 1 novel. She is the recipient of the Publishing Professional Network’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award\, the 2025 Inc Female Founders Award\, and the 2026 SOVAS Award for Best Audiobook Producer. She presents regularly at book industry events.
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/consultation-session-with-becky-parker-geist/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
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SUMMARY:Consultation Session with Marybeth Lorbiecki
DESCRIPTION:For full conference registrants only.\n  \nMarybeth Lorbiecki\, M.A\, brings to her workshop knowledge gained as a children’s book editor and author of over 25 children’s books\, most of them award-winners. (She was the Wisconsin Children’s Book Author of the Year 2008 and twice winner of the Living the Dream Award.) She has served as a freelance editor of adult and children’s books\, run workshops on memoir and creative writing\, and taught literature\, writing\, and an in-depth exploration of children’s books at the university level as an adjunct instructor. Her musical “Lucette! Paul Bunyan Meets His Match” (formerly subtitled “A Lively Tale of Lumberjacks\, Trees & Paul Bunyan”) was workshopped at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and is in process of moving to next steps. One of the actors proclaims Lucette “the new Lorax!”. The work is based on her children’s picture book “Paul Bunyan’s Sweetheart\,” where Paul and his lumberjacks are put through three fun love tests to help them have a more holistic view of the trees and forests.
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/consultation-session-with-marybeth-lorbiecki/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Consultation Session with Mandy Smoker Broaddus
DESCRIPTION:For full conference registrants only.\n  \nPresentation Title:The intersections of memory\, relationship\, and place in poetry \nPresentation Description:Join us as we trace the threads of memory\, the bonds of relationship\, and our deep ties to the land through the written word. By engaging with curated poems and creative prompts\, we’ll dive into the vivid imagery and fine details that bring our stories—and ourselves—into focus. \nM.L. Smoker is Nakoda\, Dakota and Lakota\, a citizen of the Fort Peck Tribes. She served as Montana poet laureate from 2019-2021 with Melissa Kwasny. She received an MFA from the University of Montana\, was recognized as an alumna of the year 2019 and an honorary doctorate in 2023. Her collection of poems\, Another Attempt at Rescue\, was published by Hanging Loose Press in 2005. She also co authored a children’s graphic novel entitled Thunderous (2022). She received a regional Emmy award for her work as a writer/consultant on the PBS documentary Indian Relay. She has worked in Indigenous education for over 20 years in Montana and throughout the country.
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/consultation-session-with-mandy-smoker-broaddus/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Pitch Session with Agent Julie Stevenson
DESCRIPTION:For full conference registrants only.\n  \nJULIE STEVENSON is a literary agent with Massie\, McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents in New York. She represents literary and upmarket fiction\, suspense\, memoir\, graphic novels\, narrative nonfiction\, young adult fiction and children’s picture books. She is drawn to storytelling with unforgettable characters\, an authorial command of voice\, and a strong sense of narrative tension. She looks for work that explores the depths of human experience\, particularly the many facets of ethnicity\, gender\, sexual orientation\, social class\, and regional and international backgrounds. She’s agented #1 New York Times and international best sellers\, as well as books that have won the Pulitzer Prize\, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, the Carnegie Medal for Excellence\, the National Book Critics Circle Award\, the Dayton Literary Peace Award\, the Eisner Honor\, and the Caldecott Honor. Before she became an agent\, Julie worked in the editorial departments of Tin House and Publishers Weekly. She received her bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College in New York.
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/pitch-session-with-agent-julie-stevenson/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Conference: Sunday Only
DESCRIPTION:Sunday’s Keynote Speaker: Author Peter StarkKeynote title: “Lost Cities and the Mystery of Discovering a Story Idea”
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/sunday/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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SUMMARY:Pitch Session with Agent Rayhané Sanders
DESCRIPTION:For full conference registrants only.\n  \nRayhané Sanders is a literary agent at Massie McQuilkin & Altman with over sixteen years of industry experience. She began her career at Newsweek Magazine\, before moving to book publishing\, working for Penguin Group USA and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on the publisher side\, then for William Morris Endeavor (WME) on the agency side. Rayhané has been at MMQA since 2014.  She represents literary\, historical\, and book club fiction\, including short story collections; narrative nonfiction; and select memoir. Her clients include bestselling and award-winning authors Lidia Yuknavitch\, Te-Ping Chen\, Janet Beard\, Ghassan Zeineddine\, Daisy Hernández\, Matthew Gavin Frank\, and more. She is a member of the Association of American Literary Agents. \nAs an independent book editor\, Rayhané also offers a wide range of editorial and consulting services to non-agency clients.
URL:https://www.authorsoftheflathead.org/registration/pitch-session-with-agent-rayhane-sanders/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn\, 1840 U.S. 93 S\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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