Schedule of Events:

Saturday, May 13

1-5PM: Registration in Assembly Hall. Housing codes, packets, directions, lanyards, etc., 
5PM: Welcome reception + Happy Hour by Buddy’s Seafood on the Institute Patio
715PM: Walk to beach for Sunset (around 7:30PM)
 
Sunday, May 14

8-830AM Yoga with Leona Sevick
8-845 Breakfast by Hibiscus, Assembly Hall
9-10AM Seminar, Agent Alex Glass: Great Expectations: Finding the Right Agent and What They Should Do For You

Workshop meetings:

10:15-12  Poetry: January Gill O’Neal (Assembly Hall - downstairs)
10:15-12 Poetry: Derrick Harriell (Assembly Hall - upstairs
10:15-12 Prose/Screenplay: Michael Farris Smith (360 Blue Office)
12:30-215 Prose: Erika Krouse (Assembly Hall - downstairs)
12:30-215 Prose: Wendy Rawlings (Assembly Hall - upstairs)
2-4:30PM Agent Consultations (purchase on website)        
5-6PM Fellows Reading: Caleb Johnson, Chrissy Kolaya, Derrick Otsuji, Sam Moe, Lenore Myka, Institute Patio
6-7PM Dinner by Coastal Catering, Institute Patio
 
Monday, May 15

8-8:45 Breakfast by Black Bear Bread Company, Assembly Hall
9-10AM Seminar, Michael Farris Smith: The Eye of the Storm: What Does Your Reader See?
Agent Consults10-1230 (purchase to get schedule)

Workshop meetings:

10:15-12  Poetry: January Gill O’Neal (Assembly Hall - downstairs)
10:15-12 Poetry: Derrick Harriell (Assembly Hall - upstairs
10:15-12 Prose/Screenplay: Michael Farris Smith (360 Blue Office)
12:30-215 Prose: Erika Krouse (Assembly Hall - downstairs)
12:30-215 Prose: Wendy Rawlings (Assembly Hall - upstairs)           
2-4:30PM Agent Consultations (purchase on website)
3:30-4:30PM Seminar, Derrick Harriell: Turning Your Blues into a Muse: How to Create Art When Your World is Burning
5-6PM Faculty Reading: Opening readers: L. Renee, Daniel Abiva Hunt, Faculty: Michael Farris Smith, Derrick Harriell, Chicken Shack Patio
6-7PM Happy Hour, Assembly Hall patio
 
Tuesday, May 16

8 – 8:45AM Waterfront Breakfast at Bud and Alley’s Restaurant
9-10AM Seminar, January Gill O’Neill: Infinite Possibilities: Notes on Revising Poetry & Beyond

Workshop meetings:

10:15-12  Poetry: January Gill O’Neal (Assembly Hall - downstairs)
10:15-12 Poetry: Derrick Harriell (Assembly Hall - upstairs
10:15-12 Prose/Screenplay: Michael Farris Smith (360 Blue Office)
12:30-215 Prose: Erika Krouse (Assembly Hall - downstairs)
12:30-215 Prose: Wendy Rawlings (Assembly Hall - upstairs)             
3:30-4:15PM Seminar: Wendy Rawlings: Deeper & Denser: Making Your Fiction Smarter Than You Think You Are
5-7PM Visiting Writer Rebecca Makkai Reading  @ “Backyard of Love” – Hibiscus Coffee & Guesthouse.  Opening Readers: Marina Leigh, Di Bei.  All conference attendees who need a ride (or who have cars to give rides) meet on the Institute patio at 430pm.  Seafood Boil Dinner by Grayton Beach Catering follows directly after the reading.
 
Wednesday, May 17

8-8:30AM Yoga with Leona Sevick 
8-8:45 Breakfast by Amavida Coffee, Assembly Hall
9AM-1PM Fellows & Scholars depart for Writers in the Classroom outreach program
9:30AM-10:30 Morning Swim Session w/ Matt
10-12:30 Agent Consultations (purchase on website)
FREE DAY - NO WORKSHOPS: Read/Write/Explore!
3:30-4:15PM Seminar, Erika Krouse: I Love You, *******: Writing Complex Emotions
5-6PM Visiting Writer Kwame Dawes Reading @ Distillery 98.  Opening Readers: Israel Mason, Hannah Dewhurst. All conference attendees who need a ride (or who have cars to give rides) meet on the Institute patio at 430pm. Food by Nanbu Noodle Bar. 
 
Thursday, May 18

8-8:45AM: Breakfast at Hibiscus Guest House
9-10AM: Seminar, Rebecca Makkai: Can’t Go Over it, Can’t Go Under It: Writing the Impossible Story
Agent Consults 10-1230 (purchase to get schedule)

Workshop meetings:

10:15-12  Poetry: January Gill O’Neal (Assembly Hall - downstairs)
10:15-12 Poetry: Derrick Harriell (Assembly Hall - upstairs
10:15-12 Prose/Screenplay: Michael Farris Smith (360 Blue Office)
12:30-215 Prose: Erika Krouse (Assembly Hall - downstairs)
12:30-215 Prose: Wendy Rawlings (Assembly Hall - upstairs)         
2-40PM Agent Consultations (purchase on website)      
5-6PM Sundog Bookstore Signing Event and Reception
DINNER IS ON YOUR OWN—so if you are hitting local restaurants, check for reservations or put your names in early
8:30-10PM Attendee Reading Open Mic - Assembly Hall
 
Friday, May 19

8-8:30AM Yoga with Leona Sevick 
8-8:45AM Breakfast by Amavida, Assembly Hall
9-10AM Seminar, Agent Jade Wong-Baxter: Call My Agent: Navigating the Agent-Author Relationship

Workshop meetings:

10:15-12  Poetry: January Gill O’Neal (Assembly Hall - downstairs)
10:15-12 Poetry: Derrick Harriell (Assembly Hall - upstairs)
10:15-12 Prose/Screenplay: Michael Farris Smith (360 Blue Office)
12:30-215 Prose: Erika Krouse (Assembly Hall - downstairs)
12:30-215 Prose: Wendy Rawlings (Assembly Hall - upstairs)                       
5-6PM Faculty Reading: Opening Readers: Laura Joyce Hubbar, Elise Plunk. Faculty: January Gill O’Neill, Erika Krouse, Wendy Rawlings, Institute Patio
6-7PM Pizza Party, Assembly Hall Patio
7-9PM Bonfire on the Beach – End of Conference Party. Wine, beer, & smores as the sun goes down!
 
Saturday, May 20

8-11AM: All depart

All Workshops, Seminars, and Readings are in Assembly Hall, Seaside Institute Academic Village, or the Institute Patio (behind Assembly Hall), unless otherwise noted.

Daily: Free coffee is provided by Amavida Coffee Roasters–but they get busy in the morning so ensure you get there by 815-830 so you aren’t late for the morning seminars–always wear your nametag so they know your coffee is fre.
 
The Seaside Institute Assembly Hall
168 Smolian Circle
Santa Rosa Beach, FL  32459
 
Other Conference Spaces:
360 Blue Office
1701 E County Highway 30A
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
(Watercolor)

Hibiscus Coffeehouse and Cafe
85 Defuniak Street
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
(Grayton)
 
Distillery 98
835 Serenoa Road
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Date: May 13-20, 2023

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