WriteHive Annual Conference Schedule
Panels & Presentations
Below is a schedule of all panels and presentations during the Conference. Click on the date to see the day’s events. ALL TIMES ARE IN EDT. To see how this translates to your time zone, we suggest using a time and date converter, such as this one.
You may also RSVP for desired panels and presentations on the private WriteHive Conference Discord, which will send you alerts so you don’t miss a session. If you don’t know if you have notifications on, not to worry! This link will show you all the ins and outs of Discord notifications.
Looking for workshops such as 1st Page Critiques, Query Critiques, and Live Pitches? The schedule as well as relevant information can be found on our Workshops page.
Opening Speech & Announcements
Nom Nom Nom: The Role of Food in Worldbuilding
How to Become a Literary Agent
How to Break into Web Comic Platforms
How LGBTQ+ Rep Has Changed Fiction
Newsletter 101: The Basics
Seasons in Worldbuilding
When and How to Go Wide
Publishing Short Stories
Writer's Quicksand: Analysis Paralysis
Facing Criticism
Making Characters and Conflict with the Dungeons & Dragons Alignment System
Running a Literary Magazine
How to Make the Most of Live Events as an Author
AI Generated Content and Publishing
Querying and R&R Tips
Laura Galán-Wells
Pow! Writing Superhero Fiction
Using Web Serial Story Platforms to Develop Your Writing
M.L. Eaden
MB Dalto
Synopses Suck: How to Write Them
A Day in the Life of Self-Care
How to Make a Graphic Novel
Killing with Impact: Making Character Deaths Meaningful
Marginalized Authors and the Found Family Trope
How to Self-Edit Like a Developmental Editor
The Value of Fanfiction
Debate: Plotter vs. Pantser
How to Subvert Tropes
What Did You Say? Celebrating Multi-Lingual SFF
The Rules of Romance: A Genre Masterclass
Outline Essentials
Using Kickstarter to Raise Funds and Market
Experimenting with Sci-fi: A Genre Masterclass
Debate: Portal Fantasy vs. Second World
Book Banning and Censorship
Power and Positionality: Writing Our Bodies, Ourselves
Finnian Burnett
Breadcrumbs in Fiction: Building a Mystery
Selling Books on TikTok
Using Fiction Strategies in Writing Memoirs
Indie Marketing: Do's and Dont's
Finding Your Voice (Featuring the Afronauts Podcast)
Believable Technology in Fiction
Reading for Business vs. Reading for Pleasure
How to Nail a Plot Twist Like a Boss
Faith and Fantasy: An Exploration of Religion in SFF
Finding Your People: Identifying Your Subgenre
Closing Announcements
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