April 26-28, 2019
Coppertoppe Writers Weekend
Click here for more information on Coppertoppe Inn, Hebron, New Hampshire
Registration Fee - Email RealReaderfest@gmail.com. $75 per day for each day of the workshop, or $200 for all three full days of workshop will include talks and meetings with pro authors and editors.
Lodging - $95 includes lodging and meals (plus 9% tax). Commuters pay $25 plus tax per day for full meal plan. Talk to Sheila for special arrangements at Coppertoppe at 603-744-3636.
We have arrangements with other lodging and venues in the area for overflow. Some have dorm style rooms. Please inquire.
Please let me know if you'd like to chat or have questions. We have a relaxing, conversational style. Places to mingle, places to hide away. Lots of good food. Our mission is to make our event as welcoming as we can, to create a community of support, and to nurture writers & readers from all parts of the globe!
Guest Instructors: (Please click here for more information)
Editor and author Elizabeth Hand
Editor Moshe Feder
Author, publisher, & Martial Arts expert Balogun Ojetade
Author & scientist Robyn Bennis
Actor, playwright, and activist Ashley Lauren Rogers
Journalist and author Dan Szczesny
Author, screenwriter , and journalist Gregory Norris
Agent Beth Marchsea, Ladderbird Literary Agency
Schedule
| Day | Time | Dining Room/panel name |
| Thursday | 7-8:30 pm | Welcome, check in, get acquainted social -- Secret Handshake lesson. |
| 8:30 PM | wind down and goodnight | |
| Friday | 7-9 am | breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Into the Mysteries -- Gregory Norris | |
| 10:00 AM | Tying up Loose Ends -- Ashley Rogers | |
| 11:00 AM | I Love New York! - Moshe Feder | |
| noon | Lunch - Location, Location, Location -- The Perfect Secret Island Lair-- Robyn Bennis | |
| 1:00 PM | ||
| 2:00 PM | Recruit Your Minions -- Gregory Norris | |
| 3:00 PM | Avoid Mortal Combat to Defeat an Archnemesis--Balogun Ojetade | |
| 4:00 PM | What Gets An Editor's Attention? - Moshe Feder | |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner at Six, A Dish Best Served Cold -- How to Feed Your Enemies -- Gregory Norris | |
| 6:00 PM | ||
| 7:00 PM | Talk About a Show! -- Ashley Rogers | |
| 8:30 PM | wind down and goodnight | |
| Saturday | 7-9 am | breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Good Morning, Coppertoppe! -- Gregory Norris | |
| 10:00 AM | Worldbuilding -- Steamfunk, Dieselfunk, and All the Funks -- Balogun Ojetade | |
| 11:00 AM | Exploring World Domination 101 - Robyn Bennis | |
| noon | My Lunch with Ashley -- Ashley Rogers | |
| 1:00 PM | The Cut Direct - Critiques with Moshe Feder | |
| 2:00 PM | ||
| 3:00 PM | Afrofuturism Beyond Music - Balogun Ojetade | |
| 4:00 PM | Binary Toxins, Pros and Cons -- Together, we cook up a themed, particpatory meal based on foods in our speakers' books and other literary sources -- Robyn Bennis - Ginger cakes. Balogun Ojetade -- coffee and wine. He likes a good chai. | |
| 5:00 PM | ||
| 6 PM - 8 PM | Dinner and a conversation with Elizabeth Hand | |
| 8:30 PM | wind down and goodnight | |
| Sunday | 7-9 am | breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Wake Up, Buttercup! Refresh Your Voice -- Gregory Norris, Balogun Ojetade | |
| 10:00 AM | Spin -- Rebrand Our Origin Story - Ashley Rogers | |
| 11:00 AM | ||
| noon | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | How to Work Full Time as a Writer - Gregory Norris, Dan Szczesny | |
| 2:00 PM | Critiques with Moshe Feder | |
| 3:00 PM | ||
| 4:00 PM | World Domination --The Final Hours -- Robyn Bennis | |
| 5:00 PM | Wrap up and goodbyes | |