Day of the Book Conference 2015

JFK University's Liberal Studies Department is pleased to present Day of the Book 2015 - a day filled with lectures and workshops to celebrate books.

Registration Fee (includes all sessions, conversation with the authors and presenters and lunch.
General – $20.00
BayNet Members and JFK University Student/Faculty/Staff - $15.00

Click here to register online.

SCHEDULE
9:30 - 10:00 am: Conference Registration and Networking
Meet the authors and collect your own signed copies of their most recent works.

10:00 − 10:15 am: Welcome
Opening Poem: “A Stream of Ideals” Lea Kagel, Danville Poet Laureate

10:15 - 11:00 am: Session I
Presentation 1: The Cost of Being a Best Selling Author – Catharine Bramkamp
Presentation 2: Dancing in Terror - Shahi Sadat

11:15 am - noon: Session II 
Presentation 1: Are You Ready to Be a Thought Leader? - Denise Brosseau
Presentation 2: Seven Keys to Preparing Your Novel Before You Write - Beth and Ezra Barany

12:15 - 1:30 pm: Lunch
Keynote Presentation: Living with Endangered Languages in the Information Age - Hanna Regev, author, artist, and member of the board of the First Amendment Project

1:45 − 2:30 pm: Session III
Presentation 1: Books Do Furnish a Room - Jason Dezember
Presentation 2: Expressing the Inexpressible: Using Metaphors to Portray

2:45 − 3:45 pm: Session IV
Presentation 1: How to Build a Nontraditional Career Path - Ron Elsdon 
Presentation 2: Building Community Through Creative Writing - Franklin Burroughs

3:50 pm: Close