Schedule

Ch1Con 2018 will take place Saturday, August 4th at
the Hilton Garden Inn – Chicago O’Hare in Des Plaines, IL

Ch1Con 2018 Session Descriptions

8:00 to 8:45: Check-In

8:45 to 9:00: Welcome Message

• Speaker: Emma Rose Ryan

9:00 to 9:45: Workshop 1

• Speakers: Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman
• Topic: Exploring Multi-POV Narratives

9:45 to 10:00: Trivia break

10:00 to 10:45: Workshop 2

• Speaker: Allison Mulder
• Topic: Stories, In Short…

10:45 to 11:00: Trivia break

11:00 to 12:00: Workshop 3

• Speaker: Karuna Riazi
• Topic: “If I Were Invisible”: The Advantages of the Unknown

12:00 to 1:00: Lunch

1:00 to 1:45: Keynote Address

• Speaker: Gloria Chao
• Topic: Finding Your Voice

1:45 to 2:45: Readings by Attendees

• Ch1Con attendees will have the opportunity to read from their own writing if they so wish

2:45 to 3:00: Trivia Break

3:00 to 4:00: Ask Anything Panel

• Speakers: Gloria Chao, Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman, Allison Mulder, and Karuna Riazi
• Moderated by: Julia Byers and Emma Rose Ryan

4:00 to 5:00: Book Signing

• Speakers who will be signing to include Gloria Chao, Amanda Foody, and Karuna Riazi

Ch1Con 2018 Session Descriptions

Want even more time with your fellow book nerds? On the Friday night preceding the conference, the Ch1Con team will be hosting an informal kickoff party at the Chippewa Woods Forest Preserve from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. You can bring a picnic dinner or participate in a group order to Jimmy John’s. Friends and family are invited. (In case of inclement weather, alternately dinner will be hosted at nearby Tiffany’s Restaurant.)