2006 P A N E L S
Interesting discussions by some of the most respected writers in their fields.

(Additional panel topics, specific times and panelists to be determined):

Faulkner Gallery: Media, Mystery, Writing in Multiple Genres, Awards.

Townley Room: Other Stories, Other Cultures, Santa Barbara Reads!

2005 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

10:00-10:50 "Bang! Wow! Pop! Graphic Novels" Tokyo Pop, Publishers.

11:00-11:50 “What's So Funny? Humor in Literature” Moderator Ernie Witham (Montecito Journal columnist), Fannie Flagg ("A Redbird Christmas: A Novel"), Ian Bernard ("Writing Humor: Giving a Comedic Touch to All Forms of Writing").

12:00-12:50 "Santa Barbara Reads!" featuring Julia Otsuka ("When the Emperor Was Divine")

1:00-1:50 " Speaking of Stories": our own Frank Artusio and Saral Burdette

3:15-4:05 "Writing for Film: Santa Barbara Film Festival": Moderator Roger Durling Executive Director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival interviewing
E. Duke Vincent, Executive Film Producer ("Beverley Hills, 90210") and screenwriter Gerald DiPego ("Sharky's Machine").

Fanny Flagg Humor Panelist

Gayle Lynds Panelist

Jerry Roberts Panel Moderator

Harley Jane Kozak A Tale of Two Genres

2005 WRITERS BLOCK TENT

11:30-12:20 “A Tale of Two Mystery Genres” Moderator John Morgan Wilson (“Moth and Flame: A Benjamin Justice Novel”), Bonnie Hearn Hill (“Double Exposure”), Harley Jane Kozak (“Dating Dead Men”), Dick Lochte (“The Neon Smile: A Novel”), and Gayle Lynds (“The Coil”)

12:30-1:20 "The Power of Chick Lit": Moderator Kate Schwab; Heather Howard ("Chore Whore: Adventures of a Celebrity Personal Assistant"); Liza Palmer ("Conversations with the Fat Girl"); Megan Crane ("Everyone Else's Girl")

1:30-2:20 “ Mystery and More” Moderator Denise Hamilton (“Savage Garden”), Bill Fitzhugh (“Highway 61 Resurfaced”), Jim Fusilli (“Hard, Hard City”), Mark Haskell Smith (“Delicious”).

3:00-4:00 " Meet the Columnists" with Moderator Jerry Roberts (Executive Editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press), Barney Brantingham columnist, "Barney's Bits", columnist Martha Smilgis "The Dish" of the News-Press, Colleen Cason columnist "Cason Point" of the Ventura County Star, Nick Welsh of the Independent

2005 FAMILY STAGE SCHEDULE

10:00-10:30 David Cousins Juggler Extraordinaire

10:30-10:50 El Montecito Early School Essay Winners

10:50-11:00 Girls Inc Skit with "Donkey Talk" and Original Welcome song to Sally Ride Lacy David

11:00-noon Astronaut Sally Ride (“To Space and Back”)

12:00-12:30Antonio Sacre Bi-lingual Storyteller

12:30-12:45 David Cousins Juggler Extraordinaire (fire, eggs & bowling balls)

12:45-1:35 Wendelin Van Draanen (“Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception”)

1:35-1:45 “Word Up” a Speaking of Stories Project.

1:45-2:00 Santa Barbara NewsPress Writing Contest winners

2:00-3:00 Ross Macdonald Award to Mark Salzman (“True Notebooks”)

3:00-3:30Perie Longo and California Poets in Schools

3:30-4:30 Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature to Denise Chavez (“Loving Pedro Infante”), introduced by Mario Garcia (UCSB) and John Romo (SBCC)

2005 CASA DE LA GUERRA

11:00-11:50 Book Group Tea: featuring Maggie Mixsell,
Artistic Director and Director of Education for Speaking of Stories


2005 News-Press LOBBY

2005 Poetry Marathon Schedule of Performances
Moderated by Lois Klein

10:00 Sheng Peng
10:10 Chryss Yost
!0:20 Enid Osborn
!0:30 Paul Willis
10:40 Lacy David
10:50 Break
10:00 George Singer
11:10 Victoria White
11:20 Christine Kravetz
11:30 Carol DeCanio
11:40 Caitlin Macrae
11:50 Marc Temmer
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 Sojourner Kincaid-Rolle
1:10 Lois Klein
1:20 Perie Longo
1:30 Chella Courington
1:40 Mary Rose Betten
1:50 Break
2:00 David Kreiger
2:10 Barry Spacks
2:20 Kelley Peinado
2:30 Barbara Bates
2:40 Mac Test
2:50 Break
3:00 John Spivey
3:10 Nicole Pefley
3:20 Aurora Reynosa
3:30 Teddy Macker
3:40 Mary Brown

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