We will meet at and host mini sessions at the large table in the back (near the beverage station). If you are not interested in a particular session, you are invited to find your own spot to settle in and write. 

Schedule

8:45-9:30 Arrive and settle in

9:30-10:00 Dialogue with Heidi Blanke

10:00-10:30 Kidlit Tips with Amanda Zieba

10:30-11:00 Memoir with Mary Alexander

11:00-11:30 Setting with Tracy Helixon

11:30-12:00 Final writing sprint

At 12:00 people can stay to grab lunch with one another or head out. If you really get in a writing rhythm, you can feel free to stay at Panera and keep working for as long as you’d like!

$30 gets you TWO writing workshops PLUS a laundry basket full of Christmas/Holiday gifts WRAPPED by our guild member PLUS helping out the Mississippi Valley Writer’s Guild.

Local authors Amanda Zieba and Christy Wopat will be tackling fiction and nonfiction writing, with a holiday twist!