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friday 16 August 2024 |
| 7.00am | Registration Open |
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| OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS | |||
| HINDMARSH ROOM | MOSELEY ROOM | BALLROOM 5 | |
| 8.30am | Romancing Academia Curated by Amy T Matthews |
Become a Marketing Boss Elana Johnson |
Rock Your Writing Career Cathy Yardley |
| COLLEY 1 - 2 | |||
| 9.00am | Pitching Opens |
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| 10.00am | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.30am |
Romancing Academia Curated by Amy T Matthews |
Become a Marketing Boss Elana Johnson |
Rock Your Writing Career Cathy Yardley |
| 12.00pm |
Lunch | ||
| 12.45pm |
Romancing Academia Curated by Amy T Matthews |
Become a Marketing Boss Elana Johnson |
Rock Your Writing Career Cathy Yardley |
| 2.15pm |
End of Workshops | ||
| BALLROOM 1 - 4 | |||
| 3.00pm | Author Signing More Information |
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| MOSELEY ROOM LOBBY | |||
| 6.30pm | Newbies welcome |
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| GLENELG SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB | |||
| 7.00pm | Trope Actually Cocktail party |
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saturday 17 August 2024 |
| SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2024 | ||||||
| 7.00am | Registration Open |
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| MOSELEY 1 - 3 | COLLEY 1 - 2 | |||||
| 9.00am | Writers Room Opens |
Pitching Opens |
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| PLENARY SESSION | ||||||
| BALLROOM 1 - 5 | ||||||
| 8.00am | Opening & Welcome to Country | |||||
| 8.20am | It's Never Too Late to Reach Your Dream BJ Daniels |
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| 8.50am | 50 Years of Mills & Boon Panel Panel Guests to be announced |
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| 9.50am | Mini Break | |||||
| 10.00am | Anthology Launch and First Sale Ribbons |
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| 10.30am | What’s Hot and What’s Not! Kimberly Brower, Kate Cuthbert, Anthea Bariamis, and Rachael Donovan | Facilitator: Jem McGowen |
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| 11.30am | Morning Tea | |||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| 12.00pm | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 | |
| Partners-in-Prose Christina Lauren sponsored by Hachette |
Sizzling Direct Sales Pt 1 Morgana Best |
Sex Ed Uncensored Mim Kempson |
Success with Series Anne Gracie |
Sponsor Session |
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| 1.30pm |
Lunch | |||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||||||
| 2.15pm | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 | |
| Suspenseful Seduction BJ Daniels |
Sizzling Direct Sales Pt 2 Morgana Best |
Social Media Strategy Unlocked Jennifer St George |
Novella-licious Megan Mayfair |
Ten things a publisher wants you to know (and a couple of things they don’t) Jo Mackay |
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| 3.45pm |
Afternoon Tea | |||||
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| 4.00pm | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 | |
| How to be a Tiktok Superstar Panel with Kat T Masen, AK Mulford and Lauren Jackson | Your Literary Legacy Fiona Shilton |
Your Page, Their Heart Kate Cuthbert |
Writing Category Romance 101 Ally Blake & Clare Connelly sponsored by HQ |
Sponsor Session |
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| 5.00pm |
End of Workshops | |||||
| BALLROOM 2 - 5 | ||||||
| 7.00pm | Awards Gala Dinner |
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sunday 18 August 2024 |
| SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 2024 | |||||
| 7.30am | Registration Open |
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| MOSELEY 1 - 3 | |||||
| 9.00am | Writers Room Opens |
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| COLLEY 1 - 2 | |||||
| 11.15am | Pitching Opens |
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| PLENARY SESSION | |||||
| BALLROOM 2 - 5 | |||||
| 8.30am | Annual General Meeting | ||||
| 9.00am | I Don't Just Write Kissing Books Elana Johnson |
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| 9.30am | Bestsellers Spill the Tea Elana Johnson, Cathy Yardley, Christina Lauren interviewed by Amy Andrews |
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| 10.30am | Morning Tea | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| 11.00am | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 |
| Indie Evolution Anna Hackett |
Writing Between the Sheets Amy Andrews |
Representation or appropriation? Panel with Jack Bridges and Anita Heiss Chaired by Alexandra Almond |
Show Me The Money Tanya Nellestein |
Sponsor Session |
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| 12.30pm |
Lunch | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| 1.15pm | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 |
| Your Blurb Blueprint Elana Johnson |
Trope-tastic Shannon Curtis |
Scriptwriting Kickstart Kaneana May |
Sign and Shine Nicole Flockton |
Sponsor Session |
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| 2.15pm |
Movement between rooms | ||||
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |||||
| 2.20pm | BALLROOM 1 | BALLROOM 2 | BALLROOM 3 | BALLROOM 4 | BALLROOM 5 |
| Creating Canva Magic Louisa West |
Sub-rights Secrets Kimberly Brower |
Fortune and Fiction Catherine Evans |
Trove of Treasures Cheryl Adnams |
Cozy Mystery Morgana Best |
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| 3.20pm |
Afternoon Tea | ||||
| PLENARY SESSION | |||||
| BALLROOM 1 - 3 | |||||
| 4.00pm | Raffle Draw & Silent Auction Announcement | ||||
| 4.10pm | Launch of 2025 Conference |
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| 4.15pm | Tropes, HEAs, and female joy: How to achieve longevity in your romance career Christina Lauren |
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| 5.00pm | Close of conference |
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