{"id":6350,"date":"2021-07-27T00:51:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T00:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/?p=6350"},"modified":"2021-08-11T00:20:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T00:20:37","slug":"2021-awsa-conference-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/?p=6350","title":{"rendered":"2021 AWSA Conference Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Thursday, August 12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Around lunch time? Drop in at the hotel restaurant and have lunch with the earliest early birds.<\/li><li>7:00 Come as you are &#8211; dinner out<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FRIDAY, August 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>8:30 On Site Check In Begins- Downstairs Outside Junior Ballroom C<\/li><li>9:00 Emcee: Beth Deuwel<\/li><li>9:00  Prayer Warrior Class \u2014 Linda Evans Shepherd and Team- Junior Ballroom C<\/li><li>10:30- Devotional: Erica Wiggenhorn- How to Get Unstuck<\/li><li>11:00 Professional Seminar One: Kathy Howard: How to Sell More Books by Serving Your Tribe or                                    Protege Seminar: Honing Your Message and Your Mission with Carole Leathem (Executive Board Room Floor 2)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12:00\u2014FRIDAY LUNCH<\/strong>&#8211; Boxed Lunch with Us (If you registered for it) or on your own<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>1:00 Emcee: Sabrina Black<\/li><li>1:00 \u20134:00 Seminar: Edie Melson: Recent Changes to Social Media &amp; How to Adapt to Future Changes- Junior Ballroom C<\/li><li>4:00- 4:15 Arise Daily and Leading Heart Reports<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday Day Sessions END<\/strong> &#8211; Check in moves upstairs to outside Ballroom C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>4:15 New AWSA Pro Member Meeting- Junior Ballroom C<\/li><li>4:15 NEW AWSA Protege Member meeting- Executive Boardroom Floor 2<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6:00 \u2014FRIDAY DINNER (Reception at 5:45)<\/strong>&#8211; Ballroom C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Emcee Dawn Scott Damon<\/li><li>Worship Babbie Mason<\/li><li>Keynote Babbie Mason<\/li><li>8:00 Members &amp; Prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Introductions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SATURDAY, August 14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Emcee: Tammy Whitehurst- Ballroom C<\/li><li>Worship Babbie Mason<\/li><li>Devotional: Laine Craft<\/li><li>9:00 Special AWSA Prayer Time \u2014 Tina Yeager<\/li><li>10:00 Break<\/li><li>10:15 Professional Seminar Choose 1:<ul><li>Kaley Rhea: Write to Your Strengths: Building Fiction Muscles with Less Fatigue- D1<\/li><li>Jeanette Windle: A Story to Tell: Writing Compelling True-Life Memoir Title- D2<\/li><li>Protege Session: Making the Most out of your Protege Membership, Get a Jumpstart to Getting It Done, Encouragement from Former Protege Christine Trimpe- Executive Boardroom <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11:30\u2014SATURDAY LUNCH<\/strong>&#8211; Ballroom C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Emcee<\/li><li>Special Announcements- Linda Evans Shepherd<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SATURDAY PM Seminar<\/strong>&#8211; Ballroom C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Emcee: Carole Leathem<\/li><li>1:00 \u2013 2:00 Seminar: Carol Kent- Pro Speaking Tips- D1<\/li><li>2:00- 3:30&nbsp; Professional Roundtables (listed below)- Ballroom C and D3<ul><li><strong>Vlogging <\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Christine Trimpe<\/li><li>Ma<strong>rketing Your Book from Pre-\/writing to Post-Release; Develop the right plans that use Your Strengths and Connect to Your Readers. <\/strong>&#8211; Karen Whiting<\/li><li><strong>Children\u2019s Books<\/strong> &#8211; Crystal Bowman&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>A Coaching Perspective: Close to the Heart of God<\/strong> &#8211; Phylis Mantelli<\/li><li><strong>A Guide to Finding Healing by Telling Your Abuse Story<\/strong> &#8211; Dawn Scott Damon<\/li><li><strong>Podcasting<\/strong> &#8211; Janell Rardon&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Branding Secrets<\/strong> &#8211; Sharon Norris Elliot&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>How to Create Landing Pages that Convert<\/strong> &#8211; Patricia Durgin<\/li><li><strong>Effective Devotionals \u2013 <\/strong>Julie Coleman<\/li><li>&nbsp;<strong>Getting God&#8217;s Word Right in Your Writing<\/strong> \u2013 Kathy Howard<\/li><li><strong>Detours, Roadblocks, and Speed Bumps <\/strong>\u2013<strong> How to get back on Track After a Difficult Season. <\/strong>\u2013 Cynthia Cavanaugh<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>3:30-4:30- State of the Industry Panel: Karen Porter (Moderator), Sharon Elliot, Eva Marie Everson, Cherri Cowellm Edwina Perkins, Athena Dean, Cynthia Ruchti- Ballroom C<\/li><li>4:30- 5:30 Counseling Panel: Sabrina Black (moderator), Deborah Maxey, Michelle Nietert, Tina Yeager- Ballroom C<\/li><li>5:30-6:00 Final Charge &#8211; Karen Porter<\/li><li>6:00-6:10 Announcements<\/li><li>6:30 Girl&#8217;s Night Out- led by Tine Yeager<\/li><li>6:30 AWSA Steering Committee Meeting<\/li><li>8:30-9:30- Meet for Fun Discussion Groups- D3<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUNDAY, August 16 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>10:00 Prayer and Worship AWSA invites Bookstores to join us!<ul><li>Worship: Babbie Mason<\/li><li>Speaker: Erica Wiggenhorn<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11:30 GOLDEN SCROLLS AWARD BRUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Emcee<\/li><li>Music \u2014 Babbie Mason<\/li><li>Award Announcements: Carol Kent and Dawn Scott Damon<\/li><li>Keynote \u2014 Cynthia Ruchti<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AWSA CONFERENCE OFFICIALLY ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>MUNCE Christian Product Expo Officially Opens<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday August 16, Afternoon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AWSA-Led CPE Christian Writers Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Afternoon Session with Susan Neal- Upstairs Room 101<\/li><li>CPE Personality Party<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MUNCE EXPO STARTS <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>CPE Banquet Starts<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Christian Product Expo Opens<\/li><li>AWSA Booth &#8211; 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