The 2025 Sessions are ready to educate, entertain, and inspire on March 15, 2025!
| 8:30 a.m. | Doors Open & Scavenger Hunt Begins |
| 9:30 a.m. | Keynote Doors Open |
| 9:45 a.m.-10:35 a.m. | Author Introduction & Keynote by Cinda Williams Chima |
| 10:40 a.m.-11:25 a.m. | Session 1 |
| 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Session 2 (Lunch 1) |
| 12:20 p.m.-1:05 p.m. | Session 3 (Lunch 2) |
| 1:10 p.m.-1:55 p.m. | Session 4 (Lunch 3) |
| 2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | Keynote by Kasie West |
| 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Authors’ Alley Book Signing |
Ongoing Sessions (offered all day)
Board Games with Authors
Join your favorite authors in friendly competition
Escape Room
Help Alice Escape the Queen of Hearts
Book Selling
Stop by the Festival Book Store
Lunch
Free Lunch for all starting at 11:40 am
Session 1
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 | Option 5 | Option 6 |
| Artistic Workshop Creating Characters | Panel Discussion Collaborating with Other Creators | Author Discussion From Vintage Photos to Twitch Streams: Writing Haunted Stories | Reading Discussion Genre Fluid: Reading Across Genres | Panel Discussion Stuck in the Middle with You: Writing for Tweens | Writing Workshop Idea to Plot: How to Build a Story from a Flash of Inspiration |
Session 2
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 | Option 5 | Option 6 |
| Panel Discussion Faith in Writing | Reading Discussion Community Book Club | Author Discussion The Kindness Domino Effect | Reading Discussion Recommended Reading: What Should I Read Next? | Panel Discussion Writing Horror Novels | Writing Workshop Interactive Writing with Natalie D. Richards |
Session 3
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 | Option 5 | Option 6 |
| Artistic Discussion Learn to Draw with Mark Crilley | Panel Discussion Setting As a Character | Author Discussion Under This Red Rock | Reading Discussion: Recommended Reading: What Nonfiction Should I Read? | Panel Discussion Writing About Authentic Love | Writing Workshop How to Write Villains as Protagonists |
Session 4
| Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 | Option 5 | Option 6 |
| Artistic Discussion Collage Poetry | Panel Discussion Writing Graphic Novels | Author Discussion Ohio Ghost History | Panel Discussion Casting Spells: How to Make Magic Systems Believable | Panel Discussion How to Create Suspense in a Novel | Writing Workshop Story Seeds: Developing Story Ideas from Lived Experiences |