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7:00am CDT

Registration Booth Opens The Millennium Maxwell House Hotel

8:00am CDT

Welcome to utopYAcon 2015 The Millennium Maxwell House HotelJanet Wallace Barnes & Noble Hours TBA

9:00am CDT

Denise Grover Swank Keynote The Millennium Maxwell House HotelDenise Grover Swank

10:00am CDT

Exhibitor Hall Hours The Millennium Maxwell House Hotel

10:15am CDT

Do I have to win the publishing lottery to leave the job that is slowly sucking the life out of me? (Maxwell's) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelHeather Sunseri

10:45am CDT

When it comes to Global Marketing, act locally (Maxwell's). The Millennium Maxwell House HotelStormy Smith

11:00am CDT

ClockWise World Building. (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelClint Redwine • Amy Bartol • Helene Dunbar • Marissa Meyer Expand Your Universe: A How-to guide for Newbies & Introverts (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelMindy Ruiz • Rachel Harris • Eva Pohler • Misty Provencher Tense Time Warp: Raise the Tension with Past & Present Tense and Point of View. (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelCrystal Bryant • Kristina Circelli • Cambria Hebert • Christina Mercer

11:15am CDT

EXORCISING THE DEMONS: Writing through PTSD and Depression. (Maxwell's) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelChelsea Starling

11:45am CDT

AN ARTHURIAN WRITER IN A YANKEE MARKET: From “Wellies” and “Jumpers” to underage drinking and promiscuity. (Maxwell's) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelKatie M. John

12:00pm CDT

Expanding Your Empire: International markets, Audio books, etc (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelTammy Blackwell • Nikki Jefford • Carlyle Labuschange • Cameo Renae Great Sexpectations. (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelDelphina Miyares • Angela Graham • Katie McGarry • Jessica Sorensen So You Wanna be a Writer? (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelKallie Ross • Laura Cristiano • Amy Evans • Kim Holden • Morgan Wylie

12:15pm CDT

LET YOUR PIRATES DO THE PLOTTING: How to Use the History of Piracy in Your Next WIP. (Maxwell's) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelDr. Angela Sutton

1:00pm CDT

Lunch The Millennium Maxwell House Hotel

2:00pm CDT

Is Time Travel Possible? (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelMyra McEntire • Sherry Ficklin • PK Hrezo • Robert Scherrer • Rysa Walker It's All about the Money…and how you manage it (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelSusan Burdorf • Kim Holden • Alison Pensy • Eva Pohler What a Difference a Year Makes (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelAmanda Jason (C. A. Kunz) • Delphina Henley • Heather Lyons • Amanda Michelle Moon • Stacie Wilson

3:00pm CDT

So You Wanna be a Book Blogger/Tuber? (Grand Ballroom West) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelJo Michaels • Chris Cannon • Maria Pease • Tammie Zimmerman The Golden Age of the Book Trailer (Forum) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelDenise Grover Swank • Adam Cushman • Amy Miles • Cameo Renae Why YA Matters (Crown - 10th FL) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelB. J. Sheldon • Hope Collier • Chanda Hahn • Lauren Miller

4:00pm CDT

Book Branding Blueprint WORKSHOP in Forum room on 1st floor ($80 fee) The Millennium Maxwell House HotelWhit N Ware (Victoria Alday)