UK MEET 2014
Draft programme for UK Meet 2014 (all details to be confirmed) Saturday June 7th: Day delegates arrive, overnight delegates take leisurely breakfast.
| Time | Kings Room (front led panels) | Kings Foyer (discussion panels and workshops) | ||
| 8.00 am onwards | Tote bags available for stuffing | |||
| 9.00 am | Tea and coffee available in Royal foyer | Tote bags available for stuffing | ||
| 9.20am | Registration desk opens | |||
| 10.00am | Welcome to day one | |||
| 10.15am | Novel Openings – what makes a good start to a story? | |||
| 11.00am | Tea and coffee in Royal Foyer | |||
| 11.20am | Demystifying publishing – authors’ views on the good the bad and the untouchable | Murder at the sci-fi convention – LGBTQ subgenres | ||
| 11.55am | Marketing – how to sell yourself but not your soul | Whose review is it anyway? Discussion session for those who write reviews. | ||
| 12.30 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1.30 pm | Tote bags available for collection by delegates! | |||
| 1.30pm | Buffet of banter discussion tables: Co-writing | Fanfiction | Getting inspiration | Readers only | Sci-Fi | Self editing | Tax matters | The full Quiltbag | Translation | Characters with disabilities| Webcomics | Writing sex scenes |
Digging up the dirt – Research workshop | ||
| 2.10 pm | Playing it safe – BDSM workshop | |||
| 3.00 pm | Tea and coffee in Royal Foyer | |||
| 3.20 pm | Keynote speaker, followed by Daft Prize draw! | |||
| 4.00 pm – 5.15 pm | Spotlight book fair: opportunity to sell, buy and sign books | |||
| All delegates receive: lunch; three formal servings of tea/coffee & snacks; hot drinks available all day. | ||||
| 7.00 pm Gala Dinner, Palm Court. (There will be spot prizes!) Dress code – wear what you feel fabulous in. | ||||
Sunday June 8th:
| Time | Kings Room (front led panels) | Kings Foyer (discussion panels and workshops) |
| 9.00 am | Tea and coffee available in Royal Foyer | One to one with authors/publishers (tbc) as booked (in foyer) |
| 9.40 am | Interdenominational service, optional, venue TBA | |
| 10.00 am | Registration desk opens | |
| 10.20 am | Avoiding your mid-novel crisis | Making your blogging voice heard:what readers want and expect, promoting and networking your blog and creating a blog image |
| 11.00 am | Tea and coffee in Royal Foyer | |
| 11.20 am | Insider speak – cover art, editing, etc | It’s not all sex scenes – Young Adult/New Adult books |
| 11.55 am | How not to sign your life away – Contracts and small print | In my heart’s core – LGBTQ characters in classic fiction |
| 12.30 pm | Lunch | |
| 1.30 pm | Keynote speaker, followed by Albert Kennedy Trust raffle draw | |
| 2.15 pm | Help the team to plan 2015 | Out of the ghetto – the value of writers’ groups and organisations. |
| 3.00 pm | Tea and coffee in Royal Foyer. | |
| 5.00 pm | Delegates depart | |
| All delegates receive: lunch; three formal servings of tea/coffee & snacks; hot drinks available all day. | ||
