UK MEET 2015
PROGRAMME 2015
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Friday: Registration desk open 2pm to 6pm in the main lobby of the Marriott. Badges, lanyards, souvenir programmes and hugs available.
Optional evening activities and entertainment (details tbc).
Saturday and Sunday: see DRAFT schedule below. Things may still change!
*NOTE: Sessions marked CHAT SPACE are opportunities for attendees to catch up and network in a comfortable area, at their own pace. There’ll also be competitions, a chance to share your news on a Celebration board – and of course, plenty of coffee :).
SATURDAY
| Time | Kings Suite |
Kings Lounge |
Lancaster Room |
| 8.oo am onwards | Material for tote bags to be left no later than 8.55am. | ||
| 9.00 am | Tea and coffee available in Royal foyer | Tote bags stuffing | |
| 9.20 am | Registration desk opens | ||
| 10.00 am | Welcome to Day One | ||
| followed by: | ‘Novel’ Novel Openings – readers share snippets from their favourite books. | ||
| 11.00 am | Tea and coffee available in Royal foyer | ChatSpace* | |
| 11.20 am | Tropes – avoid them or use them creatively? Readers, do you want them? Brandilyn, Imogen, Rebecca C, Sam E |
Mystery, myth and magic – legends and the like as an inspiration Sue Mac, Stevie, Lloyd Meeker, Phil |
ChatSpace* |
| 12.20 noon | Buffet Lunch in the royal foyer | ||
| 1.20-3.00 pm :I can’t believe it’s not the buffet of banter! | Readerzone
Tote bags available for collection by delegates |
Utterly Authorly (with names of table leaders)
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1.20pm to 2.00 pm Playing it safe – BDSM workshop Daniel Kaine, TJ Masters
2.10 pm set up book fair |
| 3.00 pm | Tea and coffee available in Royal foyer | Chat Space* | |
| 3.20 pm | Keynote speaker: ELIZABETH NORTH Executive Director of Dreamspinner Press. International publishers of quality gay romantic fiction since 2007 | http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com |
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| 4.00-5.15 pm | Spotlight book fair: opportunity to sell, buy and sign books | ||
SUNDAY
| Time | Kings Suite |
Kings Lounge |
Lancaster Room |
| 9.00 am | Tea and coffee available in Royal foyer | One to one with publishers as booked | 9.40am Short, interdenominational act of reflection |
| 10.00 am | Registration desk opens for Sunday only attendees | ||
| 10.20 am | Character building workshop Belinda, Blaine, Lyn, Morticia |
Humour in fiction Charlie, Elin, Jamie, Mara |
No thank you, Delia – reading and writing love & romance without “stuffing the turkey” Clare, Liam |
| 11.20 pm | Tea and coffee available in Royal foyer | Chat Space* | |
| 11.40 pm | Sex scenes, what makes them sizzle? And what turns them into a damp squib? Astrid, Jo, KJ, Taylin | Unlocking your dark side – convincing killers, gripping plots and the like Aleks, Hans, Lori, Sarah |
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| 12.40 pm | Buffet Lunch in the royal foyer | ||
| 1.30 pm | Keynote speaker KJ CHARLES A Rainbow Award winning romance writer and a freelance editor. Represented by Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency http://kjcharleswriter.com Followed by Albert Kennedy Trust raffle draw |
Chat Space* | |
| 2.15 pm | Help the team to plan 2016 followed by competition winner announcement | ||
| 3.00 pm | Tea and coffee available in Royal foyer | ||
| 5.00 pm | Attendees depart | ||
UK GLBTQ Fiction Meet 