RWP Conference Events – Nov. 3-4, 2017 – Seattle
Come join us for Read with Pride Northwest 2017 on November 3-4, 2017 in Seattle!
Conference Snapshot
See the snapshot below to read the summary schedule for RWP 2017 and see further down for more details about each event.
Friday, November 3, 2017
- NaNoWriMo Writing Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
- Write with Pride Workshop: 12:00pm – 5:30pm
- RWP Author Reading Event: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
NaNoWriMo Writing Time
Time: 10am – 12pm
Location: Seattle Central Library (4th Floor, Room 6)
Working on your NaNoWriMo project? We’ll be hosting an area of the library for you to work. (4th Floor, Room 6)
Write with Pride Writers Workshop
Time: 12pm – 5:30pm
Location: Seattle Central Library (4th Floor, 1000 4th Ave. Seattle)
View the Write with Pride Schedule
RWP 2017 Kick-Off Reading Event
Time: 7pm – 9:00pm
Location: Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center (517 E Pike St, Seattle)
(Doors open at 6:30pm)
Come here short readings from seven LGBTQIA romance and genre fiction authors. This event is free and open ot the public. Visit our Event Page on Facebook
Read with Pride NW – Nov. 4, 2017 – Seattle
Locations: Seattle Central Public Library; Gay City
Conference Snapshot
- NaNoWriMo Writing Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
- RWP Conference: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
- RWP Book Fair: 12:00pm – 5:30pm
- RWP Book Fair Author Meet & Greet: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
- RWP Author Reading Event: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
Read with Pride NW 2017
(Seattle Central Public Library, 1000 4th Ave., Microsoft Auditorium)
10:00am – 11:30am: NaNoWriMo Writing Time (4th Floor, Room 6)
Working on your NaNoWriMo project? We’ll be hosting an area of the library for you to work. (4th Floor, Room 6)
12:00pm – 1:00pm: Registration and Swag Time (Microsoft Auditorium)
(Wondering about registration? Grab your pass here. It’s free!)
After grabbing your nametag and your swag bag at registration, check out the free book table and meet other attendees who will be joining RWP for the day. The free book table goes fast, so get there early!
Stop by the Gay City table across from registration if you have a LGBT book to donate! We are having a book drive for Gay City’s LGBT Library, and every LGBT book donation earns a raffle ticket and a chance for a prize!
12:00pm – 5:30pm: Read with Pride Book Fest (4th Floor, Room 1)
The bookfest will be open the entire conference. Stop by, grab some swag, and check out the books for sale from the bookselling table, hosted by the Portland bookstore Another Read Through. The book fair is free and open to the public, and can be accessed without registering for the RWP conference.
If you want to get a first look at what the bookstore table has, come visit during the Registration period between 12pm – 1pm, or stop by during conference programming if you are looking for a quiet place to peruse.
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Conference Opening and Keynote (Microsoft Auditorium)
Opening Remarks: Tracy Timmons-Gray (Read with Pride Northwest)
Keynote Fireside Chat
- Tobi Hill-Meyer, Author and Filmmaker (Nerve Endings: The New Trans Erotic, A Princess of Great Daring!)
- Rebekah Weatherspoon, Author (Treasure, Soul to Keep)
2:15pm – 3:00pm: Panels Series 1
- Reading Recommendations: Find Your Next Book! (Microsoft Auditorium)
- Writing Queer Romance in Turbulent Times: Escapism, Political Act, or Both? (4th Floor, Room 2)
3:15pm – 4:00pm: Panels Series 2
- “Character Type Love Match” reader game (Microsoft Auditorium)
- “With Romantic Elements” Writing and Reading Genre Fiction Mash-ups (4th Floor, Room 2)
- Writer Roundtable Discussion: Action! Love Scenes and Fight Scenes (4th Floor, Room 6)
4:00pm – 5:30pm: RWP Book Fest Author Meet & Greet (4th Floor, Room 1)
Meet over 20 LGBTQIA romance authors, buy books, grab swag, and enjoy the awesomeness of the RWP book fest!
Other 2017 RWP Conference Activities
* The RWP Book Fest will be open with bookselling and author swag from 12pm – 5:30pm on the 4th floor, Room 1. Bookselling brought to you by the Portland bookstore Another Read Through!
* Loads of free books from authors and publishers will be out for grabbing during registration (12pm – 1pm) in the Microsoft Auditorium.
* The Gay City LGBT Library Book Drive will be held throughout the conference. For every LGBT book donated, a donor will receive a raffle ticket and a chance to win a free Kindle Fire.
Buses to RWP Reading Event at Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center
For those joining us at the Book Festival, we will have a bus to take attendees to Gay City for the post-conference author reading event.
- 5:30pm: First Bus for Reading Event
- 6:10pm: Last Bus for Reading Event
RWP 2017 Author Reading Event
Time: 7pm – 9:00pm
Location: Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center (517 E Pike St, Seattle)
(Doors open at 6:30pm)
Come hear short readings from Read with Pride attending authors. This event is free and open to the public. Visit our event page on Facebook.
Questions?
Questions about the schedule for the Read with Pride Northwest conference and Book Fest? Please contact Tracy Timmons-Gray, Director and lead volunteer, Read with Pride Northwest
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