Conference Schedule

 8:00 AM

Registration

Coffee

 8:30 AM

Prayer led by Shann Ray

Prayer led by Shann Ray

 9:00 AM

Fiction and Poetry Readings by the Students of the UST MFA Program. Moderated by James Matthew Wilson.

Sponsored by: St. Thomas MFA Program

Catholic Imagination presentations by University of Dallas Graduate Students

Sponsored by: University of Dallas

 9:00 AM

Translation Panel: Jason Baxter, Fred Turner, Jeannine Pitas, and Michial Farmer

Wiseblood Authors Panel: Glenn Arbery, Joshua Hren, Trevor Merrill, and Katy Carl

Sponsored by: Wiseblood Books

 9:00 AM

Media & the Imagination: Michael Murphy, Jennifer Martin, and Brett Robinson

Sponsored by: Hank Center, Loyola-Chicago

10:30 AM

Girard Panel: Cynthia Haven, Luke Burgis, and Trevor Merrill

Dana Gioia and Jenn Frey live recording of the Sacred & Profane Love podcast

Sponsored by: The Institute for Humane Ecology

10:30 AM

Poetry Writing Workshop: James Matthew Wilson

Fiction Workshop: Joshua Hren

10:30 AM

Editors panel: Mary Ann Miller, Tod Worner, Bernardo Garcia, and Greg Wolfe  

Dante Panel: Jason Baxter, Angela O’Donnell, Anthony Nussmeier and Paul Contino

11:45 AM

Brown Bag Lunches:

America Lunch: Future of Catholic publications with Joe Hoover

Well-Read Moms Lunch: Marcie Stokman and Colleen Hutt

Word on Fire Brown Bag Lunch: Jared Zimmerer and Tod Worner

OR

Lunch and Walking Tour of Cistercian Abbey

1:00 PM

Nonfiction Writing Workshop: Cynthia Haven

Future of Catholic Imagination: Dana Gioia, Angela O’Donnell, and Michael Murphy

1:00 PM

Fiction Reading: Ron Hansen, Sally Thomas, and Phil Klay

Biography and Nonfiction discussion on Cormac McCarthy, Brian Doyle and Toni Morrison: Greg Wolfe, Shemaiah Gonzalez, and Kathleen Marks

1:00 PM

Catholic Women Novelists: Haley Stewart, Bonnie Lander Johnson, and Julia Meszaros

Sponsored by: Word on Fire

Biography and Nonfiction discussion on Russell Kirk, Graham Greene and Walker Percy: Jared Zimmerer, Mark Bosco, and Tsh Oxenreider

2:30 PM

Poetry Reading: Frederick Turner, Paul Mariani, and James Matthew Wilson

Sponsored by: Catholic Culture Podcast

Poetry Reading: Angela O’Donnell, Sarah Cortez, and Phil Metres

2:30 PM

Fiction Writing Workshop: Uwem Akpan

Biography Panel: Paul Mariani on Gerard Manley Hopkins; Cynthia Haven on Czeslaw Milosz; and Edward Short on Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman

2:30 PM

Nonfiction Reading: Anthony Domestico, BD McClay, and Gloria Purvis

Chris Beha interview with Paul Contino

3:30-4:00 PM

Refreshments and Coffee

Refreshments and Coffee

4:00 PM

Uwem Akpan Reading

Chris Beha Reading

5:00 PM

Mass: Lead by Ron Hansen and Mark Bosco

6:00 PM

Banquet

Happy Hour with hors d'oeuvre

7:00 - 8:00 PM

Opening Event

Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award (Barbara & Al Gelpi)

Reading of “Heroes of the Fourth Turning”

8:00-9:00 PM

Jazz Concert with Helen Sung and Dana Gioia

Q&A Will Arbery & Elizabeth Bruenig