Welcome to the 13th Geneva Writers' Conference

November 3 – 5, 2023

Webster University, Bellevue, Switzerland

Join us for a weekend of English-language workshops and panel discussions led by authors, agents, and publishers working in a range of genres. Like the Geneva Writers' Group itself, the Conference is a place for authors to hone their craft and find support and community among fellow writers.

Registration includes:

  • Opening night apero and readings from Conference instructors

  • 8 workshops

  • Two panel discussions

  • Apero mixer on Saturday evening

  • Networking with other writers and industry professionals


Fee:

Early bird (1 - 30 Sep):     200 CHF

Regular (1 Oct  - 3 Nov):  250 CHF

Youth (25 or under):        150 CHF


This terrific line up of writers and professionals with a wealth of industry experience is not to be missed!




Conference Overview*

(participants choose one workshop in each session)

Friday November 3

19:00 - 21:00

Welcome apero with readings

from conference instructors


Venue: Library in English

downtown Geneva


Free and open to all

Saturday November 4


8:45 – 9:15

Check in, coffee, welcome


9:30 – 11:00

Session A

  • Fleshing Out The Flash: The Novella in Flash 
  • Deepening Your Voice Through Journaling 
  • The Changing Face of Publishing
  • Writing Ya Fantasy: A Focus on Worldbuilding 

11:15 – 12:45

Session B

  • Where Historians Fear to Tread, Writers Must Go
  • A Funny Way - Comedy Scriptwriting For TV
  • Getting Magazine-Published in the Modern World
  • Taking Your Non-Fiction Project to the Next Level

12:45 – 13:45

Lunch



13:45 – 15:15

Session C

  • Harnessing Artefacts’ Narrative Potential
  • What Can You Discover About Voice In 90 Minutes? 
  • Fragmentation & White Space
  • Myth and Magical Realism in Short Stories


15:30 – 17:00

Session D

  • Making Private Stories Public
  • Wanderlust: Distance and Intimacy in Poetry
  • Story Making: An Insight into Creating a Drama
  • Rules and Tools for Collaborative Writing

17:15 – 18:15

Panel discussion

Understanding the Changing Landscape of Publishing


18:15 – 20:00

Apero

Sunday November 5

8:45 – 9:15
Coffee, welcome


  9:30 – 11:00
  Session A

  • Where Historians Fear to Tread, Writers Must Go
  • Making Private Stories Public
  • Wanderlust: Distance and Intimacy in Poetry
  • Writing YA Fantasy: a Focus on Worldbuilding

 

11:15 – 12:45
Session B

  • Harnessing Artefacts’ Narrative Potential
  • The Changing Face of Publishing
  • Story Making: an Insight into Creating a Drama
  • What Can You Discover About Voice in 90 Minutes?

12:45 – 13:45  
Lunch



13:45 – 15:15
Session C

  • Deepening Your Voice Through Journaling
  • Indie Publishing and Marketing Roundtable
  • Fragmentation & White Space
  • Myth and Magical Realism in Short Stories

15:30 – 17:00
Session D

  • Fleshing Out the Flash: The Novella in Flash
  • A Funny Way - Comedy Scriptwriting for TV
  • Getting Magazine-Published in the Modern World
  • Taking Your Non-Fiction Project to the Next Level

17:15 – 18:15
Panel discussion

When is it Appropriate, and When is it Appropriation?


18:15

Conference closing 

* subject to change


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