All times are Central Time.
Thursday, June 8
7:00-8:30 pm: Opening Reception (Reception begins at 7:00 pm. Livestream to start approximately 7:45 pm.)
- Welcome from Venue Chair Christine Trent and the Conference Board
- Special Message from Conference Sponsor The Better-Faster Academy with Becca Syme
- Remarks from Special Guest Libbie Grant
Friday, June 9
8:00-9:00: Six Key Decisions in Crafting Dual/Multiple Timeline Novels with Tori Whitaker, Denny S. Bryce, Kimberly Brock
9:15-10:15: Storytelling in the Digital Age: Getting Your Book into Audio withTraci Odom, Raquel Beattie, Gregory Salinas, Shamaan Casey
10:30-11:30: Storytelling in the 21st Century with Libbie Grant
12:30-1:15: Remarks from Special Guest James Scott Bell
1:30-2:30: Layer Cake Method of Revising Your Novel with Robin Henry
2:45-3:45: Historical Fiction Revolving Around Real-Life Crimes with Nancy Bilyeau, Mariah Fredericks, Karen Odden, Weina Dai Randel
4:00-5:00: Toil and Trouble: The Witch in Historical Fiction with Alyssa Palombo, Paulette Kennedy, Constance Sayers
Saturday, June 10
8:00-9:00: State of the State: Publishing in All Its Forms with Amy Durant, Shannon Hasson, Marcy Posner, Mitchell Waters, Moderater: Maryka Biaggio
9:15-10:15: How to Write Dazzling Dialogue with James Scott Bell
10:30-11:30: Who Are You: A Historian Writing Fiction or a Historical Fiction Author? with Margaret George, Jamie Ford, Lisa Wingate, Alan Winter, Moderator: M.K. Tod
12:30-1:15: Remarks from Special Guest Jamie Ford
1:30-2:30: Everything Old is New Again: Retellings of Classic Tales in Histfic with Kris Waldherr, Alyssa Palombo, Molly Greeley, Heather Webb
2:45-3:45: Writing about Wars in a Time of War with Nancy Bilyeau, Michael Cooper, Griff Hosker, Moderator: Annamaria Alfieri
4:00-5:00: When One Name Isn’t Enough: The Logistics of Multiple Pen Names with Eliza Knight, Libbie Grant, Sophie Perinot, Kris Waldherr
8:15-9:15: Closing Reception (Reception begins at 7:30pm. Livestream to start approximately 8:15pm.)
- Remarks from Conference Chair Jenny Quinlan and the Conference Board
- Special Message from Conference Sponsor Abundantly Social
- Remarks from Special Guest Lisa Wingate
- HNS2025 Announcement