Historical Novel Society: 2010 Manchester Conference

	Option 1	Option 2
9.15 - 10.00	Harry Sidebottom Talk: ‘Warriors of Rome’	Mary Sharratt Talk: ‘Daughters of the Witching Hill’
10.15 - 11.00	Robert Low Talk: ‘Re-enactment, Reportage and Fiction’	Orna Ross Workshop: 'Creative Writing, Creative Reading: Bringing the Past to Life'
BREAK
11.30 - 12.30	Panel Discussion: ‘Where next for Historical Fiction?’ Jim Gill (United Agents), Marcy Posner (Folio Literary Management) – chair Doug Jackson	Elizabeth Hawksley Workshop: ‘The First Chapter: Hooking Your Readers’
LUNCH
2.00 - 2:45	Panel Discussion: 'A History of Violence' Harry Sidebottom, Doug Jackson, Robert Low and Ben Kane – chair Jerome de Groot	Panel Discussion: Manda Scott and Selina Walker discuss author-publisher relationship and contemporary historical fiction
3.00 - 3.45	Ann Turnbull Talk: 'Love and Conflict in the 17th Century: Young Adult Historical Fiction'	Hilary Green Talk: 'Love and War'
BREAK
4.15 - 5:00	Jean Fullerton Talk: ‘Ground Your Fiction in Fact’

Conference ends 5.00 pm

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