Tuesday, January 27, 2009

2009 CNFC Conference (in Banff)

April 24-26, 2009

Location: The Banff Centre


Our keynote speaker will be Charles Foran, "RICHLER WAS FUNNY: WHY CAN'T YOU BE? Challenges of the Literary Biography".

Our four workshops will include the following:

Workshop #1: NEW NATURE WRITING. Host: Luanne Armstrong

Workshop #2: TRUTH VS MYTH IN CNF. Host: Harold Rhenisch

Workshop #3: HYBRID FORMS OF CNF. Host: Betsy Warland

Workshop #4: THE MEMOIR. Host: Myrna Kostash.


FRIDAY, APRIL 24


7:30pm -- 9:30PM: reception & CNFC cabaret (readings). Host: Ted Bishop. Socializing thereafter.


SATURDAY, APRIL 25


9:00AM -- 11:00: Keynote Speech: Charles Foran, "RICHLER WAS FUNNY: WHY CAN'T YOU BE? Challenges of the Literary Biography" followed by Q&A


11:00AM -- 11:15AM: Coffee break


11:15AM -- 12:30PM: Workshops #1 and #2.


12:30PM -- 1:30PM: Lunch


1:30PM -- 2:45PM: Workshops #3 and #4.


2:45PM -- 3:15PM: Coffee break


3:15PM -- 4:30PM: Round Table Discussion (plenary): Marketing. Host: David Leach


4:30PM -- 6:00PM: Free time.


6:00PM -- 7:15PM: Dinner


7:30PM -- 9:00PM. The CNFC's first annual READERS' CHOICE AWARDS

Socializing thereafter.


SUNDAY, APRIL 26


8:00AM -- 9:00AM: Breakfast


9:15AM -- 11:45AM: Annual General Meeting


12:00 noon -- 12:30PM: Checkout


12:30PM -- 1:30PM: Lunch