WriteAngles Conference: Full Schedule

11:15am EDT

Saturday October 24, 2026 11:15am - 12:30pm EDT

Characters who strum ukuleles and bake fudge cakes need a setting in which those activities take place. But what else does a good story need? This workshop considers how setting grounds readers, establishes mood, heightens tension, reveals the psychology of a character, and creates a powerful narrative.

Speakers

Jennifer Jacobson

Workshop Leader

Jennifer Jacobson’s writing appears in the Master's Review, Chronogram, Linea, Switch, jubilat, (and elsewhere) with honorable mentions from Glimmer Train, Hunger Mountain, Symphony Space, and the Tennessee Williams Festival. The recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 11:15am - 12:30pm EDT

Block Two, Prose

Audience Emerging Writers
Subject Poetry, Publishing, Craft, Generative, Prose, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Setting

11:15am EDT

The Fact of the Matter: Weaving Research into Personal Narrative for Social Change

Saturday October 24, 2026 11:15am - 12:30pm EDT

Transform your personal narratives into powerful tools for advocacy. This interactive workshop teaches writers how to braid lived experience with evidence-based research and data. By grounding the “I” in historical and social contexts, you’ll learn to elevate your work, broaden your reach, and write effectively toward lasting social change.

Speakers

Amy Mackin

Workshop Leader

Amy Mackin is a writer, researcher, and advocate specializing in the intersections of neurodiversity, education, social equity, and cultural history. She is the author of Henry’s Classroom: A Special Education in American Motherhood (2025), a hybrid memoir exploring the complexities... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2026 11:15am - 12:30pm EDT

Block Two, Prose

Subject Craft, Generative, Poetry, Prose, Non-Fiction, Essay

WriteAngles Conference

From $169.12

WriteAngles Conference

11:15am EDT

Jennifer Jacobson

11:15am EDT

Amy Mackin

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