Day 2: Symposium 2015
CRAFT OF WRITING DAY
Wednesday, February 18, 2015, Meadowood Napa Valley
7:30 AM Breakfast
Vintners Room
8:15 AM Welcome
Vintners Room
Linda Reiff, President Napa Valley Vintners
Jim Gordon, Symposium Executive Director
8:30 – 9:30 AM Creative Keynote – There Stands the Glass: Description and Story
Billy Collins, United States Poet Laureate 2001-2003
9:30 – 10:30 AM Using Voice & Narrative in Wine Writing
Louise Kiernan, Associate Professor, Medill School of Journalism; Betsy Andrews, Wine Columnist, Departures.com
10:30 – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – Noon Get Your Writing Noticed via Research and Originality
Moderator, Will Lyons, Wall Street Journal; John Gillespie, Wine Opinions; S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times; Dave McIntyre, Washington Post
Noon – 1 PM Lunch Featuring Wines from Some of Napa Valley’s Multi-Generation Families
Woodside Room
1 – 1:15 PM Break
1:15 – 2: 15 PM What Digital Editors Want
Vintners Room
Betsy Andrews, Departures.com, moderator; Joe Czerwinski, managing editor, Wine Enthusiast; Davina Baum, director of digital content, Afar.com; Kristin Tice Studeman, contributing editor, Style.com
2:15 – 2:30 PM Break
2:30 – 3:45 PM Breakout Sessions*
Breakout A, Author! Author! Get Your Book Idea Published
Madrone Room*
Evan Goldstein, Master Sommelier and author; Blake Edgar, senior sponsoring editor, University of California Press
Breakout B, All in the Family: A Conversation, Tasting and Writing Exercise With Some of Napa Valley’s Multi-Generation Winery Owners
Woodside Room*
Led by Karen MacNeil, The Wine Bible; Dave McIntyre, Washington Post
4:30 – 5:30 PM Coaching Sessions*
3:45 – 5 PM Grab and go wines from Napa Green Certified producers available for Dine Around
Meadowood Reception Lodge
5:30 – 6:30 PM Billy Collins Poetry Reading and Q & A, optional for symposium attendees and open to the Meadowood community *Requires RSVP
Woodside Room
EVENING Dine Around
Evening free to enjoy Napa Valley dining. Sign ups for informal groups will be available on Tuesday and Wednesday during the Symposium. Free corkage offered at select Restaurants (see list in Resources secion).
