June 11, 2018
Lisa Romeo has been at every HippoCamp to date, and she has also shared her wisdom each year. This year’s a special one, though: her memoir Starting With Goodbye hit shelves this spring, so she’ll be part of our special “Night of Nonfiction” evening readings and debut author panel on Friday. Then, on Sunday, she’ll […]
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June 11, 2018
Jodi Sh. Doff is a returning attendee and a first-time HippoCamp presenter. In her flash session, The Virtual Writers Room: Better Writing Through Technology, she’s going to share lots of tips and tricks on how we can be more efficient by using some no- or low-cost tools! To get us ready for this year’s event, […]
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June 5, 2018
Hippocampus Magazine is proud to announce our third featured speaker. We’re delighted to welcome Beth Kephart, author of many titles including the craft book Handing the Truth. Beth will speak during our orientation programming, just before our welcome reception, in a talk about the power of truth. Following her talk, there will be a Q&A […]
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June 4, 2018
We’re so excited to welcome Randon Billings Noble back to HippoCamp! This returning speaker will lead two events: first, a pre-conference workshop on the lyric essay and second, a break-out session on finding a home for an essay collection. (And a perfect time for this one, as Randon will soon celebrate the release of her […]
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May 26, 2018
Dave Pidgeon has been an important part of HippoCamp behind the scenes the past two years. This year, he’ll be front and center, giving a breakout session about talking to the media about tough topics — or when things get rough — something we’d hope never happens, but, ultimately, should be prepared for. We asked […]
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May 26, 2018
We love that returning attendees Emilie and Hillary decided to do this pre-conference interview together. It’s a testament to their teamwork! This writing duo will give a session all about writing with a partner called, “All Kinds of Weather, We Stick Together: How to Have and Be a Writing Partner.” HMag: Tell us a little […]
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May 25, 2018
Lisa Smith is a returning HippoCamp speaker. Last year, she joined us for the debut author panel (and wowed the audience with her memoir Girl Walks Out), and this year, she’s half of a presenting team in a session called Professionally Naked: Living a Dual Life. We asked Lisa a few questions about her participation […]
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May 25, 2018
Gwen Erkonen is teaming up for a presentation called Professionally Naked: Living a Dual Life with, as she told us, her “dear friend and writing hero Lisa Smith.” The pair will talk about what it’s like to be a memoirist while working in a professional capacity where things like confidentially come into play, such as […]
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May 24, 2018
Lara Lillibridge is a returning attendee and second-time speaker. We’re excited to welcome her back to HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers where, this year, she’s teaming up with another past speaker to show us how to be funny in our nonfiction. HM: Tell us a little about your involvement in HippoCamp this year. […]
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