yWrite 2025 Writer's Conference: yWrite Your Story Your Way!

yWrite 2025 Writer's Conference: yWrite Your Story Your Way!

By yWrite & Angela Grout

Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned writer, this in person, all day conference will give you guidance for your writing journey!

Date and time

Location

Agawam Senior Center

954 Main Street Agawam, MA 01001

Agenda

Agenda
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8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Registration, Morning Tea Breads & Beverages

yWrite Sponsors!

Please check your program to appreciate the sponsors of this event which have provided so much for this day to be possible!

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome & Introduction

yWrite Host Angela Grout welcomes the day with introductions and intentional blessings with TBA will set the intention for a successful day on the page.

9:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Creative Memior: Circles, Lines, Scribbles & Surprises

Theresa Chamberland, Story Catcher Studios

Write Your Story- Your Way! Are you carrying story fragments, creatively stalled, or unsure where to begin? Discover hidden connections as storylines come to light—let your thoughts roam, your focu...

9:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Legacy Letter Writing: Discover Wisdom and Grace with Aging

Judith Breier, Owner, of Journey to the Heart

In this workshop, explore the treasures you have gathered, lessons learned and relationships that have shaped you. As we age and reflect on our lives, we uncover deep lessons from our experiences...

9:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Brass Lips & Braided Verse: The Jazz of Contrapuntal Poetry

Nzima Hutchings, Enfield CT Poet Laureate

Step into the rhythm where poetry and jazz collide, where brass lips meet breath, and stories riff in syncopated harmony. This workshop explores contrapuntal poetry, a form that braids three distinct...

9:00 AM - 11:15 AM

You Wrote a Book Now What?

Jan Kardys, Black Hawk Literary Agency

A practitioner-led workshop with Jan Kardys, literary agent, former Big Five executive! Learn today’s publishing landscape, manuscript positioning, and the right path for you—traditional, self-publi...

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch

yWrite Sponsors

Lunch Choice of Delicious Fresh Deli Sandwich: Turkey, Ham, or Roast Beef (make selection at checkout) Prepared with lettuce & cheese on a Bulky Roll with mayo/mustard on the side, a bag of chips, pa...

11:15 AM - 4:00 PM

Valuable Vendor Showcase and Bookstore

yWrite

Local Writing Groups

Publishing & Marketing Companies

Artists, Editors & More

Creative Souls and Authors need assistance- Receive information about Editors, Book Coaches, Illustrators, Graphic Artists, Promotional Agency, Printing Shops, Publishers, Writing Groups, and local ...

12:00 AM - 12:30 PM

In Progress....

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12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Q & A Discussion: The Confidence Project: Truth-telling in Non-Fiction

G Michael Dobbs

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

yWrite Group Photo

yWrite

All participants are invited to the stage for a group photo to be part of the 2025 3rd annual yWrite Write Conference family photo.

1:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Matrilineal Lineage: Finding Charactacter Voices from Your Life

Lynnie Tracy, Plainspokenstudios.com, Green Valley, AZ

If you’re writing historical fiction, memoir, or personal history, explore how agency and voice—often pushed to the margins of history—can be thoughtfully woven into your stories. Drawing on literary...

1:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Creative Brainstorming Workshop - Engage Your Reader!

RA COOK, Author of GOOD TO BE ME

Creative Brainstorming Workshop — Jump start your book with fresh ideas and a clear plan- no matter your topic or budget. In this fast paced, fun session, Five-star rated author & Well Done You podc...

1:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Perfecting the Query: Workshop & More

Jan Kardys, Black Hawk Literary Agency

This special workshop offers an additional add-on...submit your Query Letter for Review prior to the conference. Class is open to all wanting to know how to pitch, how to find the right agent, how to...

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Private Writing Space

yWrite

Working on a particular piece? Want to finish or edit something from this morning's session? Need more time to visit the Bookstore Vendors? Take this time for you to write what you wish or what you n...

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing Remarks with Prizes, and Plugs

Angela Grout

yWrite Host Angela Grout reflects on why writers write, motivating your journey for Novel Writing Month! Door Prizes and Special Announcements will conclude the event until next year!! Mark your Cale...

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

yWrite 2024 Writer Conference Sponsors

Angela Grout

Thanks to these yWrite Sponsors for Supporting Writers Agawam Cultural Committee, Agawam Rotary Club; Albert & Amelia Ferst Interfaith Center @ Westfield State College, Allied Carpet; Antimony Brewer...

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Open Mic (pre-registration required)

Good to know

Highlights

  • 8 hours
  • In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Highlights

  • 8 hours
  • In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Business • Other

This all day conference will get your pen flowing with guidance from experienced professional facilitators. With small breakout rooms, your writing will begin with prompts and provide you with tools to write your story. Your general admission ticket includes your choices of morning and afternoon sessions.

Our Keynote Speaker will allow lunch (included) to be productive and entertaining. Vendors directly related to help writers will be available in the bookstore where you can also purchase books from other yWriters.

The day will commence with an Open Mic for pre-registered readers, and prizes!

You must select the General Admissions Ticket PRIOR to making your selections or your Ticket to the event will not be valid.

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