Understory Schedule*
*subject to change; more workshop and presenter info coming soon!
THURSDAY,
7/24
Evening Event
Park City Gardens, 4459 UT-224
6–8 p.m.: Welcome reception
(appetizers provided; cash bar)
Friday, 7/25
Morning Events
All at Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue 84060, unless otherwise specified
8:30–11:30 a.m.
Guided hike with writing prompts (Armstrong + Dawn’s Loop Trail, First Time chairlift, Park City Mountain Resort)
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., North Conference Room Freewriting with hourly prompts
9:00–10:15 a.m., Meeting Room 101
Meditation for Writers, with Stuart Horwitz (plus additional time for individual meditation)
10:00–11:10 a.m., South End Pavilion, City Park, 1304 Sullivan Road
Creating Your Character’s Arc, with April Bosshard
11:20–12:30 p.m., City Park, 1304 Sullivan Road
Point of View: Who’s in Charge Here?, with Annie Tucker
10:30–11:45 a.m., Meeting Room 301
How to Get an Agent Faux Pas, with Felice Laverne
Lunch/Free Time
South End Pavilion, City Park, 1304 Sullivan Road
12:30–2:00 p.m.
Lunch provided outdoors.
Afternoon Events
All at Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue
2:15–3:30 p.m., Community Room
Kill Your Darlings, with Felice Laverne
2:00–3:15 p.m., Meeting Room 101
Making Ancient Texts Your Own, with Jeanne Blasberg
3:30–4:45 p.m., Meeting Room 101
Writing for Change, with Elizabeth Hines
3:45–4:45 p.m., Community Room
What It Takes to Finish a Book, with Grant Faulkner
3:30–4:45 p.m., Meeting Room 301
Let Go and Let AI, with Candice Mays
Evening Event
Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue
5:30–7:00 p.m., Santy Auditorium
Green-Light Your Book: Brooke Warner in Conversation with Annie Tucker
SATURDAY, 7/26
Morning Events
All at Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue, besides hike
8:30–11:30 a.m. (Blood’s Lake Trail, Guardsman Road)
Guided hike with outdoor writing prompts
9:00–9:30 a.m., Outdoors (location TBD)
Guided meditation
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., North Conference Room
Freewriting with hourly prompts
9:00–10:15 a.m., Meeting Room 101
How to Get an Agent Faux Pas, with Felice Laverne
9:00–10:15 a.m., Meeting Room 301
Finish Your Book in Three Drafts, with Stuart Horwitz
9:15–10:30 a.m., Santy Auditorium
What’s Your Story Really About?, with April Bosshard
10:45–11:45 a.m., Santy Auditorium Learn to Edit Yourself, with Stuart Horwitz
10:30–11:45 a.m., Meeting Room 201 What Do Ghostwriters Actually Do?, with Annie Tucker
10:30–11:45 a.m., Meeting Room 301 The Art of Anthology, with Elizabeth Hines and Brooke Warner
Lunch/Free Time
Miner’s Hospital, 1354 Park Avenue
12:00–2:00 p.m.
Lunch provided outdoors
12:30–1:30 p.m.:
Book signing with Dani Shapiro at Dolly’s Bookstore, 510 Main Street
Afternoon Events
All at Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue
2:00–5:00 p.m., North Conference Room
Freewriting with hourly prompts
2:00–3:15 p.m, Meeting Room 101
Let Go and Let AI, with Candice Mays
2:00–3:15 p.m., Meeting Room 201
Writing for Change, with Elizabeth Hines
2:00–3:15 p.m., Community Room
Bring Your Scenes to Life with Cinematic Flair, with Annie Tucker
3:30–4:45 p.m., Meeting Room 201
A Crash Course in Novel Writing, with Grant Faulkner
3:30–4:45 p.m., Santy Auditorium
Passion, Pride, and Pain, with April Bosshard
3:30–4:45 p.m., Community Room
Memoir Mojo, with Brooke Warner
Evening Event
Kimball Terrace (dress code: literary festive!), 675 Main Street, Space 675
6:30–9:30 p.m.:
Celebration dinner and keynote presentation, with Dani Shapiro
Hors d’oeuvres, dinner, and dessert provided; cash bar
SUNDAY, 7/27
Morning Events
All at Park City Library, 1255 Park Avenue, unless otherwise specified
8:00–10:00 a.m., Sweeney’s Switchbacks/Park Avenue
Guided hike
9:00–10:30 a.m., Meeting Room 101
Reflection and Takeaway, with Brooke Warner
9:00–10:15 a.m., Community Room
Writing the Things You Think You Cannot Say, with Stuart Horwitz
10:30–11:45 a.m., Santy Auditorium
The Art of Brevity, with Grant Faulkner
10:30 a.m.–11:45 p.m., Community Room
Your Story, Your Self, with April Bosshard
10:30 a.m.–11:45 p.m., Meeting Room 301
Loaded Landscapes, with Candice Mays
Farewell Lunch/Free Time*
South End Pavilion, City Park, 1304 Sullivan Road
12:00–2:00 p.m.
Lunch provided outdoors (preregistration required for head count)
*Understory officially ends at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, 7/27, but those of you who are extending your stay in Park City or have a later departing flight are welcome to join us for this final lunch and book signing.