2024 Storyfest Schedule

Storyfest Agenda

September 5th-7th, 2024
Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, Louisiana

Thursday, September 5, 2024
noon – 8:00pm Registration Strand Foyer
8:00am – 5:00pm Bookstore Empire Ballroom CD
7:15pm – 8:15pm Meet & Greet Dessert Reception Strand 11
8:30pm – 9:30pm Author Panels Strand 3

Friday, September 6, 2024
8:00am – Registration Strand Foyer
9:00am – 10:00pm  Bookstore Empire Ballroom CD
9:30am – 10:30am Fun & Games With Authors

Uno
Bananagrams
Say What?

Strand 3
10:45am–11:45am Fun & Games With Authors

Uno
Banagrams
Pictionary
Say What?

Strand 3
1:45pm – 2:30pm Keynote Address, Tosca Lee
Empire Ballroom AB
3:00pm – 4:00pm Workshop: How to Incorporate Canva into Your Memes and Posts presented by Pepper Basham
Strand 3
4:00pm –5:30pm Swag Room Open Strand 6
6:00pm – 8:00pm Author Sponsored Dinner Strand 4
8:30pm – 9:30pm Scavenger Hunt with fellow readers
Strand 3
9:30pm – 10:30pm Worship – optional musical worship Empire Ballroom AB
Saturday, September 7, 2024
8:00am – noon Registration
Strand Foyer
9:30am – 12:15pm

1:30pm – 5:00pm

30 minutes after gala until…

 

Bookstore

Empire Ballroom CD
8:45am – 9:45am Coffee & Donuts with Authors Strand 3
10:00am – 11:00am Swag Room Open Strand 6
10:30am – 11:15am Getting to Know the Authors Panels Strand 4
11:30am – 12:15pm Swag Room Open
Strand 6
2:00pm – 3:00pm This or That Panel
Strand 4
3:30pm – 5:30pm Photobooth
Empire Ballroom Foyer
ACFW Annual Awards Gala (OPTIONAL ADD-ON)
6:00pm – 9:30pm 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm: Dinner
Empire Ballroom AB
7:45 pm – 9:30 pm: Awards Presentation