Storyfest Agenda
August 24th – 26th, 2023
Hyatt at the Arch, St. Louis, MO
| Thursday, August 24, 2023 | ||
| noon – 9:00pm | Registration | Regency Registration |
| 8:00am – 5:00pm | Bookstore | Parkview |
| 7:15pm – 8:15pm | Meet & Greet Dessert Reception | Regency DE |
| 8:30pm – 9:30pm | Author Panels | Regency DE |
| Friday, August 25, 2023 | ||
| 8:00am – | Registration | Regency Registration |
| 9:00am – 10:00pm | Bookstore | Parkview |
| 9:30am – 10:30am | Fun & Games With Authors
Uno with |
TBD |
| 10:45am–11:45am | Fun & Games With Authors
Uno with |
TBD |
| Noon – 1:00pm | Optional boxed lunch with other readers |
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| 1:30pm – 2:00pm | Keynote Address, Charles Martin |
Grand DE |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Tips for Writing a great review, including where to send it |
TBD |
| 4:00pm –5:30pm | Swag Room Open | Sterling Studio 9 |
| 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Author Sponsored Dinner | Regency C |
| 8:30pm – 9:30pm | Scavenger Hunt with fellow readers |
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| 9:30pm – 10:30pm | Worship – optional musical worship | Grand DE |
| Saturday, August 26, 2023 | ||
| 8:00am – noon | Registration |
Regency Registration |
| 9:30am – 12:15pm
1:30pm – 5:00pm 30 minutes after gala until… |
Bookstore |
Parkview |
| 8:45am – 9:45am | Coffee & Donuts with Authors | Regency D |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Getting to Know the Authors Panel A Panel B Panel C |
Regency B
Regency A |
| 11:15am – 12:15pm | How to start and sustain a satisfying in person or virtual book club and bless authors in the process |
TBD |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Optional boxed lunch with fellow readers |
TBD |
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | How a reader can help make sure a writer gets to keep writing (reviews, spreading the word on social media, talking about your fave books with libraries and bookstores, suggest it for a book club read, open the newsletter and click through |
Regency C |
| 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Booksigning |
TBD |
| ACFW Annual Awards Gala (OPTIONAL ADD-ON) | ||
| 6:00pm – 9:30pm | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm: Dinner |
Grand DE |
| 7:45 pm – 9:30 pm: Awards Presentation |
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