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The Art of Fiction
Saturday October 10, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
SNOW Sports Museum
Join novelists Kim Culbertson (Other People's Kids), Karen Nelson (The Last Summer at Feather River), and Laura Newman (The Darling of the Black Rock Desert) for a conversation about the craft of fiction. From developing compelling characters and immersive settings to exploring the emotional truths that drive a story, these authors discuss their creative process, the inspiration behind their novels, and the challenges and rewards of bringing fictional worlds to life. Whether you're an avid reader, aspiring writer, or simply love a great story, this panel offers an engaging look inside the novelist's craft.   This panel is great for people that love to read.
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Kim Culbertson

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Kim is the award-winning author of five YA novels with Sourcebooks and Scholastic. Her first novel for adults Other People’s Kids (Sibylline 2025) was named a finalist for the California Independent Booksellers Alliance (CALIBA) 2025 Golden Poppy Award in Fiction. Kim is a founder of the Flash Fiction Institute, sits on the Writers Council for National Writing Project, and works as a fiction mentor with Dominican... Read More →
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Karen Nelson

Karen Nelson is the author of the novels The Last Summer at Feather River and The Sunken Town. She is also the co-founder of the nonprofit Writing By Writers where she hosts writing workshops taught by nationally-known, award-winning authors. Her travel writing has appeared in Co... Read More →
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Laura Newman

Laura Newman is the author of The Franklin Avenue Rookery for Wayward Babies and The Darling of the Black Rock Desert, Delphinium Press. Laura's writing has been printed in The Saturday Evening Post, Literary Hub, Failbetter, Apricity Magazine, New Plains Review, as well as ear... Read More →
Saturday October 10, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
SNOW Sports Museum
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