9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Oakland

All-day topic workshop:
 • Never a Dull Subject: The Art of Storytelling

All-day manuscript workshop with Rebecca Godfrey

7:30 p.m.

WYEP Community Broadcast Center, South Side

Pittsburgh in Words: Reading and Launch Event

Puppets and pickle pins, coffee-pouring and Cope...Seven emerging writers read from their new work about Pittsburgh, which will be published in a special Pittsburgh in Words publication. This special program is part of the American Shorts Reading Series, and it's all part of the city's 250th anniversary celebration!

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Oakland

All-day topic workshops:
 
 • Dialogue as Story
 • Writing Effective Query Letters and Book Proposals
 • Beyond Reporting: The Art of Fact

7 p.m.

Carnegie Science Center, North Shore

Selling Science to Unwilling Buyers: From Star Trek to Eternity
an Evening with Lawrence Krauss

Here's the place to pick up the latest in hot science topics to start conversations and impress your friends, from Star Trek and time travel to aliens and even sex. Lawrence M. Krauss is Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, where he directs the Origins Initiative. He is also the author of seven popular books, including the international bestseller The Physics of Star Trek.

A special pre-talk reception with Lawrence Krauss and other conference faculty will begin at 5 p.m.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Oakland

Presentations include panel discussions, a keynote address, and short-format workshops on the art, craft, and business of writing. Topics will relate to all aspects of writing in the creative nonfiction genre as well as the "Writing about Science and Technology " conference theme. Featured speakers include Corey Powell (Discover), Virginia Morell (Science and National Geographic) and CNF's own Lee Gutkind.

Saturday Schedule:

9 a.m. — Registration and coffee

9:30 a.m. — Fiction Techniques for Creative Nonfiction: a discussion with Rebecca Godfrey and David Prete

11 a.m. — What You Need to Know about Creative Nonfiction: keynote by Conference Director Lee Gutkind

12 — lunch: bring your own, go "off-campus" or buy food from the cafe at Filmmakers

1 p.m. — Interview and Immersion: Advanced Research Techniques, with Rebecca Skloot and Michael Rosenwald or Literary Magazines: Finding a Home for Your Work, with Hattie Fletcher

2:30 p.m. — Writing About Science: a panel discussion with Virginia Morell, Corey Powell and Rebecca Skloot, moderated by Lee Gutkind

4 p.m. — closing reception: wine, book signings, and networking