Day 1: March 19, 2025
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Opening Ceremony
6:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Presentations by Pittsburgh Authors
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Rectangle Reading
Day 2: March 20, 2025
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Session A: Student, Advisor, and Alumni workshops
9:30 am - 10:45 am
Session B: Professional Development workshops
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Session C: Concurrent panels
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Session D: Concurrent panels
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Session E: Concurrent panels
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Session F: Research in the Round, Chapter Share, Professional Development workshops
7:30 pm -
Keynote Speaker, Natalie Diaz, with book signing to follow
9:30 pm -
Open Mic
Day 3: March 21, 2025
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Session G: Concurrent panels
9:30 am - 10:45 am
Session H: Concurrent panels
11:00 am - 12:45 pm
Business Meeting and Regional Breakouts (with lunch)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Lit Fest mini-session I: presenter details forthcoming
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Session I: Concurrent panels
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Keynote Speaker, Cynthia Kadohata, with book signing to follow
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
President’s Reception (Advisors and Alumni)
8:00 pm -
Student Leadership Event
Day 4: March 22, 2025
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Session J: Concurrent panels
9:30 am - 10:45 am
Session K: Concurrent panels
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lit Fest mini-session II: presenter details forthcoming
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Session L: Concurrent panels
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Session M: Concurrent panels
3:30 pm -
Keynote Speaker, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, with book signing to follow
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Awards and Closing Ceremony