Agenda
The Seventeenth Annual Virginia Hamilton Conference
 
Thursday, 
April 5, 2001
7:00 - 7:15 p.m.
 Welcome and Introductions
7:15 - 7:50 p.m. 
 Featured Presentation, Patricia McKissack
7:50 - 8:25 p.m.
 Violin Performance, Obie Shelton
8:30 - 9:30 p.m.
 Autographing Session 
and Dessert Reception
Friday, 
April 6, 2001
8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
 Check-in and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
 Welcome and Introductions
9:15 - 10:20 a.m.
 Featured Presentations,
Janet Wong and Jane Yolen
10:20 - 10:35 a.m.
 Presentation of the Third Annual Virginia Hamilton Literary Award with acceptance remarks by the recipient, Particia McKissack
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
 Break
11:00 - noon
 Workshop Session I
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
 Workshop Session II
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
 Workshop Session III
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.
 Presentation of the 11th Annual Virginia Hamilton Essay Award:
Reflections by Virginia Hamilton and Arnold Adoff
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. 
 Autographing Session
A Conversation Session
with a featured speaker will 
take place in the Kiva during each of the workshop sessions		 Janet Wong in Session I
Jane Yolen in Session II
Patricia McKissack in Session III