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Writing conferences offer key advantages in that many provide an opportunity for networking, education, and collaboration. Authors should consider their goals and objectives, along with other considerations such as cost and travel time, when making a commitment to attend a conference. But how do you decide which conferences are worth your while? Some in-person conferences take place near an aut…

I led my first writer/reader panel nearly 30 years ago. In many ways, Giving a Good Panel is even trickier than Giving a Good Session. The latter is solely dependent upon your skills and knowledge, but the former requires a degree of cooperation, a balancing of knowledge and time, and a seriously good moderator. Over the years, I’ve seen both brilliant and disastrous panels. This can be easily …