Fall Harvest 2026 Schedule of Events
Friday, October 2
2 PM - 5:30 PM CST: Optional One-on-One critiques with Carina Licon
7 PM CST: Friday Night Gathering with RAE Alice McGinty
Saturday, October 3
9 AM - 5 PM CST: Optional One-on-One critiques with faculty
7 PM CST: Illinois Lit Live presents Sharing the Bounty
- Join Illinois authors as they share the bounty of their harvest by reading a selection of their work.
Sunday, October 4
9:30 AM CST: Welcome & Introductions
- Join co-Regional Advisors Pamela Morgan and Sheila Path-McMahon, meet the team behind Fall Harvest, and kick off this day long virtual event!
9:45 AM CST: Opening Keynote with Author Kaz Windness
- Together We Grow: An Honest Conversation about Creative Transformation, Blooming Late, and the Importance of Teamwork and Community.
10:30 AM CST: Master Gardener Panels
- PB focused Panel: Kaitlyn Sanchez, Gabriela Baron & Carina Licon
- MG / YA focused Panel: Jessica Anderson, Stefanie Molina-Santos, & Alyza Liu
11:45 AM CST: Lunch and Learn
Grab your lunch and join a session to learn about all that Illinois has to offer our members.
1 PM CST: Garden Box Breakout #1
Join one of our published members as they lead a Garden Box Breakout session.
- You're the Boss of You with Sara Shacter
- Cross Pollination: Words + Pictures, Pictures + Words with Darcy Zoells
2 PM CST: Garden Box Breakout #2
Join one of our published members as they lead a Garden Box Breakout session.
- Crop Rotation with Anitra Rowe Shulte
- In Any Landscape with Jerdine Nolen
3:15 PM CST: Garden Box Breakout #3
Join one of our published members as they lead a Garden Box Breakout session.
- More than a Love Story with Ronni Davis
- Everything Everywhere All at Once with DJ Corchin
4:30 PM CST: Closing Keynote with Sayantani Dasgupta
- Further In: Harvesting Your Creativity from the Body, Self and Soul