Fall Harvest Schedule

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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, Natalia Vázquez Torres & Carina Licon
  • MG / YA focused Panel: Trisha de Guzman, 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
  • Title to be Determined 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