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Molly Thornton

Molly Thornton Writing Coaching
Writing Coach
Greater Los Angeles Area
Websitemollythorntonwrites.com
Molly Thornton is a multi-genre writer and writing coach. Her poetry, essays, and fiction appear in places including The Lavender Review, The Seattle Globalist, and They Said anthology from Black Lawrence Press. She is a Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Fellow.
Saturday, April 13
 

10:00am

Los Angeles: The People and Places That Shaped A City - Conversation 1101 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5William Deverell • Lili Anolik • Tosh Berman • Lynell George • David Kipen Identity and Memory: The Performance of the Self in Contemporary Poetry - Conversation 1031 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Cyrus Cassells • Jos Charles • Terrance Hayes • Ilya Kaminsky • Diana Khoi Nguyen

10:30am

The Art of the Podcast - Conversation 1121 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Clint Schaff • Camila Victoriano • Joanne Faryon • Jonathan Hirsch • Paige Hymson • Daniel Miller Laurie Halse Anderson, Author of "Shout," and Roxane Gay, Editor of "Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture," in Conversation with Robin Abcarian - Conversation 1041 - REQUIRES TICKET Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Robin Abcarian • Laurie Halse Anderson • Roxane Gay

11:00am

Jericho Brown, Reading from "The Tradition" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Jericho Brown

11:30am

Tayari Jones, Author of "American Marriage: A Novel," in Conversation with Michael Silverblatt - Conversation 1102 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Michael Silverblatt • Tayari Jones

12:00pm

Terrance Hayes, Reading from "American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Terrance Hayes A Swiftly Heating Planet: Writing Climate Change Across Genres, presented by the National Book Foundation - Conversation 1092 - REQUIRES TICKET Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Carolyn Kellogg • Arlie Russell Hochschild • Claire Vaye Watkins Terry Tempest Williams, 2018 Robert Kirsch Award Winner, in Conversation with Tom Curwen - Conversation 1112 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5Tom Curwen • Terry Tempest Williams

1:00pm

Tommy Orange, Author of "There There," in Conversation with Natashia Deón - Conversation 1103 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Natashia Deón • Tommy Orange

1:20pm

Morgan Parker, Reading from "Magical Negro" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Morgan Parker

1:30pm

Sandra Cisneros, Author of "Puro Amor," interviewed by Esmeralda Bermudez LA Times Main StageEsmeralda Bermudez • Sandra Cisneros

3:00pm

The Impact of Environmental Storytelling with Scout Expedition Co. - Conversation 1064 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Jeff Leinenveber • Jarrett Lantz Publishing Poets: On The Best American Poetry - Conversation 1134 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Callie Siskel • Brendan Constantine • Dana Gioia • Sonia Greenfield • Robin Coste Lewis

4:00pm

Drop the Beat: Writing About Music - Conversation 1015 - REQUIRES TICKET Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Greg Mack • Hanif Abdurraqib • Will Ashon • Gerrick Kennedy Fiction: Transformative Friendships - Conversation 1035 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Melissa Chadburn • Aja Gabel • Michael Knight • Victoria Redel

5:00pm

#Unsent - Personal Storytelling and Podcast Newstory StageNancy Witt • Clint Schaff • Tamika Butler • Salvador Benavides • Erica Dawson • Noah Nelson • Jadah Parks Chatterjee • Lisa Daron Grossman • Jasmine Guillory • Chani Nicholas • Brittany Ballard • Hanna Bowens
 
Sunday, April 14
 

11:30am

Karamo Brown, Author of "My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope," Interviewed by Yvonne Villarreal LA Times Main StageYvonne Villarreal • Karamo Brown

1:00pm

sam sax, Reading from "bury it" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2sam sax

1:30pm

Blow 'Em Up: Writing the High Octane Thriller - Conversation 2113 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5Christopher Farnsworth • Lee Goldberg • Melissa Scrivner Love • T. Jefferson Parker Food Justice for All? Food Security in L.A. - Conversation 2133 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Breanna Hawkins • Sarah Portnoy • Kris Coombs • LaVonna Lewis