August 3, 1953 –testing
Evening
August 4, 1953
Afternoon
Evening:
- Opening Remarks Carvel Collins
- Lecture: "The Era of the Novel?," George Simenon
- Lecture: "Certain Neglected Aspects of the American Novel," Ralph Ellison
- Response to Simenon and Ellison, W.M. Frohock
August 5, 1953
Afternoon:
- Opening Remarks, Carvel Collins
- Lecture, Hans Egon Holthusen
- Panel Discussion
Evening:
- Opening Remarks, Carvel Collins
- Lecture: "Paperback Books and the Writer," Hilda Livingston
- Lecture: "The Editor and The Author," William Sloane
- Roundtable Discussion