Writing about terrorism requires more than headlines and spectacle. T.J. O’Connor draws on four decades of experience in anti terrorism to explain how terror operations actually function and how governments work to stop them. This session gives writers insight into motivation, planning, intelligence gathering, and countermeasures, helping them portray terrorism and response efforts with realism, nuance, and credibility.
Book Banning: Does It Affect You?
Amy Denton, J.B. Manning, S. Lee Manning, and Syreeta Butler engage in a timely discussion on censorship and the writer’s role as a defender of free expression—examining how book banning impacts authors, readers, and the broader literary landscape.
