Writers who have community thrive better in their creative work. Come listen to our panelists talk about the communities they participate in, best practices, and how to get started.
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Featuring: Bryan Young, C. S. E. Cooney, James Lowder, Karen Menzel née Bovenmyer
Learn the tips, tricks, and strategies behind successful literary crowdfunding campaigns from Kickstarter's Head of Publishing
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Oriana Leckert is the Head of Publishing at Kickstarter, where she helps creators bring a marvelous array of literary projects to life. She’s written and edited for Vice, MTV News, Slate, Atlas Obscura, and more. Her first book, Brooklyn Spaces: 50 Hubs of Culture and Creativity, grew out of a multi-year project chronicling NYC's creative places. Follow her at @orianabklyn.
Developing Community Partnerships to Sustain Your Career
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Interested in embedding your creative career where you live? Join us as we discuss how to work with local institutions, foundations, and libraries to support your career.
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Featuring: Maurice Broaddus, Indy Type Shop, Learning Tree, Ray Bradbury Center
Genre has always explored a better future, world, and society. Join our panelists as they discuss how writing diverse genre can be a means of resistance in today's world and why you should do it.
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Featuring: Cat Rambo, J. B. Garner, Khaldoun Khelil, Jason Sanford
Writers discuss some of the difficulties of translating creative works from the page to the screen, who famously did it best, and what to consider the next time your IP switches mediums.
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Featuring: Demetrius Witherspoon, Justina Ireland, Mia Ginaé, Nicholas Marchetti
Zombies. “Chosen One” fantasy narratives. Space Marines in powered armor. All of these and more have been done to death. How do you put a fresh spin on them?
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Featuring: Erin Roberts, James P. Nettles, Jim C. Hines, Lark Morgan Lu
When players send a session off course, the GM must improvise. When a plot problem halts a writer, they must brainstorm. Panelists give tips for improvising and brainstorming in TTRPGs and fiction.
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Featuring: Erin M. Evans, Gregory A. Wilson, Scott H. Andrews
Gamifying the Game: Reimagining Pedagogy Through Play
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Come ready to play, question, and reimagine education as we know it. This interactive session turns the panel into a game, blurring the line between learning and play.
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Featuring: Gregory A. Wilson, Scott H. Andrews, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tananarive Due
From Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic to Shirley Jackson, join panelists as they discuss the finer points of gothic horror and how to instill dread in your audience.
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Featuring: Jonathan Janz, Lee Mandelo, Tim Waggoner