Storytelling in the Digital Era: Embrace the Change

SCBWI Austin has gathered together a number of local accomplished professionals who are well-versed in various aspects of the quick-moving, fast-changing business of e-publishing to lead us in such an exchange of ideas regarding Storytelling in the Digital Age. As a result of this symposium’s interchange of ideas, our creative community will be better equipped to embrace the changes before us in... [read more]

SCBWI Austin has gathered together a number of local accomplished professionals who are well-versed in various aspects of the quick-moving, fast-changing business of e-publishing to lead us in such an exchange of ideas regarding Storytelling in the Digital Age. As a result of this symposium’s interchange of ideas, our creative community will be better equipped to embrace the changes before us in the continually evolving, ever-exciting world of digital publishing.

The fees for this event are $75.00 for members and $100.00 for non-members. Fee includes a morning coffee/ juice bar and lunch. Mark your calendars for Saturday October 8, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at St. Edward’s University – Fleck Hall where the following topics will be discussed:

Via Skype – SCBWI and Digital Storytelling with Lin Oliver, SCBWI Executive Director

Creating and Maintaining Your Web Persona presented by Erik Kuntz

Standing Out in the E-book Crowd: Storybook Apps, Enhanced Content, and Digital Marketing Extras presented by Deanna Roy

Your Story as Electrons: Breathing Life into Words in the Digital Age presented by P.J.Hoover

There’s an App for That presented by Amanda Williams

How Do They Do That?: Creating Digital Books by Meridith Blank Taylor

From Oop to App: The Transformation of Picture Books to Apps presented by Lindsey Lane

Paper to Pixels: The Art of the Digital Paintbrush presented by Clint Young

xtranormal: The Storyteller’s Dream Software presented by Zack Gonzales

YouTube and the Science Behind Visual Learning presented by Joel Hickerson

Storytelling in the Digital Age: Imagine presented by Ezra Weinstein

Why you should ABSOLUTELY give your stories away for free.. by Bear James

The Indie and Age of Digital Storytelling presented by BookPeople

Children’s Book Illustrators and Technology presented by the Girllustrators

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