Digital Writers’ Conference Program
12.30pm – doors open for event registration
1pm Welcome by Festival Director Lisa Dempster
1.10pm Twitter call to arms by Karen Pickering
1.15pm Keynote: Seven Enviable Lines by Christy Dena
CHRISTY DENA shares her Seven Enviable Lines, the seven tips she wishes she knew at the start of her digital writing career. (Delivered via video link-up.)
1.30pm Presentation: Writing for Video Games by Morgan Jaffit
1.45pm Panel: Writing Online
With SOPHIE BLACK, ANDREW MCMILLEN, JASON NELSON and SARAH WERKMEISTER. Hosted by ALEX ADSETT.
How different is writing for an online audience, how can you do it creatively, and what are the challenges and opportunities for writers working in this field?
3pm Coffee break
3.30pm Presentation: Blogging by Daniel Donahoo
(Delivered via video link-up.)
3.45 Panel: Working Online
With ALAN BAXTER, LISA DEMPSTER, SIMON GROTH and CHARLOTTE HARPER. Hosted by KAREN PICKERING.
Our panellists hash out how they make new technologies work in their writing careers, from marketing to making money!
5pm Networking drinks
6pm Conference close – attendees invited to continue socialising at Festival Hub.
