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Creation in Crisis

This panel will discuss the role that creating art can play in coping with difficult times and how art can contribute to the well-being of others, but also why it's okay to be unproductive when there is so much else going on.

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Remote Production

Remote production is a popular option for many indie audio creators who want to expand their potential talent pool, work with international actors, manage limited resources, or improve accessibility for performers with disabilities. In the age of social distancing, even more creators are considering producing remotely.

Choosing a Game System for Actual Play

Links: The livestream of this even can be found on YouTube here. You can leave feedback about this panel at this link. Description: When choosing a game system for actual play, Dungeons & Dragons is the most popular system, but is D&D the best choice for creating a narrative for an audience? How do the […]

Supportive Play-Acting

Links: The livestream of this even can be found on YouTube here. You can leave feedback about this panel at this link. Description: As a player in an actual play production, how do you balance your obligation to provide the audience with a vibrant, entertaining performance with the need to support your fellow players and […]

Complicating Representation

Links: Link to the event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFj3OmrQmfw Leave feedback for this panel by clicking this link! You can access Wil's recommended reading and sources document here: bit.ly/35t44Sl Description: The biggest, necessary demand across all media is the one for more, better, and sometimes ANY representation of marginalized and vulnerable people. What often gets lost in […]

Writing in a Room

Links: Link to the live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuuCCQXXXfc You can leave feedback about this panel at this link. Description: What does it mean to be part of a writing team? This panel will discuss the process of creating serialized fiction podcasts with multiple writers all sharing in the story creation. This panel will address the […]

Fiction Podcasts for Young Listeners

Links: You can reach the livestream over here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SPIyc4loyE You can leave feedback on this panel over here. Description: Podcasts aren't just for grownups! But it feels like we're still in the early days of hearing podcasts produced specifically for younger audiences. In this panel, creators of podcasts serving younger audiences will discuss some of […]

The Role of Music in Storytelling

Links: You can reach the livestream over here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzvmz739rug You can leave feedback on this panel over here. Description: Music has a unique role in storytelling that reaches back to the ancient days. In a purely audio medium, music takes on more weight and more space. Raul Vega is a composer and digital instrument-builder for […]

Selling Your Show

Links: You can watch this panel at this link. You can leave feedback for this panel over here. Description: Indie podcasting is wonderful, but breaking into larger networks can open up a world of new opportunities, including access to funding, marketing channels, and production resources. But how do you break into the world of professional […]

Get It Out There: Marketing Your Podcast

Links: You can watch this panel at this link. You can leave feedback for this panel over here. You can access the slideshow over here. Description: How do you bring attention to your podcast in a world where all the money flows to itself and there are 1,000,000 other podcasts and peak TV as competition? […]

The Sarah Awards

Links: You can watch the live ceremony event here. Description: The Sarah Lawrence College International Audio Fiction Award, aka The Sarahs, celebrates the best audio fiction currently being made around the world. Every year, our judges will choose three winners. The winners will receive cash prizes—1st place $2,000, 2nd place, $1,000, 3rd place $500 and Best […]