We have finalised the programme for our workshop on the 16th June. Venue is Propsero House, 241 Borough High Street. More info here. In my opinion, Sophie Rochester of The Literary Platform has put together one of the most interesting programmes for a digital publishing event to date. 

The workshop has sold out. If you have booked, can we please encourage you to arrive promptly, as we have a lot to fit into the day. Thanks

The hashtag to follow on Thursday is #FIW11

FINAL PROGRAMME

13:00   Registration
13:15   Short welcome & Introduction 

PART ONE: INDUSTRY SHOW & TELL

Show & Tell from the Publishing Industry

13:20   Session 1:

Random House, Dan Franklin (@digitaldanhouse) – commissioning in a digital age

Macmillan, Rebecca Ikin with Nick Ryan, Sound Consultancy – using binaural sound to create an immersive reading experience

Penguin, Ruth Spencer (@spence79) and Stefanie Posavec (@stefpos) on the MyFry App  – experimenting with non-linear approaches to narrative

Audience Q&A

14:00  Session 2: 

 Profile Books, Michael Bhaskar (@ajaxlogos) – a cross-platform project for publishing

HarperCollins Children’s, Tom Conway (@theendpaper) – the latest from HarperCollins digital children’s division, the team behind the Oliver Jeffers app

Faber & Faber, Henry Volans (@faberdigital) with TouchPress, Max Whitby (@touchpress)on the new The Waste Land app for iPad

Audience Q&A

14:40   Coffee/Tea break

PART TWO: INSPIRE SESSIONS WITH SPEAKER Q&As

15:00   Introduction to Inspire speakers  

15:05   Somethin' Else, Nicky Birch (@birchos) and Trevor Klein from digital development team showcase recent projects such as the award-winning Papa Sangre, and their government funded R&D work exploring how the streaming of audiobooks may work 

15:20   Six to Start, Founder Adrian Hon (@adrianhon) – stories in the real world - on a mobile storytelling platform that integrates Twitter and Foursquare to allow stories to take place in the real world

15:35  Unbound, Co-Founder Dan Kieran (@spielzeug_) – a democratic approach to publishing.The Unbound founders talk about their new publishing platform which aims to benefit both authors and readers. 

15:50   ustwo™, Mills, Chief Wonka (@millsustwo) and Neil McFarland (@parishair), head of content - pushing the boundaries of the reading experience - they'll talk about the Nursery Rhymes with StoryTime App, and will exclusively present their latest ‘Paper Cut’ platform which combines short stories with sound and gentle interaction 

16:15  Between Page and Screen – Amaranth Borsuk, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (@amaranthborsuk) will showcase her augmented-reality book of poems

16:30  Coffee/Tea break  

16:45   WRAP UP PANEL: GETTING REAL

George Walkey (Hachette) (@walkley), Tim Cooper (Mills & Boon) (@millsandboonuk)  and Rebecca Smart (Osprey) (@rebecsmart) on the practicalities of integrating an innovation strategy into your publishing house, chaired by Peter Collingridge (co-founder, Enhanced Editions) (@enhancededition)

17:30   Closing Remarks 

17:45   Pub!