LITTWORLD 2022 WORKSHOPS

LittWorld 2022 will offer more than 40 workshops led by seasoned international professionals. These workshops will be practical and “how-to” in nature, including ample time for questions and discussion. Current workshops (with more to be added in the coming weeks) include:

Publishing Leadership

• Pursuing a Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Exercising Intentionality in Staying Fresh, Relevant and Effective as a Publisher  
  Jeff Crosby, president and chief executive officer of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), USA 
• From First Book to Balanced Books: Building a Self-Sustaining Christian Publishing Company  
  Tim Thornborough, publishing director, The Good Book Company, UK
• Beyond Paper and Print: Developing Your Digital Strategy 
  Carlo Carrenho, publishing consultant, Sweden/Brazil
• Putting Your Digital Strategy to Work: Practical Ways to Publish Your Content in All Digital Formats.  
  Juan Triviño, director, Ediciones Noufront, Spain
• Publishing Within Your Means for Maximum Impact
  Ramon Rocha III, MAI Director of Publisher Development, USA/Philippines
• New Ways to Reach the General Market 
  Mark Carpenter, chairman and CEO, Mundo Cristão publishing house, Brazil

Marketing and Sales

• “Open-Handed” Content Marketing 
  Anthony Gosling, chief operating officer and associate publisher, Crossway, USA
• Thinking Outside the Bookstore:  Selling Direct to Consumers  
  Gladys Calalang-Doronilla, publisher, OMF Literature, Philippines;  Andrey Kravchenko, Ezdra Publishing, Ukraine

Publishing in Multiple Formats

• The Why and How of Podcasting  
  Tim Thornborough, publishing director, The Good Book Company, UK
• Digitizing Content for Ebooks and Online Publications 
  Sam K. Nyarko-Mensah, Step Publishers, Ghana
• Screenwriting Bootcamp 
  Zágoni Balázs, author and professor, Romania  
• Writing script for comics and graphic novels  
  José Carlos Gutiérrez Martinez, graphic designer and illustrator, Mexico

Editorial

• Maypoles, Stepping Stones and Platypuses:  Introductory Steps in Developmental Editing  
  Owen Salter, editor, Australia
• Editing with the Business of Publishing in Mind 
  Andy Rogers, acquisitions editor, Harper-Collins Christian Publishing, USA
• Editor: Manage Yourself 
  Beng Alba-Jones, Philippines/USA
• What Do Writers Expect from Editors, and How Can Editors Meet and Manage Expectations? 
  Yna Reyes, publishing and communications director, OMF Literature, Philippines
• Working with a Translator and Editing Translations 
  Olga Lukmanova, author and translator, Russia
• How to Succeed as a Freelance Editor   
  Jeanette Windle, USA, and Beng Alba-Jones, Philippines/USA
• Tales from the Editorial Frontline 
  Panel discussion on challenges that editors face and overcome

Writing Non-Fiction

• A Story to Tell: Writing the True-Life Experience Title 
  Jeanette Windle, author and editor, USA
• The Essential Elements of a Book Proposal   
  Andy Rogers, acquisitions editor, Harper-Collins Christian Publishing, USA
• Writing the Collaborative “as-told-to” Story
• Which Path to Publication is Right for You? Self-publishing, Hybrid or Traditional Publishing 
  Panel discussion. 

Writing Fiction

• How to Build Characters with Dynamic Traits  
  Zágoni Balázs, author, Romania  
• Moving the story forward with dialogue, plot tension and three-dimensionality   
  Davis Bunn, author, UK/US
• Structuring an Overview  and Writing the First Draft 
  Davis Bunn, author, UK/US
• Creating Engaging Characters for Children’s Books 
  Janet Wilson, author and publisher, Dernier Publishing, UK   

More Workshop Topics

• Visual Storytelling Using Digital Technologies 
  José Carlos Gutiérrez Martinez, Mexico
• Spiritual Friendship for Christian Communicators 
  Soo Inn Tan and Bernice Lee, Graceworks, Singapore 
• Good Design Starts with Good Words: Ways for Editors and Designers to Work Together