Book Summit 2011 • Tenth Anniversary • June 17, 2011 • Harbourfront Centre • Toronto
Presented by Humber College and the Book and Periodical Council
in association with Authors at Harbourfront Centre


Full Schedule
Registration and Coffee - 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Sponsored by Pearson Canada
Welcoming Remarks – 9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Sponsored by Pearson Canada
Cynthia Good, Director, Creative Book Publishing, Humber College
Melissa Pitts, Chair, Book and Periodical Council
From Scrolls to Scrolling
Keynote Address and Interview - 9:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Sponsored by Pearson Canada
Keynote Speaker - Lev Grossman (technology writer and book reviewer for Time Magazine)
Interviewer - Mark Medley (National Post)
Morning Break – 10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
The Reading of Narrative
Reading Panel – 10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

Sponsored by HarperCollins Canada
Maja Djikic (Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto)
Keith Oatley (University of Toronto)
Raymond Mar (York University)
Lunch – 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Workshop Sessions 1 and 2 – 1:00 - 3:45 p.m.
Workshop Session 1 – 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Sponsored by Simon & Schuster Canada
The Kids Are All Right: Potential for Digital Content
Nicholas Callaway (Callaway Digital Arts)

Sharing the Narrative: Gaming and Interactive Digital Media
Christina McSherry (Electronic Arts)

Book App Development and Promotion
Ron Hogan (Electric Literature)

Transmedia: What It Means
Keith Clayton (Random House Publishing Group)

EPUB 3: The New Standard
Robert Kasher (BookMasters)

The New Manuscript: For Writers and Editors
Darcy Cullen (UBC Press)
Workshop Session 2 – 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Sponsored by Cultural Human Resources Council
The Kids Are All Right: Potential for Digital Content
Nicholas Calloway (Calloway Digital Arts)

Sharing the Narrative: Gaming and Interactive Digital Media
Christina McSherry (Electronic Arts)

Book App Development and Promotion
Ron Hogan (Electric Literature)

Transmedia: What It Means
Keith Clayton (Random House Publishing Group)

EPUB 3: The New Standard
Robert Kasher (BookMasters)

The New Manuscript: For Writers and Editors
Darcy Cullen (UBC Press)
Afternoon Break – 3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by HarperCollins Canada
Food for Thought
Panel Discussion – 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Moderator - Nora Young (CBC)
Brett Savory (ChiZine Publications)
Jennifer Knoch (ECW Press)
Keith Clayton (Random House Publishing Group)
Emily Schultz (Novelist and Editor)
Closing Remarks – 5:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Cynthia Good, Director, Creative Book Publishing, Humber College