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
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
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
