Saturday 3 July 2021, 10:00 – 12:00
Beginning at intersections: A multimedia maker session with Grapevine
Join members of the Indian zine collective Zinedabaad for a Zoom-based Maker Session exploring Grapevine, an experimental tool for connecting artists and audiences outside the mainstream. This maker session is part of MIX 2021: Amplified Publishing, a four-day virtual conference that explores the intersection of writing and technology, bringing together people from around the world to make, think and talk. Book here

Saturday 3 July 2021, 10:00 – 12:00
Making Stories: An introduction to narrative web game tools
Join curator, writer and researcher Emilie Reed for an introduction to accessible tools that can be used to create and distribute narrative games online. This maker session is part of MIX 2021: Amplified Publishing, a four-day virtual conference that explores the intersection of writing and technology, bringing together people from around the world to make, think and talk. Book here

Saturday 3 July 2021, 14:00 – 16:00
BBC R&D
Join BBC R&D for a free Maker Session and learn how to create using their StoryFormer tool. This maker session is part of MIX 2021: Amplified Publishing, a four-day virtual conference that explores the intersection of writing and technology, bringing together people from around the world to make, think and talk. Book here

Sunday 4 July 2021, 10:00 - 12:00
Last Writes: A verbal portraits workshop
Join experience designer and social games practitioner Imwen Eke for virtual application of a participatory process that explores and maps self-definition, individual realities and self-representation through narrative. Book here

Sunday 4 July 2021, 14:00 – 16:00
body as home / phone as home: A digitally embodied writing workshop
Join artist, poet and activist Maya Chowdhry and writer and academic Sarah Hymas to create your own immersive experience. You will explore what you understand as home, within the walls of a building, the skin of your body and its latest limb, your mobile phone. This maker session is part of MIX 2021: Amplified Publishing, a four-day virtual conference that explores the intersection of writing and technology, bringing together people from around the world to make, think and talk. Book here

Sunday 4 July 2021, 14:00 – 16:00
Can you really do a PhD in Poetry Film?
In this Maker Session programmed by Paper Nations, join poet and academic Lucy English for tips and advice for anyone who is considering a PhD in a creative subject. This maker session is part of MIX 2021: Amplified Publishing, a four-day virtual conference that explores the intersection of writing and technology, bringing together people from around the world to make, think and talk. Book here

MIX 2021: Amplified Publishing runs from 3 - 6 July 2021. Find out more here