Announcements
- Welcome to the 2020 LDSPMA Conference! Peruse the conference schedule and read more about the session topics and speakers.
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Saturday September 26, 2020
Keynote Session 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. MDT
View Session (on YouTube—this link will be made live just before the time of the session)
Bringing People to Unity in Christ through Music: A Conversation with the Bonner Family
Bonner Family
Breakout Sessions 10:10 – 11:00 a.m. MDT
Publishing Track | View Session
Telling the Stories of Blacks in the Church
Tarienne Mitchell
Media Track | View Session
One Voice, Many Characters: The Art of Performing Audiobooks, or How Narrators Make Magic with Your Words
Nancy Peterson, Joseph Batzel
Marketing Track | View Session
Creating Viral Video Content on YouTube, IGTV, and TikTok Panel
Trina Boice, Jesse Espinosa, Mimi Bascom, Monica Moore Smith
Editing, Design, and Production Track | View Session
So You Want to Be an Editor: Important Must-Knows about Types of Editing and What an Editor Really Does
Lindsay Flanagan
Fiction Writing Track | View Session
Picture Perfect Writing: Creating a Memorable Picture Book
Linda Bethers, K.F. Ripley, Kevin Klein
Nonfiction Writing Track | View Session
Writing is Reverence: A Latter-day Saint Christian Perspective
Gideon Burton
Interactive Sessions Track | Join Session
Networking Groups: Getting to Know You
Barry Rellaford
Breakout Sessions 11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MDT
Publishing Track | View Session
Publishing Paths Panel: Pros and Cons of Big Publishers, Small Ones, and Self-Publishing
Dave Butler, Kami Hancock, Rob Wells, Annette Lyon
Media Track | View Session
The Art of Curating Conversations: Live Podcast of a Conversation with LDSPMA President-Elect Devan Jensen
Christine Baird, Devan Jensen
Marketing Track | View Session
Creating a Brand that Attracts Fans Panel
Trina Boice, Melissa Dalton Martinez, April Hiatt
Editing, Design, and Production Track | View Session
Business 101 for Freelancers: Entities, Legal Issues, and Taxes
Suzy Bills
Fiction Writing Track | View Session
Getting God out of the Machine: Making Religion and Spirituality Work in Your Writing
James Goldberg
Nonfiction Writing Track | View Session
Double Vision in Travel Essays: Something Old and Something New
John Bennion
Interactive Sessions Track | Join Session
Online Presence Audit
Karlene Browning
Break 12:00 – 12:40 p.m. MDT
Lunch
Awards Ceremony 12:40 – 1:20 p.m. MDT
Praiseworthy Awards Ceremony
View Ceremony (on YouTube—this link will be made live just before the time of the session)
Breakout Sessions 1:30 – 2:20 p.m. MDT
Publishing Track | View Session
Expanding into Audio and Video Publishing Panel
Adam Sidwell, Melissa Dalton Martinez
Media Track | View Session
Tips from the Trenches: Guiding Your Career as a Latter-day Saint Media Professional
Jodi Reynosa
Marketing Track | View Session
Build a Better Website
Brett Oliver Parson
Editing, Design, and Production Track | View Session
Creating Book Covers That Sell!
Karlene Browning
Fiction Writing Track | View Session
How to Point of View: The Ins and Outs of First Person vs. Third Person Narratives
Kessia Robinson
Nonfiction Writing Track | View Session
The Creative Essentialist: How to Up-Level Your Creative Competency
Mel Luthy Henderson
Interactive Sessions Track | Join Session
Networking Groups: Lessons Learned
Joseph Batzel, Barry Rellaford
Keynote Session 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. MDT
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Creating Responsibly: The Interplay between My Faith and My Creative Life
Brandon Mull
Informal Mingling 3:30 – 3:50 p.m. and LDSPMA Leadership Meeting 3:50 – 5:00 p.m. MDT
Join Informal Mingling
After Brandon Mull’s Keynote, stay online in Zoom for informal mingling. And we invite you to stay longer to join the annual LDSPMA Leadership Meeting, which is open to all conference attendees.