Pen to Digital Press: DIY Publishing in the Digital Age Symposium


On February 11, 2012, Lawyers for the Creative Arts and John Marshall Law School will host an all day symposium titled Pen to Digital Press: DIY Publishing in the Digital Age. All are welcome to register and attend.


Featuring Keynote Speaker: Jay Bonansinga, Author, Independent Filmmaker, and Screenwriter


Presentation Topics: Overview of Publishing in the Digital Age: Perspectives and Alternatives • Choosing a Publisher: Contracts and Other Pitfalls • Idea Protection in a Nutshell • Problematic Content: Solving Privacy and Defamation Issues; Collaborating; and Legally Using Third-Party Content • How to Become an Outrageously Successful Author Using Social and Other Media


Writers Round Table Topics: Writing for Television • Ask an Agent • The Private Publishing Model • Literary Magazines in the Digital Age • Rewriting Your Career • Writing and Publishing Romance • Ask a Lawyer • Author Websites • Managing Your Time • Writers' Conferences • Building Your Brand


Presentations begin at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m., followed by an Autographing Reception. Please bring your completed books and works in progress and network and mingle with fellow writers and our presentation panel of professors, attorneys, literary agents, authors, and publishers.


Registration:

$85/person, including lunch and our written materials*

$55 for each student currently enrolled in a full-time higher education program**


* 3.0 MCLE Hours are anticipated.

* * Complimentary for JMLS students and faculty.


Tax-deductible contributions to Lawyers for the Creative Arts and/or John Marshall Law School are also encouraged in furtherance of our educational programs.


This event will be held at John Marshall Law School at 315 S. Plymouth Court in downtown Chicago near Jackson and State and the CTA "L" Harold Washington Library stop. For more details and our registration form, please click here: Pen to Digital Press Symposium

 

You can call Rose Ann Vargas or Marci Rolnik at (312) 649-4111 to register or complete the registration form and email, fax or mail it to:


Marci A. Rolnik
Legal Director
Lawyers for the Creative Arts
213 W. Institute Place, Ste. 403
Chicago, IL 60610
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(312) 649-4111 office
(312) 944-2195 fax
mrolnik@law-arts.org