Writer's Digest

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Teaching creative writing since 1993, Gotham Writers Workshop is a creative home in New York City and online where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of discovery and fellowship. Their conference debuted in 2019 and was voted

SFX

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RELEASED 4 MAY 400 pages | Paperback/ebook/audiobook Author Genevieve Gornichec Publisher Titan Books Loki was a bit of a player back in the day, fathering children all over the place – he even gave birth to an eight-legged horse himself (try telling

Artists Magazine

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The formal aspects of picture making—the elements and principles of design—are storytelling tools at your disposal, according to Robles. “The colors you use, for example, can help to tell a story,” she says. “The way you illuminate something to have

The European Business Review

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Eurobank is a Greek financial services provider that operates successfully in seven countries. In 2014, Eurobank acquired the New TT Hellenic Postbank SA and the New Proton Bank SA. In an effort to understand its customer base and to develop ideas fo

Philippine Tatler

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What motivates you to do what you do? I feel strongly about how photography connects us. I believe, almost naively, in the power of storytelling. Growing up, looking at photographs made me feel connected to those whose worlds were oceans away from

Nashville Lifestyles Magazine

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Alyssa Rosenheck, a self-taught interiors and architectural photographer, first picked up her camera seven years ago while she was healing from cancer. Her intention was to find a form of catharsis after receiving the frightening diagnosis, but inste

Horse & Hound

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1) Name the first racehorse owned by The Queen with The Queen Mother. 2) Name the eight-legged Norse horse ridden by the god Odin. 3) Munich, 1972 – who’s the missing name? Mark Phillips, Richard Meade, Mary Gordon-Watson and _________? 4) Which ride

Dumbo Feather

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SUBJECT Bayo Akomolafe OCCUPATION Poet, philosopher, psychologist LOCATION Chennai, India DATE July, 2020 In the space of a few weeks, four unrelated people sent me interviews and writings by Bayo Akomolafe, all with a subject line that went someth

NZ Marketing

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1. SCREW THE CHANNEL PLAN, WHAT’S YOUR BUSINESS CHALLENGE? 2. EVERYTHING IS PR (cheers Faris Yakoub for that one!) 3. FRICTION’S GREAT FOR CREATIVITY BUT USELESS FOR AGENCY ROSTERS 4. DID WE CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER? As long as we keep these trut

Architecture Australia

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In June 2017, I was invited by Western Sydney-based Urban Theatre Projects (UTP) to design a pavilion that would enable a deep listening experience. The purpose of the public art project was to connect visitors to concepts of Indigeneity through soun

Empire Australasia

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OUT TBA / CERT MA15+ / 104 MINS DIRECTOR André Øvredal CAST Nat Wolff, Priyanka Bose, Iben Akerlie After his foray into horror with Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark in 2019, Troll Hunter director André Øvredal returns to his Scandanavian roots for

Architecture Australia

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Architecture Australia: This will be the first Australian pavilion to explicitly look beyond Australia’s borders at what’s happening architecturally in Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. How do you see this internationalist focus shaping your appro

Entrepreneur

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First, let's talk about that word story. It's one I find impossibly squishy in a business context. For me, it can conjure up performance art more than industry. But storytelling as it applies to business isn't about spinning a yarn or fairy tale. Rat

Business Today

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Stories are critical in society; they are the foundation of what we teach our children, the magical glue that holds together family values around dinner tables, the link of interest or empathy that brings together students in campuses. Storytelling h

AdNews

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At our core, Seven West Media is a story-telling business. We tell stories that inform, inspire and entertain. Stories that are created and curated by our multi-platform portfolio of trusted brands, and are delivered to 17.5 million Australians every

Forbes Africa

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IN THE YORÙBÁ FOLKLORE OF south-west Nigeria, the Iroko tree is a symbol of ferocious spiritual power. Cut the tree down, and imperil your fate. Cultures across the African continent venerate great trees as places of shelter and communion, the theate

Family Tree

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“STORY IS THE UMBILICAL CORD that connects us to the past, present, and future. Family. Story is a relationship between the teller and the listener, a responsibility… Story is an affirmation of our ties to one another.” Writer and activist Terry Temp

Global Voices

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Storytelling, by Flickr user Daniele Rossi, under licence CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Can there be a way to connect with someone, here and now, despite a language barrier? For Steven Bird and Robyn Perry, founders of the Treasure Language Storytelling (TLS) ini

Dumbo Feather

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The first instrument I learned to play was the piano. I was four. All of the kids in my family began our musical training with the piano. Mum was committed to us having a well-rounded education, and music was a big part of that. This particular piano

HOME MAGAZINE LEBANON

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Siroun Shamigian and Nirsine Makkouk sat in a café in Hamra waiting to meet a few “users” – people who were using their social collaborative Arabic storytelling platform Kamkalima. It would be the first time meeting users live, and their excitement w

Mornings with Jesus

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I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A STORYTELLER. As a child, I would make up stories to tell my friends, sometimes cobbling together a makeshift costume with dramatic flair. As a mom, I’ve told and retold my kids tales reflecting their interests at the time: trains,

Literary Hub

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Nigerian-American writer, producer, and actress Yetide Badaki, well known for acting in the TV series This Is Us and American Gods, comes from a family of storytellers. She recalls sitting by the fire as a youth and listening to her elders. “Storytel

Mollie Makes

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Born in Wenzhou, China and raised in Budapest, Hungary before moving to the UK for university, Sian Zeng was exposed to a variety of cultures from a young age. Receiving an art education in three countries greatly influenced her style: “It’s often wh

Weekend Argus Saturday

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TODAY is World Storytelling Day. The celebration of this day started in Sweden in 1991 before it spread to other parts of the world. Now it’s celebrated every year on March 20. It’s meant for people around the globe to listen to stories, read a story

Futurity

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Researchers want to help automated storytelling algorithms write better endings. The problem is that most algorithms for generating the end of a story tend to favor generic sentences, such as “They had a great time,” or “He was sad.” Those may be bor

Literary Hub

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On So Many Damn Books, Christopher Hermelin (@cdhermelin) and Drew Broussard (@drewsof) talk about reading, literature, publishing, and trying to make it through their never-dwindling stack of things to read. All with a themed drink in their hands. I

Healthy Food Guide

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Ever wondered why storytelling can be such a powerful experience? According to a recent study, when people listen attentively together — be it to a live performance or a conversation — their heartbeat and breathing start to synchronise. The research

Writing Magazine

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The new Story Brewing Podcast wants authors and individuals to share their stories, whether fiction or crazy true tales. They love oral story telling and want lots of great stories to tell. Submit a short story, 1,500-6,000 words for Fiction Friday,

True Love

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Your experience in television and broadcasting is extensive. Please tell us about your journey? I have been in television for over 20 years. My journey began at a production company called The Bomb Shelter, while I was standing in for the receptionis

The Millions

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This trauma told me stories of who I was in relation to home and the men who raised me. These memories were so horribly fucking bright I couldn’t turn away. The post A Truth Accuracy Could Never Achieve: The Millions Interviews M. Randal O’Wain appea