The Look Back Diaries: Episode 29
I joined Ashley for Episode 29 of The Look Back Diaries and unpacked the genesis of all the LBD transmedia. We relived This Is My Jam, Gigi’s playlist and the moment when Bing and Jane followed each other on Twitter.
The Peabody Awards Announce “Legacy” Winners for Digital and Interactive Storytelling
ATHENS, GA (March 24, 2022)—Today, the Peabody Awards Interactive Board of Jurors unveiled 12 winning digital and interactive projects alongside four Special Awardees that have achieved outstanding feats in storytelling across interactive, immersive and new media categories. The distinguished “Legacy class” of winners whose mediums altogether span Virtual and Augmented Reality, Gaming, Interactive Journalism, Social Video, Interactive Documentary, Transmedia Storytelling, and more, demonstrate the depth of these digital formats and emphasize the foundational standards for future award recipients.
“To recognize the present and future of storytelling in digital spaces, Peabody has taken the unusual step of looking backwards, recognizing landmark pioneering projects that have shaped and defined powerful stories in interactive and immersive media forms,” said Dr. Jeffrey Jones, executive director of Peabody. “We are honored to highlight these legacy projects and their creators, all of which signal the type of meaningful stories we will be recognizing each year going forward.”
Coming Soon: “The Look Back Diaries”
The wonderful Ashley Clements is launching a retrospective series on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. You can be sure that I’ll be appearing on a few episodes to discuss the behind-the-scenes of what went into making the show and all the transmedia elements.
Peabody Awards Expand To Include New Categories For Digital and Interactive Storytelling
The Peabody Awards today introduced the expansion of its award categories to recognize storytelling achievements across interactive, immersive and new media categories. An additional board of ten newly appointed jurors, composed of esteemed industry experts, will lead Peabody in expanding the organization’s long-established pedigree to recognize works in digital and immersive formats. The Peabody Awards, the oldest and most prestigious awards honoring stories that matter in broadcasting and streaming media, are based at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Georgia in Athens.
“The foundation of the Peabody Awards is honoring stories that matter. Significant and incredibly creative storytelling is happening beyond legacy media before our eyes. New storytelling techniques and advancements in technology are surpassing the confines of traditional media,” Jeffrey Jones, executive director of Peabody said. “Creators are pioneering new methods to tell powerful stories and reach new audiences, and the achievements are extraordinary. With the introduction of digital and interactive media as its own distinctive category, we’re thrilled to be recognizing groundbreaking and important narratives in these digital spaces,” said Jones.
ADHD Rewired Podcast
I spoke with Eric Tivers of the ADHD Rewired podcast about ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder, and how it impacted the writing of Novel Advice.
Moby Dick Energy podcast
I got to appear on one of my favorite podcasts, Moby Dick Energy, to discuss Chapters 50 & 51: "Ahab’s Boat and Crew. Fedallah" & "The Spirit-Spout"and read Ishmael’s letter to Aunt Antigone.
NOVEL ADVICE is out today!
Today, "NOVEL ADVICE: Practical Wisdom for Your Favorite Literary Characters" is officially out in the world. I’m thrilled, nervous, and excited to see how people enjoy meeting Aunt Antigone.
Get your copy here! https://bit.ly/NovelAdvice
More about how the project was birthed, reading it as a “stealth puzzle book” and free bookplates at the newsletter Fabulist Rabbit Holes: https://jaybushman.substack.com/p/novel-advice-is-out-today
Quarantine Book Club: Thursday Oct. 1st
Join me for a discussion of NOVEL ADVICE with the QUARANTINE BOOK CLUB, Thursday October 1st, at 5pm PST.