[Commlist] CFP: Writing for Screens Symposium

Call for Papers - Writing for Screens Symposium June 14th, 2019
University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
School of Creative Technologies & School of Film, Media & Communication

Email contact: (peter.howell /at/ port.ac.uk)/(jane.steventon /at/ port.ac.uk)
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 22nd March 2019

Writing for Screens is a one-day symposium for academics and industry 
professionals to explore the intersection of screenwriting practices and 
academic research.  There is a particular focus on industry partnerships 
and academic collaborations and also on practice-based research.
In today’s burgeoning media landscape, writing for screens reflects on 
the broad range of opportunities for the storyteller, from TV & film to 
computer & video games and interactive drama. The Writing for Screens 
symposium will offer discourse on how the practice of writing for 
screens has evolved and how, in a post-Bandersnatch landscape, there are 
more opportunities and collaborative methods to present narratives on 
screen than ever.

The increasing visibility of interactive, non-linear storytelling 
outside of its typical home territory of games, alongside an 
ever-growing demand for high quality writing within contemporary games, 
presents opportunities for interdisciplinary sharing of theory and 
practice. The availability of consumer virtual and augmented reality 
equipment has created a substantial sector within the marketplace hungry 
for new content and unique experiences that make full use of the new 
modalities of interacting and experiencing stories that are available.
But how innovative are the stories that we are presenting on screen? How 
do different media forms approach challenges such as the role of the 
author and the authorial voice versus an audience that is willing, in 
some cases expecting, to be co-creators of a narrative experience? Is 
there a finite number of ways to present story in the postmodern vacuum 
of ideas and adaptations? Does a hyper-local commissioning approach 
still mean that a truly global worldview eludes our streaming content? 
Do the statistics about female and BAME writers offer up cause for 
concern, in seeking to find and present different perspectives of the 
world?  From Fortnite to Bandersnatch, Killing Eve to Roma, this 
Symposium seeks to explore zeitgeist issues in the screen storytelling 
landscape.

We encourage academics in all stages of study and industry professionals 
to attend and welcome proposals for presentations on, but not limited 
to, the following possible topics:

-	Interactive narratives
-	Writing for games
-	Writing for film and television
-	Gender and storytelling on screen
-	LGBT+ writing for screens
-	Writing for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
-	Writing practices for industry & research
-	Cross-platform, transmedia storytelling
-	ARG: Alternate Reality Games
-	Effect of commercial context on artistic freedom
-	Constraints imposed by different platforms
-	Netflix and the SVOD landscape

If you have any questions regarding the suitability of possible topics 
and material for inclusion at the Symposium, please do not hesitate to 
contact Dr Peter Howell ((peter.howell /at/ port.ac.uk)) or Jane Steventon 
((jane.steventon /at/ port.ac.uk)).
 Abstracts of 350 words along with a short biographical note, should be 
emailed to both organisers by 22nd March 2019. Successful proposals will 
be notified by 18th April 2019. The deadline for complete papers (4000 
words) and/or presentations (20 minutes) will be 31st May 2019. Papers 
and presentations will be published and available for viewing via a 
Writing for Screens UoP website.  Publication will also be sought within 
subject-related journals following the symposium.



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