Over the last couples of weeks, I've written about why I think we should get rid of paper panels, how to create a great round table, and how to find panel participants. SHEAR recently posted their Call for Papers, the Omohundro Institute will do so in September, and the OAH and AHA shouldn't be far [...]
Author: lindsaychervinsky
How to Find Panel Participants
Now that conferences have started posting Call for Papers for the next round of conferences, it's time to think about putting together panels. Here are fifteen ways to find panel participants - I promise you know more people than you think! 1. Tap your fellowship community. Look around at the individuals that are working in [...]
How to Create a Great Roundtable
I’ve attended a number of roundtables and been on a few at this point. While even the worst roundtable is better than the average paper panel (in my humble opinion), they are not all created the same. Here are my tips for creating a really stellar roundtable that attendees will remember for years and for [...]
Let’s Get Rid of Paper Panels
After attending a few conferences this summer, I have a suggestion. Let's get rid of traditional paper panels. But I don't believe in bringing problems without offering solutions. So here are the reasons we should get rid of paper panels and what we should do instead. This post is the first of four that I [...]
A How-To Guide to Conferencing
I cried at my first conference. I didn't know anyone, it was super scary, and I felt horribly out of place. So I went back to my hotel room and cried. But I love conferences now! They are a great way to make new connections, meet up with old friends, learn about exciting new work, [...]
How to Maintain Forward Momentum When the Writing is Stuck
Most days I like writing. Sure it's challenging, but I enjoy trying to find the right word to describe something or crafting a phrase that conveys my excitement about a development. There are some days, however, when it just sucks. I don't want to do it, and the words are stuck, and every sentence feels [...]
When Is It OK to Just Know? (Omohundro Conference Part II)
I attended a plenary on creative writing at the Omohundro Annual Conference (if you missed part I of my recap, read it here). In theory, the panel was about history writing in other contexts: narrative, historical fiction, poetry. It was so fantastic and everyone simply buzzed about the conversation for the next few days. But [...]
