The whole theme of Medium Day this year is to discover something. This year’s speaker lineup will let you take that opportunity in a dozen different directions. Learn from scientists, founders, poets, and a few hundred years of combined Medium experience, all in one day. On September 18, close to 100 writers, experts, and Medium staffers will lead sessions across five tracks: Craft, Perspectives, Platform, and Community. Here’s a first look at who’s speaking. |
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Craft: Sessions on writing |
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Eighteen speakers and sessions are confirmed so far, including: |
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Julio Vincent Gambuto, author, filmmaker, and screenwriter. “How to Write Cinematically.”
- Niklas Göke, writer. “Why Every Human Should Write a Daily Blog.”
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Jeremy Caplan, journalism professor and former reporter. “5 Writing Tools for Getting Unstuck.”
- Cara J. Stevens, writing coach, editor, freelance journalist & author. “Fast Draft Your Novel in 90 Days”
- Wes O'Donnell, veteran, journalist, and war analyst. “I stopped writing like a writer. Then people started reading.”
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Maria Cassano, memoirist and editor. “How I Sold My Memoir When Everyone Insisted the Genre Was Dead”
- Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed., psychotherapist. “The Psychology of Writing–Getting to flow.”
- Matt Fujimoto, writer and editor. “From Journal Article to Medium Article: Writing as an Academic on Medium.”
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Deb Harman MEd., Narrative Arc publisher and editor. “Writing: The human shift from self-conscious to vulnerable.”
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You’ll also get the chance to learn from Ebony Walden, urban planner and consultant; Doodleslice, poet and artist; Stanley C., music journalist and editor; Sam Vaseghi, engineer and journal editor; Maria Garcia, writer, editor, and therapist; Suzanna Quintana, memoirist and editor-in-chief; Dan Foster, writer, pastor, and poet; and Mike Butler, sportswriter and editor.
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Perspectives: Hear from real experts |
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Over 60 speakers have confirmed their sessions so far, spanning science, health, business, culture, self-improvement, social justice, identity, and technology. Here’s a sample: |
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Michelle Wiles, marketing exec breaking down brand and strategy. “The Brand Turnaround Playbook.”
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Frank J. Infurna, PhD, ASU psychology professor. “The Real Midlife Crisis: What the data actually reveal about why Americans in their 40s and 50s are lonelier, more depressed, and cognitively declining faster than their peers in Europe.”
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AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps, freelance writer and visual artist. “The Power of Hobbies: Finding an Audience of folks who love what you love to do”
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Jason Shen, founder, athlete, and executive coach. “How to Retro a Fight at Work — Adapting Couples Therapy to Turn Conflict Into Trust”
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Julie Hook, PhD, neuropsychologist. “The Cognitive Cost of Modern Life: Why So Many High-Functioning People Feel Mentally Exhausted.”
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Gideon M-K; Health Nerd, epidemiologist and science communicator. “Common Scientific Mistakes And How To Avoid Them.”
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Carl-Henry Cadet, economist, journalist, and curator. “
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