Networking Across the City, Across Genres
Yesterday, I moderated a panel for Northwestern University's Career Day, titled "Networking Across the City, Across Genres." Krista Franklin, Mare Swallow, and David Welch were the (amazing) panelists and we spent a lively hour discussing:
"Networking" as a dirty word
Attending readings and performances
Working with other kinds of creative artists
Chicago being a city of often divided neighborhoods, and breaking down some of those boundaries to participate in other lit communities besides our own
The Conference, founded by Mare, and how it brings people together