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Convenings: 21st Century Literary Office

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The 21st Century Literary Office Convening
Exploring the Literary Practice of Tomorrow
Friday 24 February and Saturday 25 February 2012
Washington, DC
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A Manifesto for the 21st Century Literary Office
by Otis Ramsey-Zöe
1 March 2012
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Breaking Down the Walls
by Amrita Ramanan
29 February 2012
An illustration of multiple black and white faces facing each other.
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1 March 2012

Otis Ramsey-Zoe continues our series of responses to the American Voices New Play Institute's 21st Century Literary Office Convening with this manifesto of what we as a theater community need to do to create the literary office of the future.

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a Manifesto on the 21st Century Literary Office

29 February 2012

Julie Elise Dubliner presents her manifesto for the 21st Century Literary Office. This manifesto was presented as part of the American Voices New Play Institute's 21st Century Literary Office Convening.

Convening attendees sit in a circle.
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29 February 2012

Amrita Ramanan describes her literary office of the future—a place with no walls, no seperations, and no more viewing dramaturgy as an isolated practice.

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29 February 2012

Aaron Carter talks about the literary manager of the future: the Generative Artist Talent Scouts. This manifesto was presented as part of the American Voices New Play Institute's 21st Century Literary Office Convening.

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a series of conversations (not actually an office)

29 February 2012

Adrien-Alice Hansel offers her version of the modern literary office: one that isn't really an office at all. This manifesto was presented as part of the American Voices New Play Institute's 21st Century Literary Office Convening.

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Nuts & Bolts

26 February 2012

A look into the conversation about the role and definition of literary managers.

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Exploring the Past to Build the Future

25 February 2012

21st Century Literary Office Convening evaluated the goals for the future which included creating space in literary offices to foster community and enhance knowledge through technology.

The Twitter logo.
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Watch Parties & Tweets on Fri, Feb 24

25 February 2012

A recap of Friday, Feb 24's tweets and events from the 21st Century Literary Office Convening.

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Exploring the Literary Practice of Tomorrow

Friday 24 February and Saturday 25 February 2012
Washington, DC

The convening 21st Century Literary Office: Exploring the Literary Practice of Tomorrow brought approximately forty theatremakers to Washington, DC to discuss their professions as literary managers, dramaturgs, artistic producers and other professionals involved in supporting, developing and/or producing new work.

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22 February 2012

Join us for the 21st Century Literary Office Convening, and hear from P. Carl about just what we're setting out to do.

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