Children’s author Robert L. Forbes will headline “The Art of Storytelling: Word, Image, Movement,” a two-day conference. Robert L. Forbes, the author of whimsical, rhyming children鈥檚 books, will headline 鈥淭he Art of Storytelling: Word, Image, Movement,鈥� a two-day conference on campus.
The conference Oct. 11 and 12 explores the creation and expression of stories in various media by those building from a biblical Christian foundation. English professor Dr. Carl Miller will begin the conference with 鈥淐hildren鈥檚 Literature: An Introduction鈥� 7 p.m. Friday in the DeSantis Family Chapel, 300 Okeechobee Blvd. Forbes鈥� presentation, 鈥淪torytelling with Books for Children and Their Keepers,鈥� follows.
Forbes, the longtime vice president of Forbes Media, now devotes his time to writing children鈥檚 books. He has published three children鈥檚 books of poetry, all illustrated by late master artist Ronald Searles.
The conference continues Saturday with two sessions. Journalism professor and former TV reporter Dr. J. Israel Balderas will lead the first session, 鈥淪olutions-Driven Journalism as Redemptive Storytelling.鈥� Dr. Thom Parham will lead the subsequent session, 鈥淭he Redemption Preemption: Reaching a Culture that Believes It鈥檚 OK.鈥�
Navy veteran and Azusa Pacific University Professor Dr. Thom Parham will speak about 鈥淭he Redemption Preemption: Reaching a Culture that Believes It鈥檚 OK鈥� at 鈥淭he Art of Storytelling: Word, Image, Movement,鈥� a two-day conference on campus.Parham, a Navy veteran turned Azusa Pacific University professor, previously wrote for the long-running CBS drama 鈥淛AG鈥� and served as an on-location writers鈥� assistant for a season of 鈥淭ouched by an Angel.鈥�
The 海角在线 Dance Ensemble will conclude the morning鈥檚 sessions with 鈥淭elling Stories: How Dancers Influence and Inspire Through Movement.鈥�
On Saturday afternoon, guests can attend breakout workshops on photojournalism with Dr. Ron Hilliard, fiction writing with Professor David Athey or narrative art. The conference concludes with a matinee performance of 鈥淭he Wizard Oz,鈥� followed by a talkback session led by theatre professor Kyle Schnack ’10.
