The document proposes a panel discussion about a self-publishing program for creative writing students at the Houston School for the Visual and Performing Arts. The program would teach students skills in producing, publishing, distributing, and selling their own creative works. It aims to equip students with the abilities needed to succeed in a rapidly changing creative industries world. The panel would discuss implementing the program, its current status, and future plans, including addressing challenges like curriculum integration and freedom of expression issues.

1. HSVPA and Pubsoft Panel Proposal for
SXSW 2014
Self-publishing in
grades 9-12

2. From a young age
we teach our kids
that they should
aspire to soar…

3. But the world they live in is
changing at a rapid pace.

4. As educators it is our
responsibility to prepare
them for the world they will
have to live in

5. Part of that responsibility is
to equip them with the right
tools and skills to enable
them to reach their
destinations.

6. When creativity and arts are often
disregarded, HSPVA nourishes
creativity

7. At the Houston School for the Visual
and Performing Arts (HSPVA), a
magnet school based in Houston that
serves students who wish to pursue
creative educations, we endeavored to
establish our own publishing operation
for the creative writing program.

8. The program would
teach the students
about new advance
production and
distribution in a worl
of rapidly changing
creative content and
technology industry
challenging the
publishing status qu

9. The program would allow students to
produce, publish, distribute, and sell
their own works all through the
school’s publishing operation.

10. Doing so would provide students
with the following skills:
• The ability to produce and bring a creative
product to market
• The resourcefulness of using tools to
achieve a goal
• Creative collaboration across disciplines
(writing and design)
• Business acumen

11. Challenges to overcome:
• How to build the curriculum into the
classroom
• How the program would effect and
influence other programs at the school
• Freedom of speech and the ability for
students to be able to freely express
themselves through creative writing
• The legal ramifications and royalties issue

12. This panel will discuss the process
of implementation and where the
program currently stands and our
plans for the future.

13. Because at HSPVA we want our students to
soar out in their world and give them the
greatest opportunities for future success.

14. Thank you and we
hope you choose
our panel.