- What is Writers CONduit?
- How do I take part in CONduit?
- What is a CONduit Panel?
- What is a CONduit Chill ‘N’ Chat?
- What is the Writers Conduit Lobby?
- What is the CONduit Twitch Bot?
- What is the CONduit Discord?
- What is a Griffin?
- What is a Chimera?
- What is a Unicorn?
- What is a Sphinx?
- What is a Dragon?
- What if I miss a panel I wanted to see?
- Why should I sign up for the CONduit Newsletter?
- Can I see past CONduit panels?
- Why are all times listed in UTC?
What is Writers CONduit?
Writers CONduit is a 100% free Streaming Event for Writers held on Twitch. All staff, panelists and moderators are volunteers who want to help contribute to the writing community. We invite everyone to come watch the free panels as viewers. No need to register or fill anything out.
How do I take part in CONduit?
As a VIEWER– Check the Schedule of Events on the website or the CONduit Twitch Channel. Decide what panels or events you want to watch and at the date and time go to the Unicorn’s Grove (Twitch Stream). Take part in chat on the stream or in the discord.
As a VOLUNTEER – Join the discord and let us know you’re interested in helping with event organization. Please share what your expertise and experience is so we can add you to the team that needs you most. Feel free to contact us through the contact form as well.
Positions avalaible:
Chimera | Griffin | Unicorn | Sphinx | Dragon
What is a CONduit Panel?
It is the most common way people volunteer to participate in the event, share their knowledge with the attendees, and open the floor to discussions. This typically covers a single topic with more than one person at a time. Each panel runs an hour and a half to three hours depending on the size of the team involved in the panel.
What is a CONduit Chill ‘n’ Chat?
A Chill’N’Chat is where we gather for downtime during the event. In Person events often have places to gather, engage in activities, and assorted other interesting fun. For our Online Live Event our Chill ‘n’ Chats behave as such.
Some you’ll find activities such as writing sprints or workshops. Others will host interviews and offer opportunities for live readings. Either way, it’s a change from normal panel discussions and an opportunity to connect with the network of people attending the conference with you.
What is the Writers CONduit Lobby?
The primary twitch channel where opening and closing ceremonies happen. It is the primary funnel for all events, activities, and scheduling information.
Engage with other attendees, friends, and event organizers.
http://twitch.tv/writersconduit
What is the CONduit Twitch Bot?
The CONduit Twitch Bot is a bot that sits in the CONduit Lobby and each Unicorn’s Stream that can be given certain commands to find out what is currently going on, what is up next, and other useful information. Please see the full article on the bot for more detailed instructions.
What is the Writers CONduit Discord?
The online location for planning, discussion, and sharing experiences before, during, and after the event. Join us!
What is a Griffin?
A Griffin is a speaker on a panel/presentation. They have knowledge and only speak the truth of it for people listening. They are wise beings who also know not to talk the entire time and understands that everyone should have a say. Griffins know they must stay in contact with their Chimera and be ready for their panel at the correct time.
What is a Chimera?
A Chimera is the lead for the panel/presentation. They need to have one head ready to keep the conversation moving, another head looking for audience questions, and a third head looking to add their own input to the panel. They must be in contact with their Unicorn, Sphinx, and Griffins.
Other Duties:
Chimeras are in charge of gathering Griffins and harnessing them for a great panel! Once all Griffins have been harnessed, please contact a Dragon and confirm your Griffin team.
What is a Unicorn?
A Unicorn is the streamer who does the broadcasting from their personal Twitch channel, AKA their Grove. Yes, you must have an active Twitch account to apply, “active” being in use for 3 streams of 30 minutes of more at least 2 weeks before CONduit starts.
Unicorn duties:
- Guards the grove against trolls and bots (bans/blocks trolls & bots during the stream), works with the Sphinx
- Controls who has magical access to the Grove
- Heals tech issues; may offer healing to other groves (understands the basics of streaming; may choose to volunteer their stream if tech failed for another Unicorn)
- Directs people to where they can go next (answers basic questions about where people should go)
What is a Sphinx?
The gatekeepers of the chat. Collect the questions, direct the conversation, and engage the audience from among the masses.
Aka: Moderators on Twitch and/or Discord
What is a Dragon?
Overseers of chaos, wranglers of wayward wanderers, and directors of fun.
The event planners and developers who spend time overseeing the weekend and managing what needs to be addressed.
Dragons also toast trolls. Trolls are crunchy and good with ketchup.
What if I miss a panel I wanted to see?
Not a problem. First, check the schedule and find out what Twitch Channel it was on. Next go to that channel and see if they have a VOD (Video on Demand) of the panel. Many Unicorns save the VODs so people can immediately watch the panel again.
All event panels and discussions are eventually shared on the WritersConduit YouTube channel. If you haven’t followed it yet, click the link and see what’s there!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WritersCONduit
Why should I sign up for the CONduit Newsletter?
Because I said so…
Or because you want to keep up to date about what’s going on with Writers Conduit Year ’round. Activities on the channel, discussions on the site, and volunteer opportunities are always shared to our newsletter subscribers first.
Can I see past CONduit panels?
Yes of course!
Oh, you want to know where? It’s on the YouTube Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@WritersCONduit
Why are all times listed in UTC?
We have chosen to list all times in UTC simply because we are an international event. Both Volunteers and Viewers come from all over the world and it is the easiest way to make sure everyone arrives at the correct time.
You can use a Timezone Converter like TimeandDate or WorldTimeBuddy to easily see what time an event is in your local timezone.