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ABOUT

Bring Your Show to Life

The Grown up Book Fair  is ...

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about

Who We Are

We are a collective of showrunners, event planners and storytellers who have been creating authentic, joy-filled entertainment since 2010. What started with a few former educators putting on an educational variety show became a serious commitment to entertaining and educating by organizing dozens of award-winning live events across the city. Today, you can see this work on display through live shows like Mortified Austin, in large-scale community events like the School-tastic Book Fair for Grown Ups, and through our personalized consulting work with organizations like Meta, Whole Foods Market, BookSpring and The City of Austin.

 

Our mission is to help people of all backgrounds discover, shape, and deliver their stories with clarity and confidence. Through coaching, workshops, and curated live events, we create inviting spaces where necessary voices are heard, community is grown, and storytelling becomes a force for positive transformation. We envision a future where storytelling is a catalyst for self-actualization, meaningful connection, and community transformation. By capitalizing on the power of storytelling, we strive to empower people to embrace vulnerability and kindness, to in turn build lasting communities, and allow others to discover their fullest potential through the art of story.

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Creative Producer & Consultant

FAQ

  • Everyone who identifies as part of the queer community! We know that everyone has had unique experiences being queer and we want to hear ALL of them on our stage.

  • You do not need previous public speaking experience or need to compare yourself to any of the other presenters. We believe that everyone’s stories deserve to be heard, and we want to hear yours! 

  • We would love for you to submit all of your movie ideas that match any one or more of our themes! Then we’ll contact you when one of your suggestions match up with our themes.

  • We will reach out to you by email approximately one month prior to each show date if we would like to include your movie selection in the mix (based on what other submissions we receive) and in order to confirm that you’re still available for that show’s date. 

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