Event Hosting & Interviews
I’ve interviewed a host of celebrities and authors, for videos and press junkets, and also frequently chair author and industry panels and host book clubs and other book related community events.
Authors and actors interviewed
Saoirse Ronan ・Veronica Roth ・ Caitlin Moran ・Angie Thomas ・ Ruth Wilson ・ Dylan O’Brien ・ Garth Nix ・ Malorie Blackman ・ Juno Dawson ・ Lauren James ・Alice Oseman ・Hannah Witton ・ E. Lockhart ・Non Pratt ・ Patrick Ness ・Ransom Riggs
“We have worked with Sanne for over a year now and she has always delivered the very best author events. She is brilliantly prepared, considerate and inquisitive in her questioning, and she makes each author feel completely at ease.”
Workshops
I host interactive and engaging workshops, both in person and online, on a variety of subjects in the realm of publishing, content strategy, social media and online video.
TOPICS
Building your personal brand online
Working with publishers and brands as an online creator
Creativity and producing original content
Using social media to launch your career
Balancing work and personal projects
Social media for authors and public figures
“I asked Sanne to help me with the daunting task of recording a series of instructional online videos and she was a lifesaver! Her supportive and constructive coaching gave me confidence to adjust my performance style and her technical steer on all aspects of production, including editing, was invaluable. I couldn’t have wished for a friendlier or more effective guide.”
Previous Workshops
‘How to Launch your Project Online’ and ‘Creating Engaging Videos on a Budget’ | Author Co-working Space Clean Prose 2019/2020
How to Start a BookTube Channel | Library the Boekenberg in Spijkenisse, the Netherlands 2019
How to Survive Your Side Hustle | with Leena Norms, Ruckus Retreat 2018
Working with Brands as an Online Creator | Ruckus Retreat 2018
BookTubing for Beginners | YALC, Young Adult Lit Con 2015.
‘How to Vlog’ workshop for young teens | Cheltenham Lit Festival 2015
‘Vlogging for authors’ | Newcastle Writing Conference 2015
Previous Talks and Panel Events
Chairing ‘Spheres of Influence: Navigating the Rising Tide of Influencers, Communities and Events’ | The Bookseller Marketing and Publicity Conference 2019
Talk ‘How Publishers Can Work with Book Influencers’ | Faber & Faber/Independent Alliance Conference 2019
Featured Guest, moderator and speaker on BookTube, Travel, Educational Videos and Cruelty Free Beauty panels| Summer in the City 2014-2019
Speaker at Pottermore Book Club Event and Livestream | Pottermore at Minalima 2017
Talk about BookTube and the Publishing Industry | Dutch Publishing Event ‘Elspeet Conference’ in Amsterdam 2017
Featured Guest, moderator and creator of ‘The Pros and Cons of Making Videos in a Different Language’ and speaker on ‘There’s a Troll in the Dungeon’ (online harassment and criticism) | VidCon Europe in Amsterdam 2017
‘Building the Publishing Workforce of the Future’ panelist | London Book Fair 2015
‘How to Stand Out in a Digital Age Panel’ panelist| Newcastle Writing Conference 2015
‘New Voices - Who Should You Hire and How Will They Change Your Company’ panelist | Futurebook Conference 2014
‘Social Media and Kids’ panelist | Children’s Publishing Conference 2014
Organiser and Moderator ‘How to Work with BookTubers’ with Rosianna Halse Rojas, Leena Norms and Clarissa Pabi | London Book Fair 2014
Other events
Booksandquills Book Club: The Testaments at Lele’s in Hackney and The Song of Achilles at Pages of Cheshire 2019
Book Club for Patrick Ness' Release at Tales on Moon Lane | Independent Bookshop Week 2019