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For The Immersive Storyteller
Our Offerings
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Client Testomonials
Shyfted Perspectives
"The Biocultural Education and Research Programme had the pleasure of working with Story Shyft in the execution of our publication project, Yabisi Guada'. The services rendered were professional, targeted and very client centered. We are looking forward to working with them on further development of educational literature. "
Dr. Sonia Peter
Executive Director Biocultural Education Research Programme
Can you beat
Bajan Book Blox?
Dive into our word game, Bajan Book Blox, and test your skills! Rotate and position stacks of letters to create the listed words. It may sound easy, but are you up to the challenge of creating titles, characters, authors and more from great Barbadian books found in Arts Etc. Barbados' Indy Lists. ​
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Bring your stories to life with
Story Shyft
We take stories and shyft them into interactive formats and experiences, opening more avenues for audiences and readers to experience great Caribbean writing.
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Our managing and artistic director Ayesha Gibson-Gill has nearly 3 decades of experience in the creative and heritage sectors under her belt. Her work as a performer, producer, director, writer, arts manager, and cultural and historical consultant have culminated in a passion for immersive storytelling and producing interactive literature.
Ramona Grandison, our founding partner, brings over a decade of marketing and creative-business development experience along with her performance background, new media insight and project management expertise to ensure that our shyfted stories are perfectly positioned.
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What’s interactive literature design?We conceptualise and create experiences and products that let audiences immerse themselves in books. Folks interact with the story, the story world or the characters. Each book project is unique and may involve us designing and producing an exhibition of visual art or craft inspired by the book, turning the dialogue into a live performance or an animated one, or even putting the character’s choices into your hands in a digital game.
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Do you publish books?We are not a book publisher we work with them and authors to ‘go beyond the book’ and create impactful interactive experiences and products based on the narratives in the books.
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Can I buy physical books?Yes for the 2 comic books we’re associated with (De Hard Ride and The Philosophy & Opinions of The $2 Philosopher) you can purchase from us or advertised retail outlets such as Black Rock Books (who also ship to overseas customers), The Barbados Museum Gift Shop, The Animespot in Bridgetown, and The UWI Bookshop.
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Will you sell my books for me?No, unless you mean sell people on how fantastic your book is with the interactive product or experience we create with you.
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Will you manage my event? Yes (It depends)If an event or experience is what we’ve created with you from your book then yes we can produce and manage it. We are not event planners that you bring your event to.
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How do I work with you?Publishers and authors can contact us via our contact form for a free consultation to see whether we’re a good fit. We love our authors and the worlds they create, and work with them on projects to create wonderful new gateways into their work for wider audiences and their loyal readers. Our e-mail is reachus@storyshyft.com.