diff --git a/programs/AttrDemo.hs b/programs/AttrDemo.hs
index ecfe548..bc786c0 100644
--- a/programs/AttrDemo.hs
+++ b/programs/AttrDemo.hs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ app =
         , appStartEvent = return
         , appAttrMap = const theMap
         , appChooseCursor = neverShowCursor
-        , appMakeVtyEvent = id
+        , appLiftVtyEvent = id
         }
 
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/programs/CustomEventDemo.hs b/programs/CustomEventDemo.hs
index fd28ee0..b1a5bd5 100644
--- a/programs/CustomEventDemo.hs
+++ b/programs/CustomEventDemo.hs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ theApp =
         , appHandleEvent = appEvent
         , appStartEvent = return
         , appAttrMap = def
-        , appMakeVtyEvent = VtyEvent
+        , appLiftVtyEvent = VtyEvent
         }
 
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/programs/DialogDemo.hs b/programs/DialogDemo.hs
index 589330e..f245e80 100644
--- a/programs/DialogDemo.hs
+++ b/programs/DialogDemo.hs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ theApp =
           , M.appHandleEvent = appEvent
           , M.appStartEvent = return
           , M.appAttrMap = const theMap
-          , M.appMakeVtyEvent = id
+          , M.appLiftVtyEvent = id
           }
 
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/programs/EditDemo.hs b/programs/EditDemo.hs
index fc2cc84..8bcb515 100644
--- a/programs/EditDemo.hs
+++ b/programs/EditDemo.hs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ theApp =
           , M.appHandleEvent = appEvent
           , M.appStartEvent = return
           , M.appAttrMap = const theMap
-          , M.appMakeVtyEvent = id
+          , M.appLiftVtyEvent = id
           }
 
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/programs/LayerDemo.hs b/programs/LayerDemo.hs
index c219b50..58552d3 100644
--- a/programs/LayerDemo.hs
+++ b/programs/LayerDemo.hs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ app =
           , M.appStartEvent = return
           , M.appHandleEvent = appEvent
           , M.appAttrMap = const def
-          , M.appMakeVtyEvent = id
+          , M.appLiftVtyEvent = id
           , M.appChooseCursor = M.neverShowCursor
           }
 
diff --git a/programs/ListDemo.hs b/programs/ListDemo.hs
index 27a5fa9..d88d646 100644
--- a/programs/ListDemo.hs
+++ b/programs/ListDemo.hs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ theApp =
           , M.appHandleEvent = appEvent
           , M.appStartEvent = return
           , M.appAttrMap = const theMap
-          , M.appMakeVtyEvent = id
+          , M.appLiftVtyEvent = id
           }
 
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/programs/Main.hs b/programs/Main.hs
index a6d3ba0..4f5c709 100644
--- a/programs/Main.hs
+++ b/programs/Main.hs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ theApp =
         , appStartEvent = return
         , appHandleEvent = appEvent
         , appAttrMap = const theAttrMap
-        , appMakeVtyEvent = id
+        , appLiftVtyEvent = id
         }
 
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/programs/MarkupDemo.hs b/programs/MarkupDemo.hs
index 68c1259..6433081 100644
--- a/programs/MarkupDemo.hs
+++ b/programs/MarkupDemo.hs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ app =
         , appAttrMap = const theMap
         , appStartEvent = return
         , appChooseCursor = neverShowCursor
-        , appMakeVtyEvent = id
+        , appLiftVtyEvent = id
         }
 
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/programs/PaddingDemo.hs b/programs/PaddingDemo.hs
index 261dbfb..0b02985 100644
--- a/programs/PaddingDemo.hs
+++ b/programs/PaddingDemo.hs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ app =
         , appStartEvent = return
         , appAttrMap = const def
         , appChooseCursor = neverShowCursor
-        , appMakeVtyEvent = id
+        , appLiftVtyEvent = id
         }
 
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/programs/SuspendAndResumeDemo.hs b/programs/SuspendAndResumeDemo.hs
index f62730b..587cc8d 100644
--- a/programs/SuspendAndResumeDemo.hs
+++ b/programs/SuspendAndResumeDemo.hs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ theApp =
         , appHandleEvent = appEvent
         , appStartEvent = return
         , appAttrMap = const def
-        , appMakeVtyEvent = id
+        , appLiftVtyEvent = id
         }
 
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/programs/ViewportScrollDemo.hs b/programs/ViewportScrollDemo.hs
index bf04554..52fce01 100644
--- a/programs/ViewportScrollDemo.hs
+++ b/programs/ViewportScrollDemo.hs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ app =
           , M.appStartEvent = return
           , M.appHandleEvent = appEvent
           , M.appAttrMap = const def
-          , M.appMakeVtyEvent = id
+          , M.appLiftVtyEvent = id
           , M.appChooseCursor = M.neverShowCursor
           }
 
diff --git a/src/Brick/Main.hs b/src/Brick/Main.hs
index 6c62e77..e8b76a8 100644
--- a/src/Brick/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Brick/Main.hs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ data App s e =
         -- initial scrolling requests, for example.
         , appAttrMap :: s -> AttrMap
         -- ^ The attribute map that should be used during rendering.
-        , appMakeVtyEvent :: Event -> e
+        , appLiftVtyEvent :: Event -> e
         -- ^ The event constructor to use to wrap Vty events in your own
         -- event type. For example, if the application's event type is
         -- 'Event', this is just 'id'.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ simpleMain w =
                   , appHandleEvent = resizeOrQuit
                   , appStartEvent = return
                   , appAttrMap = def
-                  , appMakeVtyEvent = id
+                  , appLiftVtyEvent = id
                   , appChooseCursor = neverShowCursor
                   }
     in defaultMain app ()
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ data InternalNext a = InternalSuspendAndResume RenderState (IO a)
 runWithNewVty :: IO Vty -> Chan e -> App s e -> RenderState -> s -> IO (InternalNext s)
 runWithNewVty buildVty chan app initialRS initialSt = do
     withVty buildVty $ \vty -> do
-        pid <- forkIO $ supplyVtyEvents vty (appMakeVtyEvent app) chan
+        pid <- forkIO $ supplyVtyEvents vty (appLiftVtyEvent app) chan
         let runInner rs st = do
               (result, newRS) <- runVty vty chan app st rs
               case result of