certificate

Literary Representation

Develop the essential skills literary agents need to identify talent, develop manuscripts, and sell their clients’ work to editors in this groundbreaking professional training program. This certificate program can be completed online or in the classroom.

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Who this is perfect for...

Passionate readers who seek a career that nourishes their interests
Editors and publishers who want to change careers but continue working with writers and books
Writers seeking a career that fuels their own creativity while championing others’
Go-getters who want to build their own business from the ground up

What you can learn.

Break down an agent agreement, including legal requirements and protections for agents and authors
Identify how to improve an author’s manuscript to increase your chances of selling it
Get a feel for the landscape of publishing to identify key relationships, from writers you want to represent to editors at publishing houses
Help authors build their brand and take advantage of opportunities to raise their artistic profiles

What our students say about our certificates.

What our certificates have done for our students.

85%

feel a certificate helped them enhance their careers

1 in 4

received a salary increase after starting a certificate program

50%

switched careers after completing a certificate program

85%

recommend a certificate program to others

Source: UCLA Extension Certificate Graduates Survey

Courses

Click below to view the required and elective courses, if applicable, for this program.

Required (4)

Elective (1)

Required Courses

Developmental Editing

WRITING X 451.2

Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Contracts, Rights, and Signing Authors

WRITING X 455.1

Building a Network of Writers, Editors, and Publishers

WRITING X 455.2

Typically Offered: Fall

Marketing and PR for Writers and Agents

WRITING X 455.3

Typically Offered: Fall

Elective Course

Students must complete 1 elective course.

The Editorial Toolbox

WRITING X 451.3

Editorial Management I: Acquisition to Publication

WRITING X 452.1

Copyediting I

WRITING X 451.1

Typically Offered: Winter

Internship in Editing and Publishing

WRITING X 456.1

Certificate Benefits

Exclusive benefits for Writers' Program certificate students:

Receive advance notice of upcoming Writers’ Program courses and enroll before the general public each quarter
Receive preferential placement on wait lists
Interact, network, and share writing tips with fellow certificate program students through the Writers’ Program Certificate Students closed group Facebook page

Additional benefits exclusive to UCLA Extension certificate students:

Access to Handshake, UCLA Career Center’s online job board, with access to thousands of job and internship postings
Become a member of the UCLA Alumni Association (upon completing your certificate) and a nationwide network of Bruin family
Join us for the annual UCLA Extension Graduation Ceremony on campus to celebrate all your hard work
Get access to UCLA Recreation facilities as a student affiliate*
Open an affiliate/Guest UCLA Bruin ID Card* for a number of student-related benefits
PLUS, all UCLA Extension students have access to UCLA Extension’s Career Resources including online career coaching, workshops and networking events

*Nominal fee required

Estimated Cost Breakdown

All courses in this program are paid for individually, unless otherwise noted. An application form is required to establish candidacy in this program. From the 'Apply Now' button, complete the online application and pay the application fee if applicable.

Application & Candidacy Fee

200.00

Estimated Program Tuition

3600.00

Estimated program textbook/materials

200.00

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*The Application & Candidacy Fee establishes your candidacy in the program for a period of time covering normal progress toward completion and may allow you to access a variety of program benefits.

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