Editorial Management I: Acquisition to Publication
WRITING X 452.1
Learn how a manuscript becomes a book in this foundational course for editors and writers, especially those considering self-publishing.
Online
Starting at $695.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0
What you can learn.
- Learn how editors select which manuscripts to publish
- Understand how metadata drives book sales at online retailers
- Get a sense of how publishers plan and structure book tours
- Get a firsthand view of how publishers turn submissions into books
About this course:
The process from written manuscript to published book is more complicated than most authors and newer publishing professionals expect. From what to look for in acquisitions to how to use metadata to your advantage to booking a successful author tour, this course covers everything that an author and publisher should expect from reading manuscripts to the actual publication date. By the end of the course, you understand how an editor turns an author’s manuscript into a saleable product.Spring 2021 Schedule
Available Format(s):
These courses are fully online and have no regular meeting times.
Still accepting enrollments
Notes
Enrollment limited to 15 students. Internet access required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 21, 2021
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book:
Literary Publishing in the Twenty-First Century
by edited by Travis Kurowski, Wayne Miller and Kevin Prufer
Milkweed Editions
ISBN 9781571313546
Book:
Merchants of Culture
by John B. Thompson
Plume
ISBN 9780452297722
Book:
What Editors Do : The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing
by Peter Ginna
©2017
University of Chicago Press
ISBN 9780226299976
Book:
The Subversive Copy Editor
by Carol Fisher Saller
University of Chicago Press
ISBN 9780226240077
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