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.
Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.
This course is held via video teleconference. Instructors use Zoom to offer live class meetings at the designated class meeting time. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation.
Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 31, 2023
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Literary Publishing in the Twenty-First Century (2nd edition)
by Wayne Miller, Kevin Prufer, and Travis Kurowski
Milkweed Editions
ISBN 9781571313546
The Publishing Business: A Guide to Starting Out and Getting On (2nd edition)
by Kelvin Smith and Melanie Ramdarshan Bold
Bloomsbury
ISBN 9781474249515
Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century (2nd edition)
by John B. Thompson
Plume – Penguin Publishing
ISBN 9780452297722
What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing
by Peter Ginna
University of Chicago Press
ISBN 9780226299976
The Subversive Copy Editor (2nd edition)
by Carol Fisher Saller
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