Book publishing seminar offered by UBC Press and Cornell University Press

[Wendy Philpott]

Arts faculty members and upper-year PhD candidates are invited to a seminar on book publishing in the humanities and social sciences. Grad supervisors, please share this announcement with interested doctoral students.

WHEN: Friday, November 3, 12:00 PM
WHERE: Arts Lecture Hall (AL), room 124

Emily Andrew, senior editor at Cornell University Press, and Randy Schmidt, senior editor at University of British Columbia Press, will provide an opportunity to learn about the process of publishing with a university press, in Canada and the US. Topics of discussion include:

·         what distinguishes university presses from other publishers
·         how to locate the appropriate publisher for your work
·         how to prepare an attractive prospectus
·         how to turn your thesis into a book
·         the peer review process
·         sources of funding for scholarly monographs
·         what to expect of your publisher and what your publisher will expect of you

A question and answer period will follow.

If you are unable to attend but would like to set up a separate meeting to discuss a specific book proposal, please email Randy Schmidt (schmidt at ubcpress.ca<mailto:schmidt at ubcpress.ca>) or Emily Andrew (ea424 at cornell.edu<mailto:ea424 at cornell.edu> ).

Sent on behalf of Geoffrey Hayes, Department of History.


Wendy Philpott
Communications Manager
Dean of Arts Office, PAS 2425
Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo
519 888-4567 x38530 or 226 989-4848
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P Please consider the environment and limit printing.

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