Workshop / "Scholarly Publishing: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know"
Adina Popescu Berk, Senior Editor for History at Yale University Press
Friday, February 3, 12:30 – 2:00pm. Online Program.
Bring your publishing questions and conundrums to this talk that will cover the essentials of publishing for scholars. We will broach any topic that is of interest to the audience, including: How do I choose a press? What if my top press says no? What is the difference between a trade and a crossover book? How do I pitch my book to editors or agents? What does a good book proposal look like? What kind of timeline can I expect to my finished book? How do I turn my dissertation into a book? Is there a difference between a first book and a second book? What does a book contract look like, and what should I watch out for? How do publishers decide what the price will be? Should I work with an agent? And more!
Adina Popescu Berk is senior editor for history at Yale University Press. She has worked at Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Basic Books, and Westview Press and has worked on trade books, scholarly books, textbooks, journals, and digital publications in history, psychology, sociology, and African American studies. She holds a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University.
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Workshop / “How and When to Use a Developmental Editor for an Academic Book”
Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel and Lillian Manzor, Modern Languages and Literatures
Friday, March 3, 12:30 – 2:00pm. Richter Library, First Floor, Flex Space B.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 1 (end of day, so we can confirm number of lunches).
In this workshop, we will briefly discuss how and when to use a developmental editor to assist in the completion of an academic monograph.
Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel is a Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures; the Marta Weeks Chair in Latin American Studies; and specializes in colonial, postcolonial Latin American, and Caribbean literature. She teaches courses on critical theory, comparative coloniality, gender and sexuality studies, and Latinx, Latin American, and Caribbean studies.
Lillian Manzor is an Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami's College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty lead for Latin American and Caribbean Research at the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, USA, and founding director of the Cuban Theater Digital Archive.
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William Germano has served as editor in chief at Columbia University Press and vice-president and editorial director at Routledge. Since 2006 he has been professor of English literature at Cooper Union. Among his books are Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books (3/e 2016) and From Dissertation to Book (2/e 2013), both published by the University of Chicago Press. His most recent book, written with Kit Nicholls, is Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes Everything (Princeton, 2020). Over the past twenty-five years he has given talks and led workshops on scholarly writing at institutions in North America, Europe, Abu Dhabi, Australia and New Zealand. On Revision: The Only Writing That Counts will be published in October 2021 by the University of Chicago Press.
