[Video Recording] Book Publishing Seminar: From Book Manuscript to Publication
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[Video Recording] Book Publishing Seminar: From Book Manuscript to Publication Online
Register to watch the 75-minute video recording of the Book Publishing Seminar from February 27, 2023.
Once you have registered, you will receive a link to the YouTube recording. This recording will be available anytime for 3 weeks starting March 6 until March 24, 2023. Need more information, contact Jodie Salter at writing@uoguelph.ca.
Event Description:
Presenters: Wilfrid Laurier University Press editor Siobhan McMenemy and University of Alberta Press editor Mat Buntin
Hosts: Writing Services and the Research & Scholarship Team in the McLaughlin Library
Audience: Faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral and visiting scholars
The seminar focuses on scholarly book publishing, with an emphasis on the processes and norms of university presses in Canada. The presentation will focus on publishing work in the humanities and social sciences, including interdisciplinary scholarship. Topics of discussion will include:
- How to locate the appropriate publisher for your work
- How to prepare a book proposal
- How to turn your thesis into a book
- The peer review process
- Sources of funding for scholarly books
- What to expect of your publisher and what your publisher will expect of you
Presenter Contact Information
Siobhan McMenemy, Senior Editor, Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Email: smcmenemy@wlu.ca
Website: Publishing with Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Mat Buntin, Acquisitions Editor, University of Alberta Press
Email: buntin@ualberta.ca
Website: Submission Information (ualberta.ca)
- Date:
- Friday, March 24, 2023
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:15pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Campus:
- McLaughlin Library
- Categories:
- Faculty/Staff Graduate Publishing Support Writing
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.