How to Be a Book Editor: An Inside Look at the Editorial Process
X59.9122
/ $495
SPRING 2010
Continuing Education:
Publishing
Editors are the first and most crucial link in the publishing chain. This course provides practical information for aspiring and fledgling editors, covering topics, such as where ideas come from, how to evaluate a proposal and pitch the project to publishing boards, negotiating with agents, working with the author through the writing process, basic line editing techniques, and the editor's ongoing role in the publishing process. Class assignments allow you to try out your editorial skills. The course concludes with a discussion of editorial career paths.
This course is applicable toward:
Related Subject Areas: Editing (Publishing), Book Publishing, Publishing
Course Materials
Section 1
Wednesday 6:45pm-8:45pm
March 3 - April 28
No class 3/17.
8 Sessions
Instructor:
Calvert Morgan
Location: Washington Square
