| Summary | Publishing Procedures Seminar |
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| Description | A seminar on publishing your first book, for junior faculty in Humanities and non-quantitative Social Sciences subjects. Hosted by the Humanities Foundation and the Editorial Institute, the workshop will be led by Frances Whistler, a former literature editor at Oxford University Press, UK. Learn about the processes of submitting proposals, peer-review, contracts, and the editing and production process. Employed by the Clarendon Press (the Academic imprint of Oxford University Press, England) for more than 20 years, Frances has had a variety of editorial roles, from desk editor to commissioning editor. Her work has covered literature, cultural studies, and art publishing, with a special emphasis on scholarly editions, illustrated and reference works, bibliographies, and student books. She teaches publishing-editor skills at Boston University. |
| Starts | 9:30am on Wednesday, November 4th 2009 |
| End Time | 11:45am |
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| Topics | Conferences and Workshops, Humanities Foundation |
| Show Contact | yes |
| Show Who | yes |
| URL Anchor Text | Editorial Institute |
| Registration Deadline | 11/2/2009 |
| Building | 143 Bay State Road |
| Room | Room 106 |
| Population(s) | faculty |
| Show Fees | free |
| Contact Organization | Editorial Insitute/Humanities Foundation |
| Contact Name | Alex Effgen |
| Contact Email | abeffgen@bu.edu |
| Information Phone | 617-353-6631 |
| Speaker(s) | Francis Whislter, Director of Publications, Editorial Institute |
| Event Open to | bu |