The Academic Publishing Process

University Life and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, in conjunction with The Center for Nonfiction present: ​The Academic Publishing Process.
In part two of this three-part zoom series on publishing, we explore the landscape of university presses. Key topics are understanding the different types of academic books - monographs, textbooks, and projects that cross over to the trade market. We talk about how to find potential presses and editors, what editors are looking for in proposals and manuscripts, and how the peer review process works.
Guests include Laura Davulis, acquisitions editor at Johns Hopkins University Press; Alejandra Mejia, assistant editor at Duke University Press; Emily Silk, editor for U.S. history, literary studies, religion at Harvard University Press; and Stephen Wesley, editor, American history and politics at Columbia University Press. Moderated by Kevin O'Connor, founding director of the Center for Nonfiction.