It’s Not Scary

The Art of Getting Published with a University Press

During University Press Week 2015, the Association convened a virtual panel to “take the scary out of scholarly publishing.” Getting from idea to published book can be tricky to navigate. Our experts discussed tips and strategies for working with scholarly presses on every step of the publication process—from proposal to sales and marketing.

Moderator: Ada Brunstein, Executive Editor, Oxford University Press
Speakers: Jennifer Crewe, Director, Columbia University Press; Brian Halley, Senior Editor, University of Massachusetts Press; Christie Henry, Editorial Director, Science, Social Science, and Reference, The University of Chicago Press; Ivan Lett, Director of Communications, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

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