Workshop Reminder — From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Publication Process on November 9, 2023

Posted on by Timothy Vollmer

Poster with panelist photos, overview, and QR code signup. Red text box at top of poster reads: "From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Publication Process; November 9, 2023, 11a-12:30p, Zoom; Hosted by the Library's Office of Scholarly Communication Services; contact: schol-comm@berkeley.edu; Raina Polivka: Senior Editor for Music, Film, Media Studies, UC Press; Rebecca Perlman, Assistant Professor, Political Science, UC Berkeley; Rachel Brooke, Senior Staff Attorney, Authors Alliance; Hear from a panel of experts--an acquisitions editor, a scholarly book author, and an author rights expert--about the process of turning your dissertation into a book. You'll come away from this panel discussion with practical advice about revising your dissertation, writing a book proposal, approaching editors, signing your first contract, and navigating the peer review and publication process."

Date/Time: Thursday, November 9, 2023, 11:00am–12:30pm
Location: Zoom only. Register via LibCal.

Hear from a panel of experts—an acquisitions editor, a first-time book author, and an author rights expert—about the process of turning your dissertation into a book. You’ll come away from this panel discussion with practical advice about revising your dissertation, writing a book proposal, approaching editors, signing your first contract, and navigating the peer review and publication process.