Tag: author rights
Panel reminder — From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Publication Process
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 11:00am–12:30pm
Location: Zoom. RSVP.
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.
We’ll be joined by:
- Raina Polivka, Senior Editor for Music, Film, Media Studies, University of California Press
- Prof. Stephanie L. Canizales, Assistant Professor, Sociology, UC Berkeley – and author of the recently-published Sin Padres, Ni Papeles: Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Coming of Age in the United States (2024, UC Press)
- Yuanxiao Xu, Staff Attorney, Authors Alliance
Workshop Reminder — From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Publication Process on November 9, 2023
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.