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Publishing and Writing Summer School (PUBL90026)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Summer Term
Overview
| Availability(Quotas apply) | Summer Term |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject inducts students into short-deadline workflows and projects in an operational publishing house. Over five days, students undertake writing and publishing projects in the Publishing program’s teaching press, Grattan Street Press, under the supervision of academic staff, and to deadline, as part of the teaching press’s ongoing publication schedule. Students also participate in two masterclasses with leading authors and/or editors, designed to refine writing and editing skills employed in book publishing.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject should:
- Acquire practical understanding of editing, production and marketing workflows in a publishing house operating with best practices
- Acquire experience of the editorial judgement involved in manuscript assessment
- Acquire and demonstrate skills for writing and editing to short deadlines
- Acquire and demonstrate skills for editing according to genre.
Generic skills
Students who complete this subject should acquire:
- Additional research and written communication skills through professional writing and supervised discussion
- Project management skills, through completion of short-deadline publishing projects.
Last updated: 31 January 2024