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Graduate Student Session with Mark Simpson-Vos, Obermann Editor-in-Residence
Apr 17, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
111 Church Street, Obermann Center Library
111 Church Street, Iowa City, IA 52245
This interactive talk for PhD and MFA students in the writing disciplines will outline the publishing process for first books. The session will guide graduate students through the steps of the academic publishing process, with a focus on demystifying the journey from dissertation/thesis to manuscript to published book. Key topics will include identifying the right academic publisher, understanding peer review, negotiating contracts, and building a strong proposal. Led by Mark Simpson-Vos, Senior Executive Editor at The University of North Carolina Press, the talk will offer actionable advice regarding networking and the realities and rewards of academic publishing.
This event has limited seating; RSVP by April 9.
This workshop is part of the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies's new Editor-in-Residence program, which connects University of Iowa faculty and graduate student researchers with university press editors. The program is funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research's Writing for the Public Good P3 initiative.
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