The Insider's Guide to Publishing

Friday, November 4, 2011 - 9:30am

The Insider�۪s Guide to Publishing, established for writers who want to better their chances of seeing their work in print, is being offered by the School of Creative & Performing Arts, Humber College.

November 3 + 4, 2011
9:30am ��� 4pm
Humber Lakeshore Campus
Lake Shore Blvd. West at Kipling Avenue
Building L, Room 1017

The workshop will discuss book proposals and query letters that get results, explain the business of self-promotion, and guide those registered through the ins-and-outs of the publishing process.
 
Participants will learn the intricacies of how to build an author profile to increase sales, how to market a book, and how publishing houses make their acquisition decisions. Other topics include a look at deals and contracts, and an examination of the implications of digital technology on books and writers.

Workshop leader Cynthia Good is former President and Publisher of Penguin Canada and current Director of Humber�۪s Creative Book Publishing Program.  Joining her will be Jennifer Murray, former Vice-President of Marketing at Penguin Books and Kids Can Press.

The workshop fee is $375.00

To register, please call 416-675-5005, and quote course number CBPP 027.


Contact:   

Cynthia Good
416-675-6622 ext. 3462
cynthia.good@humber.ca