MORNING SESSION 2
WORKSHOP
10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Treinens Conference Room
The Birth of a Book: How to Write a Book Proposal
This workshop will introduce participants to the practical, "nuts and bolts" involved in preparing and submitting a book proposal (prospectus) to a commercial or not-for-profit publisher. Participants will outline a book proposal; describe the book's intended audience (market); draft a PERT chart for book project management; and recognize the challenges of producing and editing a multi-author volume vs. a solo monograph. The workshop aims to remove the mystery from book authorship, production, and publication.
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will:
- Recognize that a book project is synthetic scholarship that usually originates from routine professional work;
- Draft a book proposal (prospectus) for a multi-author (edited) volume or a single author monograph;
- Acknowledge book publication sequelae: rights and ownership, distribution, marketing, royalties, translation, subsequent editions, etc.
