Book Publication Workshops 2024
Please keep checking this page for updates and registration information on the 2024 book publishing workshops sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and University Libraries.
Contact: Tom Ewing (etewing@vt.edu)
Book Publication Workshops
Faculty and advanced graduate students from all fields are invited to attend a series of workshops designed to guide authors through the stages of book publication. First time authors are especially invited, but all potential authors are welcome. The workshop will take place in Newman Library 427 and over zoom. Sessions are scheduled for 10 am following the schedule of topics listed below.
Workshop participants may attend all or some of the sessions listed below. In addition to scheduled presentations, the workshop will include time for discussion about projects of participants.
The workshop is sponsored by Virginia Tech Publishing, University Libraries, the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment, the Office of Research and Innovation, and the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
February 26, 2025: Introduction of book publication process
March 19, 2025: Panel of first time authors
April 2, 2025: Writing for a General Audience with David Perry
April 16, 2025: Book publication process
April 30, 2025: Publicizing books
Made by History Workshop on Writing Opinion Essays Related to Book Projects
September 18, 2024, 12-1 p.m.
Workshop open to faculty and graduate students across programs at Virginia Tech. Editors of Made by History, published by Time Magazine, will lead a workshop on preparing opinion essays about timely issues. The workshop will devote particular attention to the ways that writing opinion essays may be coordinated with researching, writing, publishing, and publicizing academic books on related topics. The workshop is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Contact: Tom Ewing (etewing@vt.edu)
Book Publishing Workshops and Individual Consultations
October 3, 2024, 1:00 p.m. - Goodall Room, Newman Library 101
October 4, 2024, 10:00 a.m. - Graduate Life Center Meeting Room B
Gregory Britton, Acquisitions Editor, Johns Hopkins University Press, will lead several sessions on book publishing during a visit to Virginia Tech on October 3-4, 2024.
At 1 p.m. on October 3, a workshop open to all will take place in the Goodall Room, Newman Library 101, to provide guidance on the publishing process.
On Friday, October 4, at 10 a.m., a workshop for graduate students about academic publishing will take place in Graduate Life Center Room B.
Faculty may register for an individual consultation with Greg Britton on their projects during the afternoon of October 3. Please register using this form.
The workshops are sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and University Libraries.