Seminar in Editing and Publishing
Tuesdays 3:35-6:05
pm
| Date | Assignment |
| January 14 | Introduction,
requirements, texts
Refreshments: Professor Rosa |
| January 21 | Class Lecture
and discussion
Refreshments: Brooke Fairbanks |
| January 28 | Class Lecture
and discussion
Refreshments: Katherine Meyer |
| February 4 | Class Lecture
and discussion
EXAM Refreshments: Barbara Boeckeler |
| February 11 | Class Lecture
and discussion
Refreshments: Kate Lydon & Joe Desrosiers |
| February 18 | Guest Speaker:
Richard
Gottlieb, Editor
Class Lecture and discussion Refreshments: Amanda Paquette |
| February 25 | Guest Speaker:
Janet
Biehl, Burlington-based freelance copyeditor
Guest Speaker: Bob Selby, Book Illustrations Refreshments: Jonah Cantor |
| March 4 | Town Meeting Day--No class |
| March 11 | Presentation:
Sarah Bolton, "The Countryman Press Publishing Program"
Presentation: Kate Lydon, "Process of Planning and Publishing Programs for the Waldorf School" Presentation: Amanda Paquette, "Newspapers in the Classroom" Refreshments: Sarah Bolton & Tina Allen |
| March 18 | Spring Break--No class |
| March 25 | Presentation:
Nicholas Gottlieb, "The Slush Pile" (short story)
Presentation: Gabrielle Salerno, "The Life of a Seven Days Newspaper" Refreshments: Katy Aseltine |
| April 1 | Presentation:
Katherine Meyer, "The Editorial Policy at the Burlington Free Press"
Presentation: Kathryn Allegrini, "Small Town Newspapers" Presentation: Jonah Cantor, "Perspectives from Backcountry Magazine" Refreshments: Nicholas Gottleib |
| April 8 | Presentation:
Jonathan Hayden, "Tricks of the Trade: Life of the Acquisitions Editor"
Presentation: Matthew Kostik, "Author/Acquisitions Editor Relations" Presentation: Katy Aseltine, "Publishing a Children's Book" Refreshments: Gabrielle Salerno |
| April 15 | Presentation:
Barbara Boeckeler
Presentation: Kent Taylor, "Literacy in America" or "American Reading Habits" Presentation: Tina Allen, "Web Publishing" Refreshments: Jonathan Hayden & Patrick Raymond |
| April 22 | Presentation:
Joe Desrosiers, "George Plimpton and The Paris Review"
Presentation: Patrick Raymond, "Gay & Lesbian Literature/Publishing" Presentation: Brooke Fairbanks, "Sports Illustrated For Women" Refreshments: Matthew Kostik |
| April 29 | Presentation: Tara Bassett
Presentation: Christen Rak, "Publishing Photography Exhibits/Individual Artists Refreshments: Kathryn Allegrini & Christen Rak |
| Final Exam |
Text: John Huenefeld, The Huenefeld Guide to Book Publishing, Revised 6th Edition, Bedford, MA: Mills & Sanderson, 2001. Any recently published handbook of English that has the latest (1998) MLA guidelines for preparing and documenting a research paper. Many handouts. You should consider getting a three-ring binder to store these handouts.
Attendance: The college catalog and the Cat's Tale (student handbook) require that you be in attendance for each class meeting; therefore, I will take attendance each class day. Remember that missing one class is equal to missing one week of school. Absences, excused or not, will be charged off against your final grade in the course. During the first two weeks of classes student athletes should give me in writing a schedule of their out-of-town obligations. Students who would like to meet special religious obligations should also make those requirements clear to me in writing during the first two weeks of classes.
Grades: 1/3 for mid-term
exam, 1/3 for your presentation including the paper itself, and 1/3 for
the final exam.
Last Revised: April 1, 2003