Workshop Summary

In this workshop, Ze’ev Sudry, Acquisitions Editor at DeGruyter Brill will meet with participants to discuss the best way to pitch their work for publication. He will take participants through the process, from choosing the right outlet for their work to assembling all the necessary components of a submission. In this session, participants will receive important insights that will help them to streamline their path to publication, improve the quality of their submissions, and maximize their likelihood of securing a publishing contract.

Outline

• Choosing a format and outlet

  • Publisher

  • Series

  • Format (article, edited volume, monograph, series)

• Pitching to an editor

  • Planning your pitch

  • Preparing the materials

  • Establishing a realistic timeline

  • Discussing funding

  • Following up

• Submission

  • Gathering the elements – Proposal formats

    • Title

    • Descriptions

    • Illustrations and Length

    • Target audience

    • Market

  • Publisher style and formatting requirements