ENH2290

Authorship and publishing

H Love

8 points - 2.5 hours per week - First semester - Clayton

Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should have acquired both a practical and a theoretical understanding of the processes by which books have been and are now written, edited, printed and distributed. They should also understand how to produce a short literary journal or newsletter by desktop.

Synopsis This subject (formerly Publishing in Australia) explores the social and professional conditions under which works of literature are written and brought into the public domain and the nature of the professional work of authors, agents, editors and publishers. It will deal with practical as well as theoretical and historical aspects. It may be taken by itself or together with ENH2050/ENH3050 (The reader in history) which covers the complementary topic of reception. The interdependence of the Australian, British and Americanpublishing industries is explored in order to establish the social and cultural significance of the local trade.

Assessment Short exercise (1000 words): 20% - Seminar report (20 minutes; 1000 words): 20% - Essay or practical exercise (2500 words): 30% - Class test (1.5 hours): 30%

Prescribed texts

Australian Government Publishing Service Style manual for authors, editors and printers 5th edn, AGPS
Grenville K and Woolfe S Making stories: How ten Australian novels were written Allen and Unwin
Coursebook of readings obtainable from the department

Recommended texts

Clark G N Inside book publishing 2nd edn, Blueprint
Derricourt R Ideas into books: A guide to scholarly and non-fiction publishing
Kemp P (ed.) The Oxford dictionary of literary quotations OUP

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