PUB4002 - Authorship, Editing and Text

Leader: Nick Walker

Offered

City First semester 2007 (Evening)

Synopsis

An overview of the role of and the relationships between author, editor and designer in publishing. Students are taken through the processes involved in the transmission of a text from manuscript to edited form. The role of commissioning editors, literary agents and copy editors are discussed and analysed.

Assessment

Practical exercises: 20%
Three assignments (2500 words each): 50%
Class participation and presentation: 10%
Examination (1 hour): 20%

Contact hours

2-hour seminar per week