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Ask Our Staff: What is Copyediting
Oct 28 2024
In this video Senior Production Editors Emily Park and Julie Van Pelt talk about the first step in doing that: copyediting, specifically book copyediting. They discuss what it is, what you can expect, and how you and your copyeditor will work together.
Q&A with Stephanie L. Canizales, author of Sin Padres, Ni Papeles
Sep 04 2024
First-gen scholar and author Stephanie L. Canizales discusses the inspiring stories of the migrant youth at the center of her work, the research and writing process for Sin Padres, Ni Papeles, and how to better support first-gen scholars.
Making the Most of Your Art Program
Jul 02 2024
By Stephanie Summerhays, Senior Production Editor at UC PressWhoever coined the old adage about a picture being worth a thousand words clearly wasn’t in the business of bookmaking. When it comes to producing books, even simple art programs require a kind of careful handling that many thousands o
Q&A with Matthew Morrison, author of Blacksound
Jun 26 2024
Blacksound explores the sonic history of blackface minstrelsy (the first original form of American popular music) and the racial foundations of American musical culture from the early 1800s through the turn of the twentieth century. With this namesake book, Matthew D. Morrison develops the concept o
The Very, Very Basics of Fair Use in Scholarly Publishing
Jun 05 2024
Copyright and fair use are not subjects that rivet a lot of people, but it’s necessary that an author planning to publish their work understands the fundamentals of both.
Question for the College #ClassOf2024: Is Grad School for You?
May 25 2024
Some helpful tips for prospective graduate students.
Demystifying the Dissertation-to-Book Process with Michelle Lipinski
Apr 29 2024
On March 8, 2024, the Rutgers Digital Ethnography Working Group welcomed University of California Press Senior Editor, Michelle Lipinski, for the online event Demystifying Dissertation-to-Book. This talk breaks down the steps and the often winding pathways scholars can take from finishing a diss
Q&A with Yvette Martínez-Vu & Miroslava Chávez-García
Apr 16 2024
Is Grad School for Me? is a calling card and a corrective to the lack of clear guidance for historically excluded students navigating the onerous undertaking of graduate school—starting with asking if grad school is even a good fit. This essential resource offers step-by-step instructions on how to
Ask Our Staff: Editorial Assistant Roundtable Series – Permissions
Feb 28 2024
Watch Parts 1 and 2 of our EA Roundtable.As an author, you might have a sense of what an Acquisitions Editor does, since you’ve been talking with them about your new book proposal. But what do Editorial Assistants (EA) do and how will you be working with them?In this EA Roundtable video seri
Ask Our Staff: What does a Production Editor do?
Jan 12 2024
In this video, Stephanie Summerhays, senior production editor and FirstGen Program Committee member, discusses the role of the production editor in turning a manuscript into a book and the people authors will work with throughout the process.