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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
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
Ask Our Staff: What Does a Book Publicist Do?
Jan 06 2023
In this video, our Associate Publicity Director Emily Grandstaff provides a brief overview of what to expect when it comes to book publicity, including what publicity is, what kinds of tasks a book publicist typically handles, and what authors can do to support publicity efforts.
Webinar: Demystifying Book Publishing for First-Gen Scholars
Jan 27 2022
The first official event of our FirstGen Program launched on January 21, 2022 and was sponsored by UC Press and the UC Collaborative of Humanities Centers and Institutes.This webinar was designed to help first-gen scholars learn about the book publishing process. The first section featured a pan
Describing the First-Gen Scholar Book Publishing Experience
Aug 26 2021
Book publishing can be an unclear, mysterious process to many scholars, including those who are first in their family to attain a college degree.In our First-Generation Scholars Book Publishing Survey, we found several ways that the first-gen author experience differed, especially with particula