June 20-24, 2016
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2016 SESSION ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED. Sorry! Try us again next year.
Entrepreneurs eager to explore new ways of publishing, and those wishing to enter the world of traditional book publishing, or simply learn more about it. If you’re contemplating whether to start a new company or join an existing one, this course is for you. No previous publishing experience is necessary. Because the CUNY Publishing Institute provides a soup-to-nuts overview of the entire process, even if you’re already a part of the industry, you’ll find something here.
June 20-24, 2016, at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, 219 West 40th Street, in New York City.
John Oakes, a longtime veteran of traditional publishing and co-founder of a publishing house specializing in direct sales over the Internet, directs the institute. The faculty is drawn from the New York area’s extensive community of publishers, editors, critics and marketers and includes representatives from traditional houses as well as start-ups: 2016’s faculty includes Cindy Spiegel, publisher, Spiegel & Grau; Jane Friedman, CEO, Open Road Media; Jeff Jarvis, creator of buzzmachine and author of What Would Google Do?; Matthew Lore, publisher, The Experiment; Jofie Ferrari-Adler, executive editor, Simon & Schuster; Edwin Frank, editor, NYRB Classics; Bettina Schrewe, literary scout; and many more. See the complete list of 2016 faculty here.