Summer School’s in Session: Our Annual Roundup of Pre-Professional Publishing Programs
- Contact: Director Joyce Meskis. (303) 871-2570; e-mail pi-info [at] du.edu
- 2008 dates/length: July 12–August 7 (four weeks)
- Cost: $4,150
- Number of students: 95–100
- Notable faculty: Dominique Raccah, Sourcebooks; Roger Scholl, Doubleday; Susan Moldow, Simon & Schuster; Carl Lennertz, HarperCollins; Larry Kirshbaum, LJK Literary Management; Bob Miller, HarperCollins; Kris Kliemann, Wiley.
- Notable alumni: Charlie Spicer, St. Martin’s; Charlie Conrad, Broadway; Meg Ruley, Literary Agent; John Drayton, University of Oklahoma Press; Eva Bonnier, Albert Bonniers (Stockholm).
- Teaching style: Focus on book publishing; hands-on editing and marketing workshops; panels and lectures; career counseling and interviewing
- Focus on new media: Lecture/teaching sessions on e-books, online editing, internet marketing
- Grads go on to jobs at: HarperCollins, Penguin, Random House, Scholastic, Wiley, Hachette, Rowman & Littlefield
- Contact: Director Andrea Chambers. (212) 998-7171; e-mail pub.center [at] nyu.edu
- 2008 dates/length: June 1–July 11 (six weeks)
- Cost: $4,760 (tuition)
- Number of students: 90–100
- Notable faculty: Michael Pietsch, Hachette; Reagan Arthur, Little, Brown; Carolyn Reidy, Simon & Schuster; Ellen Archer, Hyperion; Jennifer Barth, HarperCollins
- Notable alumni: Seale Ballenger, HarperCollins; Judy Hottensen, Weinstein Books; Josh Marwell, HarperCollins; Katherine Allan, Wiley; Doris S. Michaels, Doris S. Michaels Literary Agency; Sylvia Barsotti, About.com
- Field trips: Rolling Stone, Vibe, Time Out New York magazines
- Teaching style: Skill development workshops; strategy sessions; field trips and real-world assignments including a simulated magazine launch and book imprint launch.
- Focus on new media: Digital is integrated into every session and there are separate panels on video, social networking and other digital strategies
- Grads go on to jobs at: The Walt Disney Company, Abrams, The Wylie Agency, Scholastic, McGraw-Hill, The New York Times, Princeton University Press, Time Inc.
Columbia Publishing Course (founded in 1947 as the Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- Contact: Director Lindy Hess. (212) 854-1898; e-mail publishing [at] jrn.columbia.edu
- 2008 dates/length: June 23–August 1 (six weeks)
- Cost: $4,200 (tuition), $2,460 (room and board)
- Number of students: 102
- Notable faculty: Robert Gottlieb, Trident Media Group; Chip Kidd, author; Ann Patchett, author; Sesalee Hensley, Barnes & Noble; David Remnick, author and editor; Amy Astley, Teen Vogue; Will Dana, Rolling Stone
- Notable alumni: Arthur Levine, Arthur A. Levine Books; Gary Fisketjon, Vintage; Morgan Entrekin, Grove/Atlantic; Lynn Nesbit, Janklow & Nesbit; Jordan Pavlin, Knopf; Scott Moyers, Wylie
- Field trips: Condé Nast, HarperCollins
- Teaching style: Intensive workshops and lectures
- Focus on new media: Digital publishing, online media (InStyle, Yahoo!, Slate), and blogs (Jezebel, Eater)
- Grads go on to jobs at: Knopf, Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, Men’s Vogue, GQ, Marie Claire
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