News and opinion on the changing world of book publishing
University of Denver Publishing Institute (founded 1976) 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 [...]
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February 2004
At the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, publishing veteran Manuela Soares, most recently Managing Editor at Scholastic, addressed the perils and perplexities of Americanizing the British editions of children’s books — such as the overzealous copyeditor who once changed Boots Chemist to CVS Pharmacy, much to the author’s dismay. We’ve [...]
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