Sessions Information

  • January 4, 2018
    1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
    Session Type: AALS Arc of Career Programs
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Location: N/A
    Room: San Diego Ballroom A
    Floor: North Tower/Lobby Level

     

    This panel will explore advice on book publishing from the perspectives of several university press acquisitions editors, authors, a law book publisher, and a leading literary agent. The last 15 minutes will be reserved for informal conversations between panelists and audience members.  Below is a list of recommended books: 


    Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction and Get It Published 59179th Edition
    by Susan Rabiner and Alfred Fortunato (Norton, 2002)

    The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers
    by Betsy Lerner (Riverhead, 2000)

    What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing
    by Peter Ginna (University Of Chicago Press, 2017)

    Getting Your Book Published For Dummies
    by Sarah Parsons Zackheim and‎ Adrian Zackheim (Dummies Books, 2002)

    Online Marketing for Busy Authors: A Step-by-Step Guide
    by Fauzia Burke (Berrett-Koehler, 2016)

     

Session Speakers
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Speaker

American University, Washington College of Law
Moderator

Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
Speaker

Yale University Press
Speaker

BARBRI | West Academic
Speaker

Session Fees
  • [4200] AALS Arc of Career Program - So You Want to Publish a Book: $0.00