Event Type

AHA Online

AHA Topics

Professional Life, Publishing, Research & Publications

Location

  • Zoom
  • 12–1 p.m. ET

Event Description

Book Publishing 101: Acquisitions, Contracts, and Promotion for Historians
AHAOnline
Tuesday, July 28, 12–1 p.m. ET

You’ve written a dissertation or drafted a new manuscript and are in talks to publish your work. Now what? Whether you’re a recent PhD, early career scholar, or preparing to publish your second book, you may have questions about how to navigate acquisitions, contracting, and marketing. Join us for a session featuring experts from the publishing world as we discuss the nuts and bolts of book publishing.

Moderated by Erin Greenwald (Historic New Orleans Collection) and featuring Mike Baccam (Univ. of Washington Press), Levi Stahl (Univ. of Chicago Press), and Elizabeth Townsend Gard (Tulane Univ.), this online event is free and open to the public. To attend, register here. Can’t make it? Sign up anyway and view the recording on the AHA’s YouTube channel after the event.