PBDS 786

The Publishing Process
PBDS 783.185

NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester.

Course Description

The goal of this course is to help students publish their poetry and prose by:

Class time will be devoted to discussions about assigned texts, reviews of print and on-line literary journals, student presentations on publishing themes, practical group exercises and the workshopping of student manuscripts. By the end of the course, students should be better acquainted with their publishing options, and have created a personal submission list of literary journals and prepared a piece of work for submission.

Texts

The Practical Writer: From Inspiration to Publication, edited by Therese Eiben and Mary Gannon.

2006 Short Story Writer’s Market and/or Poet’s Market, published by Writer’s Digest Books.

Annual subscription to Poets and Writers Magazine

Requirements

Participation:
The Publishing Process draws much of its content from discussions about assigned reading of articles and essays. Students are expected to attend class and actively contribute to these discussions as well as discussions of their classmates’ work during workshops.

Weekly Writing Exercises:
Each week, students will hand in written exercises, some focused on the mechanics of submission, others meant to help in the development of their writing. No e-mailed work will be accepted.

Modeling Exercise:
As students review journals and on-line publications, they will read an array of stories and poems as well as essays and interviews. They will choose one of the pieces as a model for a short manuscript.

Presentations:
Students will be responsible for formally reviewing literary journals and presenting these reviews to the class. Working in pairs, they will also do a presentation on an assigned topic. Both the reviews and the presentations are expected to reveal critical thought and serious preparation.

Manuscripts:
All students will submit manuscripts for workshop at least once during the semester. Students should hand in their work the week before their workshop date. Failure to do so will lower their participation grade. In addition to group workshops, one-on-one workshops will provide more general feedback about works-in-progress. At the end of the course, students will hand in a revised version of the workshopped manuscript with an edited cover letter. While no grade will be given to the workshopped manuscript, the revision will be graded on breadth and seriousness.

Field Trips:
By the end of the course, students should have attended a literary reading sponsored by an institution other than the University of Baltimore and have turned in a one-page reaction to the reading. There will also be required trips to a bookstore and to the Baltimore Book Festival.

Grading

A student's final grade will reflect the above elements in the following manner:

Participation (includes field trips): 25%
Writing Exercises: 20%
Presentations (one joint grade, one single grade): 30%
Manuscript Revision: 25%




			The Publishing Process PBDS 783.185 NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester. *Course Description* The goal of this course is to help students publish their poetry and prose by: • Expanding their knowledge of the literary marketplace; • Bolstering their critical skills so that they may better revise their own work and thereby increase its chances of being published; • Helping them to identify resources that will support their writing life; • Exposing them to thoughtful dialogue about craft and examples of fine writing. Class time will be devoted to discussions about assigned texts, reviews of print and on-line literary journals, student presentations on publishing themes, practical group exercises and the workshopping of student manuscripts. By the end of the course, students should be better acquainted with their publishing options, and have created a personal submission list of literary journals and prepared a piece of work for submission. *Texts* The Practical Writer: From Inspiration to Publication, edited by Therese Eiben and Mary Gannon. 2006 Short Story Writer’s Market and/or Poet’s Market, published by Writer’s Digest Books. Annual subscription to Poets and Writers Magazine *Requirements* Participation: The Publishing Process draws much of its content from discussions about assigned reading of articles and essays. Students are expected to attend class and actively contribute to these discussions as well as discussions of their classmates’ work during workshops. Weekly Writing Exercises: Each week, students will hand in written exercises, some focused on the mechanics of submission, others meant to help in the development of their writing. No e-mailed work will be accepted. Modeling Exercise: As students review journals and on-line publications, they will read an array of stories and poems as well as essays and interviews. They will choose one of the pieces as a model for a short manuscript. Presentations: Students will be responsible for formally reviewing literary journals and presenting these reviews to the class. Working in pairs, they will also do a presentation on an assigned topic. Both the reviews and the presentations are expected to reveal critical thought and serious preparation. Manuscripts: All students will submit manuscripts for workshop at least once during the semester. Students should hand in their work the week before their workshop date. Failure to do so will lower their participation grade. In addition to group workshops, one-on-one workshops will provide more general feedback about works-in-progress. At the end of the course, students will hand in a revised version of the workshopped manuscript with an edited cover letter. While no grade will be given to the workshopped manuscript, the revision will be graded on breadth and seriousness. Field Trips: By the end of the course, students should have attended a literary reading sponsored by an institution other than the University of Baltimore and have turned in a one-page reaction to the reading. There will also be required trips to a bookstore and to the Baltimore Book Festival. *Grading* A student's final grade will reflect the above elements in the following manner: Participation (includes field trips): 25% Writing Exercises: 20% Presentations (one joint grade, one single grade): 30% Manuscript Revision: 25% home \| bs, corporate communication \| ba, english \| ma, publications design \| mfa, integrated design \| mfa, creative writing & publishing arts \| people \| portfolio \| facilities \| classes \| undergraduate applications \| graduate applications \| contact \| site index \| university of baltimore