106-212 Principles of Editing and Publishing

Usually 25 points of first year English, see Prerequisites, including completion of first year creative writing prerequisites.

Through lectures from industry specialists (including editors, literary agents, graphic designers, publishers, and desktop publishing specialists) and workshops, students will be able to demonstrate at the end of the semester basic knowledge of and competence in the range of skills involved in professional writing, editing, book design and production. The subject has five major components: The 'nuts and bolts' of line editing in which questions of style, grammar, punctuation, and paragraphing will be explored through lectures and workshop excercises; copy editing and proofing; the text - generic conventions and departures, and structural editing; the book - concept, design and market; and ethics - questions of misrepresentation, libel and plagiarism.

Written work totalling 4000 words. In addition an editing notebook will be maintained and submitted at the end of semester.

• P Peters, The Cambridge English Style Guide. Cambridge University Press 1995.