Additional Resources for Authors

Books

• The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors, by Laura Portwood-Stacer
• Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books, third edition, by William Germano 
• Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction—and Get It Published, by Susan Rabiner and Alfred Fortunate 
• Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers, by Laura Portwood-Stacer 
• Academic Writing as if Readers Matter, by Leonard Cassuto 
• Black Feminist Writing: A Practical Guide to Publishing Academic Books, by Stephanie Y. Evans 
• The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers, by Betsy Lerner 
• On Revision: The Only Writing That Counts, by William Germano 
• Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples, second edition, by Gregory Younging, lead editor Warren Cariou 
• The Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers, by Karen Yin 
• The Dissertation-to-Book Workbook: Exercises for Developing and Revising Your Book Manuscript, by Katelyn E. Knox and Allison Van Deventer 
• The Thesis and the Book: A Guide for First-Time Academic Writers, edited by Eleanor Harman, Ian Montagnes, Siobhan McMenemy, and Chris Bucci 
• From Dissertation to Book, second edition, by William Germano 
• Permissions, A Survival Guide: Blunt Talk about Art as Intellectual Property, by Susan M. Bielstein 
• The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers, by Debbie Berne

Websites

• Ask UP
• Manuscript Works

Webinars

Webinar recordings from the Press on our YouTube channel: 

• Getting Published: An overview of the publication process
• Understanding Editors: An introduction to the different editors who will work on your book
• Peer Review and You: Information about how to be a peer reviewer and what authors can expect from peer review
• Careers in Publishing: A panel discussing how to get started in the publishing industry

Webinar recordings from the Association of University Presses:

• Turning Your Dissertation into a Book
• Publishing with a University Press
• Making Your Book Public