Writing for Publication - Evening

This course considers the different possible ways to have your work published so that it can be discovered by a public readership. Subjects such as copyright law, adaptation rights and legal contracts are all covered. In addition to the publication process itself, the course will consider what is involved in effective authorship after your book is released into a highly competitive market, looking at publicity, events and building a personal profile as a writer.

Attendees will gain knowledge of what is involved in considering a career as a writer, including working with publishers, publicists and literary agents. Copyright law, financial matters and licensing rights will all be addressed, as well as the types of post-publication matters which might be expected once a book is on sale.

The instructor is a director of an independent publishing house which has been named Independent Publishing Company of the Year at the Scotland Prestige Awards in 2021/22 and 2022/23.