Book Publishing Series

The book proposal is the first step to securing your book’s publication. Join the CRIS Faculty Book Proposal Studio to jump start the proposal writing process in summer 2024. The online program draws on The Book Proposal Book (Portwood-Stacer, 2021). Three University Press acquisition editors will join throughout the program to give ‘Spark Talks’. These…

This webinar will introduce scholars to the book publishing process and answer key questions that both new and experienced authors should be asking. Dr. Laura Portwood Stacer will address key topics such as: how to find the right press for your current project, how to connect with editors, when is the ideal timing to submit…

Are you thinking of writing your second book? The second monograph writing endeavour is unique and while you’ve gained skills and insight into the scholarly publishing process from your first book, understanding the distinctions with the second book project will set you up for publishing success. Panelists will address the relationship between promotion to Professor…

The book proposal is the first step to securing your book’s publication. Join the CRIS Faculty Book Proposal Studio to jump start the proposal writing process in summer 2023. The online program draws on The Book Proposal Book (Portwood-Stacer, 2021). In sessions 1 and 3 we’ll be joined by UofT guest experts and acquiring editors…

This new webinar in the popular CRIS-JHI Book Publishing Series (https://cris.utoronto.ca/videos/?searchRelated=39126) aims to provide publication support to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) scholars and in particular women and non-binary scholars who often experience less access to the sponsorship and institutional knowledge. This panel discussion, co-funded by the “Professional Development for BIPOC Faculty” grant (PI…

In this new webinar that is part of CRIS’ popular Book Publishing Series (https://cris.utoronto.ca/related/book-publishing-series/), published faculty authors discuss their experiences in developing, writing, and submitting their book proposals. The faculty panelists will reflect on the role their proposals had in securing their publishing agreements and what they will do in the future when crafting and…

Writing for the general public is a powerful way to disseminate research findings to the broader world, have wider research impact, and reconnect with why the work you do matters. Mainstream writing does not replace journal articles or monographs, but instead complements them by helping to reach different audiences and achieve different professional goals. Trade…

Scholars use a range of media to communicate and amplify their research and findings. Writing for the public is a powerful way to disseminate research findings to the broader world, have wider impact, and reconnect with why the work you do matters. Mainstream writing does not replace journal articles or monographs, but instead complements them…

Scholars across the disciplines use a range of media to communicate and amplify their research and findings. Podcasts are rapidly becoming one of the most used ways of creating greater research impact, reaching new audiences, and disseminating knowledge beyond the lecture halls and academic journals. Podcasting offers new creative ways of conceiving and broadcasting knowledge…

This is the second session in our Book Publishing Series (https://cris.utoronto.ca/related/book-publishing-series/). This session will bring together editors from a university press, an academic trade press, as well as a scholarly publishing expert who will share their insider knowledge on navigating academic publishing from the publisher’s perspective. The panelists will share tips for authors on submitting…

This session will explore lessons learned from humanities and interpretive social scientists who have recently published their first monograph. The researchers will share their lived experiences, insights, advice and tips on how they overcame some of their challenges. While this event is focused on the experiences of humanities and interpretive social science scholars, anyone in…