ENGL 4501 - Literary Editing and Publishing

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 3150A, ENGL 3150B, or ENGL 3150C with a C or better.
Description
Students will learn skills and gain experience in literary publishing through participating in the editorial and production process of the publication of an issue a literary magazine (Five Pointsand/or literary book. Students will engage in the evaluation process for the selection works to be published in the journal or book and will gain practical experience in the editing, layout, and production as well as in the publicizing and promoting of a finished issue of the journal or the book. The course will also provide students with an introduction to the literary market at large and instruction in preparing their own creative work for submission and publication as it pertains to literary magazines and presses.