Editorial Consultation with Sara Jo Cohen: Application Deadline

UI faculty, students, and staff are invited to apply for a 20-30–minute editorial consultation with our Editor-in-Residence, Sara Jo Cohen, at the Obermann Center library on Monday, November 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Apply at https://obermann.uiowa.edu/ed-consultation-SJC, indicating when you're available and what you'd like to discuss with Sara. Potential discussion topics could include finding an editor, pitching a book, writing a book proposal, how the publishing process works, etc.

Applications are due October 13 by 5:00 p.m.

Please note that these sessions are designed to be brief discussions, not for hands-on editing.

Cohen is Editorial Director at University of Michigan Press, where she acquires titles in music, theater and performance studies, and dance. Prior to working at University Michigan Press, she was an editor at Temple University Press and began her publishing career at University of North Carolina Press. Sara holds a PhD in English from University of Minnesota.

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