DU's one-of-a-kind Publishing Institute offers four-week, graduate level programming each summer to help book lovers launch their publishing careers.
Top industry leaders run workshops, lectures and special sessions, including off-site field trips. Professionals guide you through the fast-paced world of editing, marketing and production in both independent publishing houses and global media companies.
As a student of the Institute, you'll gain a strong educational foundation and real-world experience like mock interviews, marketing strategies and one-on-one discussions with seasoned publishers. You'll graduate as part of a network of alumni, connecting you to a community of publishing professionals across the country.
Featured Courses
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Birth of the Book
About this Course
A discussion between Tiffany Quay Tyson, Author of The Past is Never, Skyhorse Publishing, 2018, and Karl Weber, President, Karl Weber Literary, former Editor and Publisher with McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons, Times Business/Random House, Inc.
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Publishing Sales: Getting Books to Market
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Meg Sherman, Sales Representative, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, Arsen Kashkashian, Head Buyer, Boulder Book Store, Boulder, CO
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A Day With Independent Publishers
About this Course
A panel of experts from several houses across the country. Jack Jensen, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA; Sanj Kharbanda, Beacon Press, Boston, MA; Kirsty Melville, Kansas City, MO; Meg Reid, Hub City Press, Spartanburg, SC; Marina Tristan, Arte Publico Press, Houston, TX.