Managing an editorial project

Course details

As the Editorial Project manager for the production and scheduling of any publication, it's the you who needs to ensure it's published on time, on budget and to the quality that the company requires. You need to be able to plan for many contingencies, 'wear many hats' and, sometimes, just as you think you're ready to 'send the book to press', you'll need to juggle, juggle, juggle. This course will take you through the essential skills that an editorial project manager needs.

Aims

Understanding the project

Determining scope, goals and objectives
Determining the resources needed to achieve those goals requirements
Assessing the potential risks and planning for contingencies
Managing the team

Putting an effective team together
Communicating effectively with each member
Setting up communication channels within the team
Creating briefs
Working with freelancers
Negotiating fees
Examining the contentUnderstanding target audience
Assessing structure, comprehensiveness and appropriateness of language for the target audience
Considering the format/layout requirements (eg, extent of main text, illustrations, margin features)
Consider platforms: print and/or digital blend
Review multimedia and functionality
Scheduling

Estimating time
Establishing and maintaining an efficient critical path
Scheduling proformas
Budgeting

Determining the costs
Assessing profitability
Planning budgetting contingencies
Keeping to budgetABOUT THE TRAINER: SHELLEY KENIGSBERG
Shelley Kenigsberg
Shelley Kenigsberg is a prominent freelance editor, writer and trainer. She runs S K Publishing (working with a range of private and publishing clients) and her Editing in Paradise masterclass programs began in 2009. These programs cover Life Writing and Memoir, and self-editing masterclasses and are held in Australia and Bali. She is currently involved in training editors, mentoring writers, and editing and writing for trade, corporate, academic and educational, government and private clients.

Shelley is Head of the Macleay Diploma in Book Editing and Publishing and has delivered the course for the past 23 years. She has developed and presented courses for writers centres (Northern Rivers WC, Northern Territory WC, NSW WC, Tasmanian WC, Qld WC); Asia-Pacific Writing Partnership; Societies of Editors, Style Council, Institute of Professional Editors conferences, Distance Education for the Open Learning Conference in Australia; writers festivals in Indonesia (Ubud Writers Festival 200412) and language and corporate institutes overseas (Indonesia, Japan and South Africa). Shelley is a founding member of Professional Editors Association (NSW), was President of the NSW Society of Editors from 200103, Vice- President in 2004, Chair of the Accreditation Board and active in other national initiatives through the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd).

For more information, please visit: www.editinginparadise.com

REGISTRATION DETAILS
10% discount for Kinokuniya Privilege Card Members!
Please register for the workshop via alap@bookcouncil.sg with workshop title, name, membership and contact no. to enjoy the discount.

Minimum Maximum Number of Participants: 10 30 pax
Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis and workshop fees must be paid before the workshop. If the minimum number of participants is not met for the class, the organisers will inform all participants about possible postponement and cancellation of workshop, two weeks before the workshop date.

All ALAP workshops serve tea-breaks and provide course handouts.

Cancellation & Substitution
Fees paid are non-refundable but transferable. Fees will be refunded in the event of a cancellation of workshop if participant wishes not to transfer the fees which have been paid to another workshop Requests for cancellation must be made two weeks before the workshop date. A cancellation charge of 50% of the full course fee will be applicable for requests made later than two weeks before the workshop date. Upon registration, you are deemed to have read and understood the registration procedures and accepted the terms contained therein.

Registration opens on 1 April 2015