Managing an editorial project Academy Of Literary Arts & Publishing Singapore
Price: 320 SGD

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    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

    Updated on 08 November, 2015

    About Academy Of Literary Arts & Publishing Singapore

    The Academy of Literary Arts and Publishing Singapore is the training arm of the National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS). The academy conducts short courses, workshops and masterclasses in the fields of publishing, writing, reading and storytelling. The Academy's workshops meet the training needs of publishing professionals, media employees and media freelancers. See all Academy Of Literary Arts & Publishing Singapore courses
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