ENL 412 - Seminar in Modern Publishing

3 Credit(s)

An intensive examination of the field of publishing for professional writers, the class will examine business models for nonfiction book and magazine publishers, professional workflow dynamics in organizations, freelance nonfiction writing, ghost writing, and other forms of work-for-hire for print and electronic media. This course will include collaborative classroom practicum experiences and lectures from professionals in the field, with some practical writing assignments such as pitch and query letters throughout the course. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 470. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL, ENG 103, ENL 103, ENG 106H, or ENL 106H, and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.