Getting Published Successfully

Anthony Haynes writes: Academics need to publish in order to boost research ratings and develop their careers. Yet to do this they need not only to develop research expertise but also to sell their ideas to publishers. Questions such as what publishers look for in an author and how publishing decisions are made can seem opaque to anyone who has not worked in the industry.

We provide courses on how to get published successfully. We tailor these to the needs of the participants – whether postgraduates, postdocs or faculty – and the time available (typically between one hour and half a day).

Anthony provided an extremely helpful presentation and handouts on the intricacies of the publishing and marketing world and invaluable advice on contracts – particularly (but by no means exclusively) for young academics – Professor Antony Rowland, University of Salford

Clients include the Society of Authors, the Women Writers Network and the following universities: Birmingham; Cambridge;  Heriot-Watt; Leeds; St Andrews; Warwick; and Zurich.

Enquiries: please contact anthony@professionalandhigher.com

Writing for Publication

Anthony Haynes writes: We provide training and mentoring on how to write for publication. Topics covered typically include:

1. writing processes – for example, how to plan writing projects and how to edit one's own work;
2. the craft of academic writing – for example, how to write abstracts and how to present tables and figures;
3. considerations of genre – the characteristics of genres such as journal papers, conference presentations, and research reports;
4. resources available for (prospective) academic authors.

• workshops for groups;
• one-to-one mentoring;
• key note presentations.

Enquiries: please contact anthony@professionalandhigher.com