As the new academic year kicks off, many students and scholars may be considering transforming their writing and research into a book. Whether you’re revising the dissertation or starting from scratch, Senior Editors Michelle Lipinski and Raina Polivka are here to help demystify some common myths about publishing.
UC Press has great news to share about FirstGen program growth and seeks your support for its continued success. Here’s how our program has benefitted first-gen authors so far.
Every seven years or so, editors across the country observe an important but unofficial holiday: the release of a new edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. The most recent edition is full of new and updated guidance on the writing, editing, and publishing of books.
In this video Senior Production Editors Emily Park and Julie Van Pelt talk about the first step in doing that: copyediting, specifically book copyediting. They discuss what it is, what you can expect, and how you and your copyeditor will work together.
First-gen scholar and author Stephanie L. Canizales discusses the inspiring stories of the migrant youth at the center of her work, the research and writing process for Sin Padres, Ni Papeles, and how to better support first-gen scholars.
By Stephanie Summerhays, Senior Production Editor at UC PressWhoever coined the old adage about a picture being worth a thousand words clearly wasn’t in the business of bookmaking. When it comes to producing books, even simple art programs require a kind of careful handling that many thousands o
