This class aims to demystify the inner workings of the publishing business for authors: those approaching their first publication as well as those who have books out and those who simply want a better understanding of the business side of things. Writers who will benefit most from this class are those who find the publication process to be something of a black box and want to have more control over their relationships with publishers. Topics covered will include how responsibilities are divvied up within a publisher (as well as what responsibilities are the author’s), how to understand the terms of your contract, how your books’ finances and rights work, how to interact most effectively with your editor and publicist, and much more about what to expect all the way from submission through publication.

TAKE THIS CLASS IF

You want to know what to expect from your book’s publication process.
You feel mystifyed by the technicalities of royalities, rights, and sales figures.
If you want to understand what goes on behind the closed doors of a publishing company.
You’re making the transition from writing as a personal art to writing as a professional career.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Leila Sales is the author of seven young adult and middle grade novels, including This Song Will Save Your Life, Once was a Time, and the forthcoming political comedy The Campaign (Abrams, 9/29/20). She spent more than a decade at Penguin Random House, where she edited bestselling and award-winning fiction and nonfiction for children of all ages. She grew up in Boston, graduated from the University of Chicago, and now lives in Austin, where she runs the Book Engineer, a book development company. Learn more at leilasales.com, or follow her @LeilaSalesBooks.