COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES Institute

2000 E. Asbury Ave. Denver, CO 80208

[email protected] 303-871-2570 du.edu/publishinginstitute PUBLISHING into aprofession. AUGUST 6,2021AUGUST Turn passion your for INSTITUTE THE 46TH ANNUAL DENVER JULY 11JULY – Publishing Institute & SOCIALSCIENCES COLLEGE OFAR TS, HUMANITIES

ABOUT THE DPI PROGRAM FORMAT AND CONTENT The Denver Publishing Institute is a four-week, During the Workshop, you will engage with graduate-level program dedicated to helping the various stages of editing by working on actual lovers launch their publishing careers anywhere in manuscripts. You will have the opportunity to practice the country. We introduce you to the process of book editorial skills such as the preparation of a reader’s publishing: from editing, marketing, and production, report, substantive manuscript editing, copyediting, to the bigger picture of digital publishing in a and proofreading. constantly changing world. Each summer, we bring students together with industry leaders who The Editing Workshop is directed by Karl Weber, represent all aspects of book publishing–from small President, Karl Weber Literary, former Editor and independent trade houses to large global media Publisher with McGraw-Hill, John & Sons, companies, from companies in the hub of book Times Business/; and Nan publishing in New York City to publishers from Gatewood Satter, Independent Book Editor, across the country. former Editor with , with help from Cory Hunter, Independent Book Editor and In the summer of 2020, we held the first ever former Editor with Doubleday. Denver Publishing Institute entirely online program. Over 65 speakers dove in headfirst to deliver During the Marketing Workshop, you will gain an outstanding curriculum, and our students practical experience writing a publicity release for received the top-notch program with applause an actual manuscript, learn to identify target and positive reviews. audiences and develop a complete marketing plan. The Marketing Workshop is directed by Erin Cox, You’ll find some of our recent graduates at Public Relations and Marketing Consultant, ELC HarperCollins; Oxford University Press; Productions; Literary Agent, Rob Weisbach Creative Sourcebooks; Simon & Schuster; ; Management; former Publicist with Scribner/Simon Yale University Press; Andrews McMeel & Schuster and HarperCollins; and Publishing Universal; Penguin Young Readers; Macmillan; Institute graduate. W.W.Norton & Company, and many more. In addition to hands-on workshops, prominent Over the course of four weeks, you’ll obtain a solid publishing executives from every area of the educational foundation and become part of our business will share their expertise on a broad range community and nationwide network of publishing of publishing issues. professionals. Come join the Denver Publishing Institute and turn your love of books into a career. Field trips round out the intensive course of instruction, including trips to the nationally known Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver, CO and Hachette’s Perseus Books Group in Boulder, CO. CAREER GUIDANCE/NETWORKING

Throughout the program, you will find opportunities Alumni of the Denver Publishing Institute return to for career guidance. Human resource specialists network with current students and share their first-hand answer questions and provide tips on résumés, job search success stories. cover letters, interviews, using LinkedIn, and making job connections. Job notifications are sent out to During the last week of the Institute, a day is set aside students throughout the Institute, and continue for mock interviews with a host of individuals from the after graduation. book industry. You will have a practice interview to experience the process. Individuals working in varying University of Denver Career Services kicks areas of the publishing industry will hold informational off with a motivational networking session. and job-specific consultations. Then, during the four weeks of the Institute, opportunities abound for you to interact with the Upon graduation from the Denver Publishing Institute, many publishing executives who come to Denver you will join a community of alumni dedicated to from all over the country. Faculty members join helping others find their place in the publishing world. students at lunch, providing a chance to talk After four weeks, you will have made valuable one-on-one, and after hours gatherings provide connections with the Institute faculty and staff, your additional, informal opportunities to connect. fellow grads, and the publishing world at large.

What I liked best was the sense of community that was built between students, between the presenters and us students, and the feeling of being inducted into the world of publishing through a common desire to bring great books to the world.

As a DPI 2020 graduate, RACHEL GILMAN I was a part of the first-ever completely remote season— and it was the best educational This course felt very well- decision I have ever made! adapted to the online environment and I never felt KIMBERLY LAWS like I was missing anything.

NATHAN SLAVEN LAST SUMMER’S LECTURE PROGRAM

Dominique Raccah Ben Loehnen Erin Cox Jalissa Corrie

KEYNOTE UNIVERSITY PRESS / Dominique Raccah, Publisher and CEO, SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING Sourcebooks, Naperville, IL Christie Henry, Director, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ THE ROLE OF THE EDITOR / ACQUISITION OF THE MANUSCRIPT / MAKING COLLEGE PUBLISHING THE PUBLISHING DECISION Priscilla Mcgeehon, College Publisher, Ben Loehnen, Vice President and Thames & Hudson, New York, NY Editor-in-Chief, Avid Reader Press, Reid Hester, Executive Editor, Psychology, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY SAGE Publishing, Thousand Oaks, CA and Denver Publishing Institute graduate BIRTH OF THE BOOK The process of “how a book is born” is COPYEDITING AND PROOFREADING demonstrated in a discussion between Carolyn Sobczak, Editor, Kempe Center, Karl Weber, Director, Editing Workshop, Denver, CO, and Denver Publishing and Tiffany Quay Tyson, author of The Past Institute Graduate is Never, Skyhorse Publishing, 2018 A DAY WITH INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS THE ROLE OF THE LITERARY AGENT Jack Jensen, President, Chronicle Books, Sandra Bond, Owner, Bond Literary San Francisco, CA Agency, Denver, CO Sanj Kharbanda, Director Sales and Marketing, Beacon Press, Boston, MA THE BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING: Kirsty Melville, President and Publisher, MAKING THE NUMBERS WORK Andrews McMeel, Kansas City, MO Nikko Odiseos, President, Shambhala Meg Reid, Director Publications, Boulder, CO Hub City Press, Spartanburg, SC LAST SUMMER’S LECTURE PROGRAM

Joel Fotinos Karl Weber Christie Henry Nan Satter

Marina Tristán, Assistant Director, DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIES Arte Público Press, Houston, TX Anna Jarzab, Digital Marketing Strategist and Denver Publishing Institute graduate, RELIGIOUS PUBLISHING Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Joel Fotinos, Vice President and New York, NY Editorial Director, St. Martin’s Press/Macmillan, New York, NY PUBLICITY Todd Doughty, Vice President, Executive Director of CHILDREN’S BOOKS Publicity, Doubleday/ Duncan, Vice President, New York, NY Publisher, Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, New York, NY THE ROLE OF THE WHOLESALER Shawn Everson, Chief Commercial BOOK PACKAGING / Officer, Ingram Content Group, BOOK PRODUCING Nashville, TN Mike Oprins, Chief Executive Officer, Be Amazing Toys, and former THE BOOKSTORE Vice President, Group Publisher, Rick Griffith and Debra Johnson, Publishing Group, Seattle, WA MATTER bookstore, Denver, CO

BOOK DESIGN PUBLISHING SALES: Laura Drew, Creative Director, Quarto GETTING BOOKS TO MARKET Publishing Group, Minneapolis, MN Meg Sherman, Sales Representative, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, NY PRODUCTION Arsen Kashkashian, Head Buyer, Boulder Stacy Schuck, Production Manager, Book Store, Boulder, CO The Perseus Books Group, Boulder, CO LAST SUMMER’S LECTURE PROGRAM

Todd Stocke Virginia Duncan Nikko Odiseos Todd Doughty

PUBLISHING SALES: HOW TO GET A JOB: TIPS ON RESUMES, NATIONAL ACCOUNTS INTERVIEWS AND MAKING CONNECTIONS Deirdre Dolan, Vice President, Katy Craig, Founder/Owner of Pavo Associate Sales Director, W.W. Norton Leadership, LLC., 2003 Publishing Institute & Company, Inc., New York, NY graduate Denver, CO

DIGITAL INNOVATIONS IN PUBLISHING MOCK INTERVIEWS Todd Stocke, Senior Vice President Every student will have the opportunity and Editorial Director of Sourcebooks, to practice interviewing with a local Naperville, IL publishing professional.

DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING PANEL DISCUSSION WITH PUBLISHING Jalissa Corrie, Marketing Associate INSTITUTE GRADUATES LEE & LOW BOOKS, Inc., New York, NY How they got their jobs and what they are doing now. LEGAL ASPECTS OF PUBLISHING Jon Tandler, Attorney, Sherman COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS & Howard, LLC, Denver, CO AND GRADUATION BRUNCH Carl Lennertz, Executive Director, Children’s Book SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS Council and Every Child a Reader, Publishing Kristin Kliemann, Kliemann & Company Consultant, former Vice President, Marketing at Consulting, former Vice President, Subsidiary Rights, Random House, HarperCollins and Little, Brown, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ New York, NY Attending DPI expanded my understanding of the book industry in profound ways. The in-depth programming and exceptional speakers gave me a leg up in landing the interview for my dream job, and enabled me to be so much more effective on my first day at Penguin Random House than I would have been otherwise. DPI changed my life, and I’d do it all over again if I could!” JUSTIN GOODFELLOW SALES MANAGER, PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE DPI ‘14 GRADUATE LOCATION Nestled in the Denver community, the University of Denver’s 125 acres are minutes from downtown and a stone’s throw from the Mountains. With 300 days of sunshine each year, this is a place where you’ll be excited and inspired by our vibrant literary community.

ADMISSION The Denver Publishing Institute is designed for recent college graduates and career changers seeking careers in book publishing, and for those presently employed in publishing or related fields who want a broad overview of the industry. Enrollment is limited to 95 students. Applications must be submitted by March 26, 2021, and accompanied by two letters of recommendation, a personal statement, resume, transcripts, and a nonrefundable fee of $65.

Applications must be submitted online: du.edu/publishinginstitute

TUITION, HOUSING AND MEALS

Please refer to our website: du.edu/publishinginstitute/apply/costs.html for information on the 2021 program costs, when available. CONTACT THE DENVER PUBLISHING INSTITUTE The 2020 costs are provided for reference only. Jill Smith, Director Please note that the 2020 program was held Jennifer Conder, Associate Director entirely online. Tuition for 2020 was $4,810. Margaret Shaheen, Program Coordinator To provide invaluable networking opportunities with the faculty and staff, students are required to eat lunch in the [email protected] dining hall and to attend some special events. The cost for 303-871-2570 the meal plan for 2020 was anticipated to be $450. du.edu/publishinginstitute Students who elect to stay on campus stay in a residence 2000 E. Asbury Ave. hall. Single rooms are clustered in suites with a central Denver, CO 80208 kitchen, living room and bathroom. Housing is optional, and the anticipated cost for 2020 was $1,590. FIND US ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/groups/DenverPublishingInstitute