Welcome to Publishing

English 3011 C

Publishing, English 3011 C, stresses writing for profit as well as fun and provides information about professional writing opportunities and about the book and magazine publishing industries. (With the advent of a non-computer based version of English 3011, concentrating on the book business, our focus in 3011C will be chiefly, but not exclusively, on magazines)

The course includes:

• Practice with writing formats like the PR release and the live event
  
• An introduction to page layout with Pagemaker and to HTML
  
• Guest speakers

For more information:

• Course Syllabus
  
• Books and Speakers
  
• A Selection of World Wide Web Resources for Writing and Publishing Students
• Instructor's web page ( budget promotion for writers)
• The Writing Internship, a related course of interest
  
• The non-computer based version of 294 focusing on the book publishing industry and editing skills.
• You cannot have too many compter skills. UConn's Information Technology Undergraduate Program has offered some on line courses, including Web Authoring and Content Management I & II ( GS 223 and Gs 224) and Web Graphics and Layout ( GS 226). Check course schedules for availability. Finally,www.goodies.html.com/tutorial, offers valuable tips on html coding and a good color chart. Just remember to code in lower case- this older site uses the now deprecated capital letters.

The web versions of fall 2009 Publishing Class mock magazines are now going up on the web. Check out Modern Technology, a magazine for technophiles, College Chic a fashion and lifestyle magazine, EP,a wide ranging music magazine, and East Coast Sports, a magazine for lovers of big time teams in the east.

Publishing class students should check out earlier student web sites and magazines archived at Publishing Class Magazines.

Two other useful sites, especially for seniors, are two concerned with on-line and emailed resumes:The Riley Guide to Resumes and a Boston College Guide to writing samples.

You can communicate with me at:janice.trecker@uconn.edu

While I am always happy to answer such questions as I can about writing and publishing, please checkSome Common Questions About Writing and Publishing first. This will save both time and effort.