University Press Week is celebrated worldwide from November 8-14. The week is designed to draw attention to the great scholarly publishing work that challenges boundaries and stimulates thought.

During Press Week the Association of American University Presses is hosting some online events that can be viewed by anyone, anywhere they have online access. On Friday, November 13th at 11:00 am Central/12:00 pm Eastern scholars can get a primer on what it takes to book their work into print with the online seminar It’s Not Scary: The Art of Getting Published with a University Press.

Moderator: Ada Brunstein, Executive Editor, Oxford University Press

Speakers:  Jennifer Crewe, Director, Columbia University Press, Brian Halley, Senior Editor, University of Massachusetts Press, Christine Henry, Editorial Director, Science, Social Science, and Reference The University of Chicago Press, Ivan Lett, Director of Communications, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Getting from idea to published book can be tricky to navigate. This panel will discuss tips and strategies for working with scholarly presses on every step of the publication process—from proposal to sales and marketing.

It’s Not Scary: The Art of Getting Published with a University Press
When: November 13th, 11:00 am Central/12:00 pm Eastern
Where: Google+ Hangouts on Air http://bit.ly/1RBg6Jt

The inaugural University Press Week was held in November 2012 and was part of AAUP’s 75th anniversary festivities. On the eve of that inaugural event President Jimmy Carter said, “When as president I proclaimed a ‘University Press Week’ in 1978, I did so to honor the important role of university presses in advancing and preserving knowledge. Since then my personal appreciation and understanding of university presses has deepened. I am glad that University Press Week will again be celebrated. The special character and contribution of university presses should be better known and better supported.”