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Category: Alison’s Blog Series

June 4, 2025 (June 3, 2025)

ACQUIRING WITH ALISON — Volume 3: What happens when a project gets rejected?

Alison's Blog Series publishing

Rejection — or the possibility of it — is something many scholars I talk to at panels, conferences, and Zoom calls are deeply concerned about. How do authors avoid rejection? […]

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March 4, 2025 (February 26, 2025)

ACQUIRING WITH ALISON — Volume 2: How do I contact an editor?

Alison's Blog Series publishing

This is the number one question I am asked whenever I give talks. Like many questions I will answer here, the answer depends a lot on the author, the project, […]

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December 18, 2024 (December 17, 2024)

ACQUIRING WITH ALISON — Volume I: What is an acquisitions editor?

Alison's Blog Series publishing

Acquisitions (or acquiring) editors live in a liminal space. We are employed by a press, but we spend a lot of time in academia proper, attending conferences, talking to scholars, […]

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November 14, 2024 (December 17, 2024)

University Press Week: Where does your press StepUP?

2024 UP Week Alison's Blog Series publishing University Press Week

Every day, university presses worldwide step up to educate and enlighten, motivate and inspire, support and act. During University Press Week 2024, we explore the myriad ways our community’s publications […]

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