What is a book proposal? What makes it successful? How do you transform your thesis into a book? And how do you navigate the often-confusing world of academic book publishing? In a world where the monograph has become a cornerstone of the academic job market, the process of book publishing remains surprisingly opaque. The goal of this workshop is to help you craft the best possible proposal by going over some key writing strategies: articulating your main contributions, finding the right tone for your audience, and selling your research project.
Participants will learn the following:
· how to clearly present your proposed project to an academic book publisher
· how to frame your argument and the broader significance of your research
· what are effective strategies to write and revise a book proposal
You will have the opportunity to review and discuss sample proposals from a range of fields, and begin or refine your own proposal. If you have a draft of a book proposal, please bring it to the session.
Alexandra Bacopoulos-Viau holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, where her thesis was awarded the 2014 Dissertation Prize from the Forum for History of Human Science. She has taught at Harvard, NYU, and McGill, and has received research support from various granting bodies such as the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, the Cambridge European Trust, and the Center for International Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NYU/EHESS Paris).
The workshop will be held on the McGill downtown campus on Thursday, September 27th from 10 am-12 pm. Registrants will receive the workshop location in a confirmation email.
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