Publishing your first monograph in Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology: the transition from thesis to book

In conversation with Lily MacMahon (Bloomsbury Academic), Michael Sharp (Cambridge University Press), Sam Agbamu (Reading), Amber Gartrell (UCL) and Leah Lazar (Oxford).

Online via Zoom

How does one approach a publisher for their first book? What is it like to rework your doctoral thesis into a monograph manuscript? What is the best way to select a publisher for your first book? This researcher training event will tackle these questions among others in the context of the current (and future) academic book publishing landscape.

It takes the form of a conversation with commissioning editors from several publishers across the discipline of Classics, including Ancient History, Archaeology, Reception Studies and other adjacent areas of research, as well as researchers that have recently published their first monograph. It aims foremost to demystify and break down barriers between researchers, editors and publishing houses, as well as providing a toolkit of skills and advice to go about getting your first book published. Discussion will be of use not only to those looking to publish imminently but also to graduate, postgraduate, and more experienced researchers looking to publish in different spaces and new ways.

The moderated conversation will be followed by a Q&A with attendees; there will also be an opportunity to submit questions to the panel in advance.