The Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World program, in collaboration with the division of Arts and Humanities, cordially invites you to our annual publication workshop scheduled on October 4, 2023. Our speakers this year will be Kate Wahl, Publishing Director and Editor-in-Chief at Stanford University Press and Katherine Wiley, Developmental Editor at Goldenrod Editorial.
In this workshop, Wahl will offer advice from an editor’s perspective on developing a book project and answer your questions about the publishing process. Whether you’re a first-time book writer or a multi-time published author, every new book project needs to start with the question: why do you want to write this book? How you answer this question informs the writing process, the framing of the book, and the intended readership—and, as Kate will share, will guide every step of the process from developing a book proposal, to drafting chapters, to approaching a publisher. Wiley will discuss how developmental editors can support you in your writing, including helping you to think through issues of argument, structure, and other big-pictures issues with your writing; advising on the publishing process; and providing other forms of support.
In Person (NYUAD Campus) and on Zoom
The workshop is open to the NYUAD community and by invitation. Registration has closed.
Individual Consultations
Kate Wahl and Katherine Wiley will also be available for individual consultations in person on October 4-6 at NYU Abu Dhabi. To register for a consultation with Kate and/or Katherine, please sign up below. Slots will be assigned on a “first come, first served” basis.
Consultations with Kate | 30 min - submit book proposal by Sep 15
In one-on-one discussions, Kate Wahl can offer feedback on how clearly and persuasively your book proposal frames the ambition of your book project, defines the readership, articulates the unique qualities of your work, and makes a case for why a publisher should consider your work. She can also answer specific questions about the publishing process and help you consider the appropriate next steps in approaching publishers.
Kate Wahl is Editor-in-Chief and Publishing Director at Stanford University Press. She acquires books in Middle East studies, a publishing area she launched at SUP in 2004, and also develops general interest books for SUP’s trade imprint, Redwood Press. Kate holds degrees in religious studies and violin performance and, when not reading manuscripts, remains an active musician in the San Francisco Bay Area.
To submit a book proposal directly to Kate for review, please email nyuad.humanities.fellowships@nyu.edu by September 15, 2023.
Consultations with Katherine | 40 min - no book proposal in advance
The individual consultations with Katherine give you the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a developmental editor. These meetings will be designed around your individual needs, so can involve reviewing part of a book proposal or other text, talking through the argument or structure of a manuscript, strategizing about the publishing process, discussing how developmental editing or other editorial assistance might support your work, or advising on how to best accomplish your writing goals.
Katherine Wiley is the owner of Goldenrod Editorial where she is a developmental editor. In this role, she assists clients in meeting their publishing goals by helping them to think through the bigger picture issues with their work, including argument, structure, narrative flow, and voice. Katherine was formerly a tenured professor at Pacific Lutheran University, where she taught in anthropology, global studies, gender studies, and the writing program. She has her PhD in anthropology from Indiana University. Her book, Work, Gender, and Social Status in Post-slavery Mauritania explores how female slave descendents are making a living and building meaningful lives for themselves. She has also published in Africa, the African Studies Review, and Africa Today.