What's it really like?
‘The role play was excellent – really informative as an exercise … This course is perfect for anyone developing their commissioning skills.’
Delegate from Palgrave Macmillan

This lively workshop, tutored by Gill Davies, is a single-day intensive ‘crammer’ for newer editors, designed to provide excellent guidance in the most needed skills.
The course price also includes a copy of Gill’s book, which all adds up to a highly practical ‘good practice toolkit’.

Who’s it for?
Editors relatively new to a commissioning role or more experienced editors working in small companies who feel a round-up of current best practice would be a useful benchmark for their own experience.

What’s covered?
Assessing proposals for viability – when and how to use external readers
Getting author relationships on the right footing and managing expectations
Presenting your case for publication in-house
Working effectively with production, sales and marketing
Practical, interactive surgery based on delegates’ own experiences and ‘What do you do when...?’ typical scenarios.

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‘Gill was a brilliant tutor … years of valuable experience condensed into one manageable chunk.’
Delegate from Hodder Murray

‘You should attend – it offers wonderful advice and is a great opportunity to realise you are not alone in handling difficult authors.’
Delegate from Oxford University Press

‘Fantastic! Couldn’t ask for more in terms of advice and experience, and very entertaining.’
Delegate from Butterworth-Heinemann

‘I learned from Gill's example how best to work with, support, or else cajole authors into doing exactly what she wanted them to do. Gill knew how to motivate not only her authors but also her colleagues; she never forgot a team member, and she remains for me a wonderful role model to this day.’
Elisabeth Tribe, Director, Schools Publishing, Hodder Murray