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Everything the editor needs to know - from commissioning and list management to editing for the web.


Book Production for Editors

A chance for editors to learn all about the production process, to help them understand the implications of their decisions.

Commissioning and List Management

The definitive course for commissioning editors in educational, academic or professional publishing.

Copy-Editing Skills

Whether you work on screen or on paper, if you’re working on your first manuscripts, this course will give you the fundamental skills you need.

Editing Illustrated Books

Learn how to deal with captions, artwork, photography, permissions and credits.

Editing Scientific, Technical and Medical Texts

For anyone who works on technical books or journals and who needs to know how to deal with tables, formulae, equations, appendices and references.

Editing Skills for Non-Publishers

A two-day course for people who edit publications in a business context outside mainstream publishing.

Editorial Project Management

This two-day course will help you get your editorial projects through on time and on budget.

Effective Newsletter Editing

Master the entire process of producing a company newsletter, from gathering news, to writing and editing stories, through to design and production.

Getting into Grammar

Our introductory grammar course is the perfect solution if you have an instinctive, rather than a formal, understanding of grammatical concepts.

Grappling with Grammar

Our more advanced grammar course will enhance your understanding of common problem areas, such as relative clauses and split infinitives.

Managing Editorial Freelances

Make sure you are clear on briefing, selection, quality control and legal issues.

Managing Publishing Strategy

A three-day residential course for commissioning editors with at least a couple of years of experience.

Market Research for Educational Publishers

Find out how different research techniques can help you produce books that teachers want to buy.

Picture Research

If you're responsible for sourcing artwork and photographs this course will prove invaluable.

Proofreading for Editors

A practical one-day proofreading course with additional online support.

Proofreading for Non-Publishers

A one-day introduction to proofreading publications in a business context.

Publish and be Damned?: Staying Out of Court

How to avoid the legal pitfalls of libel and defamation.

Rewriting Workshop

A course to help editors rewrite text without losing the author’s voice.

Working with Authors

Find out how to get the best from your authors, and get your manuscript on time, on budget and on brief.

Writing and Editing for the Web 1

A two-day course for editors, writers, publicity and marketing staff who are responsible for web content and site design.

Writing and Editing for the Web 2

A practical two-day course for the hands-on web editor or content manager.


See also:


Basic Proofreading by Distance Learning

NEW Competitive Product Development

Copy-Editing by Distance Learning

Developing and Managing Digital Products

Editing in Word

Editorial Project Management by Distance Learning

Journals Management

Proofreading Promotional Material

Staying Within the Law