Demystifying Academic Publishing: Insights from the Publisher's Perspective

Date: January 21, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM EST - 3:30 PM EST
Location: Virtual
Contact: kim.chris@torontomu.ca
Website: https://library.torontomu.ca/blog/2025/11/ink-to-impact-a-series-on-academic-publishing/

This is the first session in the academic publishing series, "Ink to Impact: A series on academic publishing".

This panel discussion brings together seasoned editors from a university press, academic trade publishing house, and independent expert to illuminate the publishing journey from the publisher’s point of view. Panelists will share practical advice for crafting compelling book proposals, strategies for approaching editors professionally, and guidance on the key questions authors should anticipate, both asking and answering.