Meet the Editor: Randy Schmidt – University of British Columbia Press

Randy Schmidt, senior editor at the University of British Columbia Press, is holding a book publishing talk at Concordia in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology on Friday, November 8, 2024, from 3 to 5 p.m. All faculty, PhD students, and post-doctoral fellows are welcome to attend.

The talk will focus on scholarly book publishing and will provide an opportunity to learn about the process of publishing with a university press in Canada. Topics of discussion include:

• What distinguishes university presses from other publishers
• How to locate the appropriate publisher for your work
• How to prepare an attractive prospectus
• How to turn your thesis into a book
• The peer review process
• Open Access issues
• Sources of funding for scholarly monographs
• What to expect of your publisher and what your publisher will expect of you

About the speaker

Since starting at UBC Press in 1996, Randy Schmidt has been a driving force within the acquisitions department. During that time, he has helped guide hundreds of books from the proposal stage though peer review and ultimately to print. Along the way, he coordinated the launch of several well-respected series, including Law and Society, Turning Point Elections, and Landmark Cases in Canadian Law. Randy's editorial approach is simple: find good manuscripts, shepherd them to publication in a timely manner, and make authors happy.

Attend the talk on Zoom.