Book and Magazine Publishing Program

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This two-year full-time program at Centennial College in Toronto included the following:

• Courses in:
  • Book editing (2 semesters)
  • Magazine editing
  • Writing for publication
  • Graphic design (3 semesters)
  • Print production
  • Introduction to photography
  • Photography for publication
  • Book marketing
  • Magazine marketing
  • Copyright and contracts
  • Publishing management
• A major project consisting of a detailed proposal for a new magazine -- a feasible business plan and advertising rates, design of the cover plus three spreads and a description of all editorial content for the first three issues. My 1991 proposal was for a magazine about digital photography.
• A six-week placement, which I spent at Studio Magazine, a Canadian magazine about graphic design.