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Book Publishing — Getting Started

Suzanne Staszak-Silva, a senior acquisition editor at Johns Hopkins Press, will lecture on how to turn your idea into a book for general readers and get published by a respected publishing house.

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Speaker: Suzanne Staszak-Silva

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Suzanne Staszak-Silva, a senior acquisition editor at Johns Hopkins Press, will lecture on how to turn your idea into a book for general readers and get published by a respected publishing house.

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ABOUT THIS LECTURE

I am senior acquisitions editor for health and wellness at Johns Hopkins University press with 20+ years experience in nonfiction book publishing for trade and general interest audiences. I’d like to discuss how writers can get started on book projects, from conception to proposal, submission, and beyond. I can speak to the process at Hopkins, but I have also worked with Rowman & Littlefield and academic-adjacent publishers, and I am knowledgeable about the process more generally in publishing. This talk would be for doctor and other healthcare professionals with an interest in writing books for a broad audience. Attendees will learn how to:

Write a proposal
Research appropriate publishers
Pitch an agent and/or an editor
Understand the process of review, contract offer, peer review (for university presses), and publication
Help support their book’s publication through their own platforms and networks

As more and more content proliferates through frictionless outlets, the need for well-vetted works is higher than ever. Writers, editors, and publishers are an important stopgap to misinformation and for spreading evidence-based health and wellness materials across all areas of health and wellness — physical, mental, emotional, social, and sexual health are all important aspects to an overall healthy and happy life.

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I am senior acquisitions editor for health and wellness at Johns Hopkins University Press. I've been here for 1.5 years. Before that, I was Senior Executive Editor for health, psychology, business, lifestyle, and related areas at Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, which is now part of Bloomsbury. In my role with Rowman, which spanned more than 14 years, I grew a program of books primarily targeting general readers through the public libraries and online retailers. I work with authors and agents to craft high-quality books for everyday readers so they can better understand the health and wellness challenges they face, obtain expert information about how to prevent and treat their health issues, and lead fuller, more healthful lives. I have more than 25 years of publishing industry experience. I have a bachelor's degree in English and Journalism from Boston University, and a Master's degree in English from Hofstra University. I live and work from a home office in the New York City metro area.

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