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Publishing (Taught)

Course details
  • 2 Study options
  • Postgraduate
Course location
Preston Campus

Course summary

Want to work in an award-winning commercial publishing business? Study our MA Publishing and gain real-world experience at our on-site indie publisher, UCLan Publishing.

  • Our MA Publishing is the only UK postgraduate publishing course to have an operating publishing company. We have an established list of award-winning books, authors and illustrators. You'll learn about the fundamentals of successful list building and what this looks like in the wider publishing industry.

  • You'll get access to all resources at this Northern independent publisher. You'll also get to work on live briefs throughout the academic year.

  • The curriculum is filled with opportunities. These include:

Helping to manage the campus bookshop
Trips to book fairs
Presenting to industry professionals
Meeting industry guest speakers
Accessing industry mentoring
Networking with alumni now working in Publishing

  • UCLan are members of the Northern Fiction Alliance. UCLan Publishing was shortlisted for Small Press of the Year Regional Finalist by The British Book Awards (2023).

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