Apply
by 30 November 2017 for the Graduate Diploma in Publishing
(Applied)
The highly regarded Whitireia
publishing programme is New Zealand’s top training course for publishing. It
teaches the whole publishing process, from manuscript to bookstore. Developed
and run in partnership with publishers, the course is modelled on an
apprenticeship. At its heart are practical experience, mentoring and industry
contacts.
Our graduates populate the book
trade and publishing sector in New Zealand. They have roles in all the major
trade publishing houses as publishers, marketing managers, content developers,
book editors, publicists and much more. They work for educators, promoters,
policy makers and arts organisations. Many run their own businesses.
Perhaps above all, the
publishing programme at Whitireia becomes a touchstone for graduates, a
challenging and rewarding year during which they make friends for life.
Thomas Sutherland says:
For the two and a half years prior to undertaking the Whitireia publishing programme, I worked for Bruce McKenzie Booksellers in Palmerston North. I became well-versed in the day-to-day operations of a provincial independent bookshop, and came to know the names and faces of our regular customers and their varied taste in reading. I knew that I wanted to go further in the New Zealand publishing industry, so when enrolments for the publishing programme opened, I applied with confidence in my decision.
For the two and a half years prior to undertaking the Whitireia publishing programme, I worked for Bruce McKenzie Booksellers in Palmerston North. I became well-versed in the day-to-day operations of a provincial independent bookshop, and came to know the names and faces of our regular customers and their varied taste in reading. I knew that I wanted to go further in the New Zealand publishing industry, so when enrolments for the publishing programme opened, I applied with confidence in my decision.
Approaching the programme from a bookselling
background gives you an awareness and appreciation of the reality of being in
the New Zealand publishing industry. You have an intuitive knowledge of which
books on the shelf are likely to be acknowledged, and which will go unnoticed.
You know the tight budgets that most New Zealand-based publishers, even the
larger players, are operating within. You know the importance of maintaining
strong professional relationships with your sales reps and the wider publishing
community. New Zealand is a small country, and the publishing industry an even
smaller fiefdom within it.
As ever, there is still more to learn and the
programme quickly throws that fact into sharp relief. You will come to appreciate
the fundamental principles of composition (editorially and typographically),
how to approach and apply style to a manuscript, and the marketing methods
publishers use to find their readership. It is also worth acknowledging the
symbiotic relationship that exists between bookshops and publishers; dependent
on one another to survive, though always looking to tip the margin in their
favour.
If you are a bookseller looking to progress from
selling books on the shop floor to making editing, design and production
decisions, send in an application for the Whitireia publishing programme. The
work is demanding, but the skills, experience and knowledge you gain are
commensurate with the effort you put in.
Students undertaking this
course are eligible for student loans.
Starts 5 March 2018. For
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