Publishing Crash Course
with Mackenzi Lee
Saturdays, 1-3pm ET
February 17th-March 23rd, 2024
Registration for this program is now closed.
Course description
Are you interested in publishing a novel? Do you want to explore the multitude of publishing possibilities out there?
Join Mackenzi Lee, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, for a friendly and detailed guide to navigating the publishing industry! Classes will be primarily lecture-based, featuring several Q&As with industry professionals. Each week, Mackenzi and her colleagues will focus on a different step of the publishing process, giving participants the information necessary to understand their options and a structured space where they can consider what they want from their publishing journey.
By the end of this six week course, participants will be familiar with the key stages of the publishing process and better equipped to pursue the route to publication that makes the most sense for them.
Participants of all experience levels are invited to join in this course. As long as you’re curious about book publishing, you’re welcome to join us!
The overview
Dates: Saturdays from 1-3pm ET, February 17th-March 23rd, 2024
Tuition: Sliding scale as follows:
full price: $300
can’t quite afford full price: $250
full price + contribution to scholarship funds for class: $350
Scholarships: We will be offering a range of partial scholarships for this course, which you can apply for through this form.
Registration Details: As soon as you buy your ticket, you will receive an email from programs@notsorryproductions.com confirming your spot and sharing the Zoom link for the class. Please note that this email address could become lost in your spam folder, so it would be helpful if you add it to your address book.
Recording: Classes will be recorded for later viewing, but the course is best experienced if you attend each session live.
Questions? Email our team at programs@notsorryproductions.com with any questions!
More Info
What path to publication is right for me? What do I want out of my publishing journey? What is an LLC and do I need one? How do I get an agent and a book deal? What should I look for in my contracts? What is a publicist? Why is publishing so overwhelming?
These are good and important questions when you’re a writer starting your journey into the publishing world — and Mackenzi Lee is here to help! This course is designed to demystify what a process that can otherwise be oblique, lonely, and demoralizing. The community that Mackenzi will help you build with other students through this course will continue to ease your process long after it’s over.
Faculty bio
Mackenzi Lee - Instructor - she/her
Mackenzi Lee holds a BA in history and an MFA from Simmons University in writing for children and young adults. She is the author of ten books, including The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, which was a New York Times bestseller, received a 2018 Stonewall Book Award Honor, and won the New England Book Award; and a series of novels for Marvel which tell the origin story of your favorite MCU antiheroes. She is also the author of two nonfiction books, Bygone Badass Broads and The History of the World in 50 Dogs. She lives in Los Angeles with a dog that's bigger than she is.