Each academic year, Center for Publishing students may have the opportunity to volunteer at selected conferences and book fairs all over the world, to the degree that global health and visitor requirements permit. They help out at educational programs, with social media, and they have reported for international newsletters and publications. The opportunity to view different publishing practices and to network with publishers at home and abroad, when available, is invaluable.
Global Opportunities
Publishing is a global industry, and introducing students to the international marketplace is an important component of the Center for Publishing.
Overview
With pre-fair visits to Chinese bookstores and publishing companies, assisting at the Beijing Book Fair means rich culture experiences.
For students interested in children’s book publishing, the chance to meet global children’s book publishers, authors, and illustrators at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair is invaluable.
At the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest gathering of book publishers, students are invited to report for Publishing Perspectives, an international newsletter, and explore the fair.
Helping with social media coverage at the London Book Fair is an exciting task for students.
Faculty, too, are offered global opportunities through the chance to lecture to Arab publishers at the Sharjah International Book Fair
Students love listening in on discussions with top magazine executives and learning the latest media strategies at the annual American Magazine Media Conference.
Volunteering at BookExpo and BookCon in New York gives students an inside look at the business on many levels.