The innovative course will engage you in the business of writing, from producing creative texts through to preparing them for publication.
The first single honours degree of its kind in the UK, this exciting course combines authorship and publishing to open up a world of opportunities in the creative industries and beyond.
The UK market for written information and creative content of all types is of enormous significance to cultural and political life, as well as to economic growth; in 2018 alone, the publishing industry in the UK generated £3.2bn of revenue and supported 70,000 jobs.
In a fast-changing society where consumers are bombarded with fake news and a flood of information, carefully curated and diverse content is more important than ever.
The publishing industry is undergoing an exciting and unprecedented time of change and is rapidly adapting to an evolving digital marketplace. It is a resilient, creative and global industry that continues to grow year-on-year. It requires professionals who are commercially and digitally aware, and who feel passionate about books, writing and reading.
- Publishing at Derby has been ranked in the Top 20 in The Guardian University Guide 2020
- Develop the understanding and skills you need to embark upon a successful career in the publishing industry, including in editorial, rights, marketing, sales, publicity, production, design, or even becoming a published author yourself
- Explore the entire spectrum of the creative process: our unique, integrated curriculum takes you from conception and writing through to content development, editing, publishing, sales and beyond
- Learn all the practical skills needed in the rapidly-changing, multi-platform publishing marketplace, including how to create an interactive eBook and use digital design programs
- Look at the creative literary industry from all angles and cover every sector – from commercial fiction to academic publishing, poetry to biography, and from children’s picture books to Young Adult novels
- Build essential business and leadership skills and gain insights into important aspects of the law, including author contracts and copyright
- Gain real-world experience of writing, editing and publishing through live projects with publishers, including our in-house imprint, Peregrine Publishing
- Learn from our enthusiastic and highly experienced lecturers, who have substantial backgrounds in the creative and publishing industries
- Gain insight from a wide variety of guest speakers from across the industry. Previous speakers have included professionals from Penguin Random House, Bloomsbury, HarperCollins, Little Brown, DK, Waterstones Head Office, The Bookseller, The Southbank Centre in London, and Derby Book Festival, as well as a number of literary agents and published authors
- Benefit from networking opportunities on our trip to the London Book Fair, and experience visiting a book festival first-hand