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CRW 321 Books and Book Publishing
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An introduction to the culture and commerce of books. This course examines the life cycle of a book, the people and processes involved in book publishing, and the business, economics, and ethics of the publishing industry. Students have an opportunity to engage in a variety of publishing activities, such as a mock book auction and a chapbook publication.

Selected teaching materials developed for the UNCW Publishing Laboratory

CRW 322 / CRW 580 Editing Fact & Fiction
Syllabus and assignments

Designed for students who are interested in a career in book editing—as well as for writers who want to be better informed about working with editors—this course offers intensive hands-on training in developmental editing and copyediting. The course also surveys editorial/publishing practice and explores the intellectual and practical issues involved in editorial decision-making.

CRW 323 / CRW 580 Bookbuilding
Syllabus and assignments

This course offers intensive hands-on training in book design and production using desktop publishing technologies. Students develop skills through a progressively complex series of projects, culminating in a finished chapbook of their own work, in a small edition. Students should gain from this course basic software skills, a heightened design aesthetic, and an understanding of how books are built and produced, manuscript to bookshelf.