You don’t need a faculty title to publish with a scholarly press—but you do need the right approach. Join Flatpage acquisitions editor Eli Bortz for a practical, insider-driven session on how to pitch your project to university presses, from shaping your idea and positioning it in the market to crafting a compelling proposal. Learn what acquisitions editors look for, how to demonstrate impact, and how to navigate review and scrutiny in today’s publishing landscape.

The session will conclude with a Q&A.

Many scholars and academic institutions carrying out cutting-edge research struggle to communicate their findings and insights to the border public—the structure of academic publishing means it’s often set up to speak primarily to specialists. Running a research blog is one good way to get around this problem and cultivate a wide readership for important scholarly work.

Join Flatpage editorial manager Benjamin Clifford for a 45-minute conversation on the challenges of putting together and coordinating an academic research blog. We’ll touch on both larger logistical issues and the role of editorial support in managing workflow, emphasising the process of refining the texts themselves so they speak fluidly to a general audience.

The session will conclude with a Q&A.

For many nonfiction authors, a book proposal will offer editors the first glimpse of your project. In order to present your manuscript in the best possible light, you’ll want to polish your proposal with purpose and clarity while retaining your unique point of view.

In this 45-minute conversation, acquisitions editors Eli Bortz and Thao Thai give authors tips on how to distill complex ideas into a cohesive book proposal. What should you include? What grabs an editor’s attention? What’s the difference between submitting a proposal and pitching your work in person? We discuss the different types of proposals and show examples of what a successful proposal might look like.

The session concludes with a Q&A.

Join Flatpage cofounder Cara Jordan for a 45-minute discussion on how academically rigorous writing can be adapted for wider audiences. This session explores the editorial shifts involved in translating scholarly work for intelligent non-specialists, including how journal-based research can evolve into book-length projects with broader appeal.

Whether you’re a scholar considering a crossover book, refining a long-form project, or thinking about how to reach readers beyond your field, you’ll come away with a clearer understanding of what editors look for—and how editorial collaboration at Flatpage helps shape work for a wider readership.

The session concludes with a Q&A.

Join Eli Bortz, acquisitions editor at Flatpage, for a 30-minute overview of our publishing program. This session will introduce our editorial vision, the types of books and authors we’re looking for, and an overview of the publishing process at Flatpage.

Whether you’re an author refining a proposal or an editor exploring partnership opportunities, you’ll come away with a clear sense of how Flatpage can help bring your project to life.

The session will conclude with a Q&A.