Second Book Institute Schedule

Dates: Monday, June 12-Friday, June 16
Time: 10:00 am-3:00 pm: Lunch at 12:00 pm
Location: French House (Honors College); Rooms 218, 220, 221 
Other information: All readings have been posted on the SBI Moodle page; feel free to bring laptops for note-taking purposes. 
 

Monday, June 12

10:00 am: Welcome Session

  • Introductions 
  • Challenges
  • Difficulties
  • Optional readings: 
    • James Mulholland, “What I’ve Learned about Writing a Second Book” Journal of Scholarly Publishing 53.1 (2021): 3-23
    • Gordon Hutner, “Editor’s Introduction” ALH 25.1 (2013): 1-5

12:00 pm: Lunch at 459 Commons

1:00 pm: Afternoon Session

  • Workshop #1: Gundela Hachmann (World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)

3.00 pm: Adjourn

 

Tuesday, June 13

10:00 am: Morning Session

  • Workshop #2: Lauren Griffin (Communication Studies)

12:00 pm: Lunch at 459 Commons

1:00 pm: Afternoon Session

  • Workshop #3: Lauren Coats (English)

3:00 pm: Adjourn

 

Wednesday, June 14

9:00 am: One-on-one sessions with Priya Nelson (Princeton University Press)

10:00 am: Morning Session

  • Publishers Presentation 
    • Thomas Lay (Fordham University Press)
    • Priya Nelson (Princeton University Press)
    • Alisa Plant (LSU Press) 

12:00 pm: Lunch at 459 Commons

1:00 pm: Afternoon Session

  • Individual meetings with publishers
  • Mentoring sessions with SBI leaders

3:00 pm: Adjourn

 

Thursday, June 15 

10:00 am: Morning Session

  • Workshop#4: Jacob Berman

12:00 pm: Lunch at 459 Commons

1:00 pm: Afternoon Session

  • Workshop #5: Sherri Johnson

3:00 pm: Adjourn

 

Friday, June 16 

10:00 am: Morning Session

  • Workshop #6: Helen Regis

12:00 pm: Lunch at 459 Commons

1:00 pm: Afternoon Session

  • Conclusion: Plans for the Future; evaluations of the SBI 

3:00 pm: Adjourn