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Let's say, just hypothetically, that your dream was to work in publishing.
The Bewares & Background Checks board has taught me that (say it with me!) agenting is not an entry-level position. So if your fevered dreams are full of auctions, marked-up manuscripts and teetering slush piles, what is the right way to enter the publishing industry? For example:
* Do you need an English degree?
* Is an MA in publishing necessary or desirable?
* Is interning the industry standard and if so, for how long?
* There is a way to work in publishing in the UK that doesn't involve moving to London, right?
* Any good resources to check out?
* Is this the right forum for this question?
(The hypothetical person might be taking a law degree, but wants to actually work with books, not be a specialist publishing lawyer.)
Thanks in advance!
Parametric
who hasn't hypothesised so much since A-level maths
The Bewares & Background Checks board has taught me that (say it with me!) agenting is not an entry-level position. So if your fevered dreams are full of auctions, marked-up manuscripts and teetering slush piles, what is the right way to enter the publishing industry? For example:
* Do you need an English degree?
* Is an MA in publishing necessary or desirable?
* Is interning the industry standard and if so, for how long?
* There is a way to work in publishing in the UK that doesn't involve moving to London, right?
* Any good resources to check out?
* Is this the right forum for this question?
(The hypothetical person might be taking a law degree, but wants to actually work with books, not be a specialist publishing lawyer.)
Thanks in advance!
Parametric
who hasn't hypothesised so much since A-level maths
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