Who this workshop is for & what you'll get out of it

In this one-hour workshop, Laura Portwood-Stacer will share her time-tested tips for getting the best out of scholarly writers, whether they are writing books, articles, chapters, dissertations, or seminar papers.

This workshop is ideal for:

  • dissertation advisors and graduate instructors
  • peer reviewers
  • in-house acquiring editors and series editors
  • journal editors, guest editors of special issues, and scholars who assemble edited volumes
  • freelance developmental editors


You'll leave the workshop with 10+ ideas you can integrate into your feedback practices right away. Your authors will not only produce better texts, they'll be even more grateful for your help!

The techniques shared in this workshop are based on my experience helping scholarly writers produce and publish outstanding texts as a professional developmental editor and publishing consultant. The tips are geared toward scholarly writing and writers, but anyone who gives feedback to writers of any kind will find helpful takeaways in this workshop.

Register to attend the workshop and access recordings + supporting materials

Live workshop: Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 12:00–1:00pm Pacific with question and answer period to follow. Live attendance is encouraged; all registrants get access to the recordings and supporting materials regardless of live attendance.
FREE: Register now

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About Laura Portwood-Stacer


Laura Portwood-Stacer, PhD, is a publishing consultant, developmental editor, and the author of The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors (Princeton University Press, 2021). Laura's online courses and workshops have helped thousands of academic writers craft outstanding book proposals and connect successfully with editors at university presses and other scholarly publishers. Laura's next book, Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers, was released by Princeton University Press in August, 2025. Find out more about Laura and what she does at ManuscriptWorks.com.