In this one-hour workshop, Laura Portwood-Stacer will share her time-tested tips for navigating the peer review process at scholarly publishers, whether you're writing your first book or building on past academic publishing experiences in hopes of taking more control over the process this time around.

At this workshop, you'll learn:

• how peer review works at scholarly book publishers (and how it differs from the journal peer review process)
• major sticking points to be aware of before sending your materials out for review
• practical tips to ensure the best peer review experience possible, including how to suggest appropriate reviewers for your project and how to write a compelling response memo for publishers

Peer review can be the most unpredictable aspect of the scholarly publishing process. While you can't control how reviewers will receive your project, you can give yourself a stronger chance of success by understanding what reviewers and publishers expect.

This workshop aims to reduce the anxiety of peer review and give you tools to handle whatever arises like a pro.

This workshop is about publishing academic books with university presses and other scholarly publishers. If you're not writing a scholarly book or hoping to publish with a scholarly press, this probably isn't the best workshop for you.