Master's & Executive Education

Master's Specialist Masterbook, Master in specialization in publishing professions

Scientific Director: Prof. Gianni Canova

Head of teaching: Dott.ssa Luciana Bianciardi

Master's & Executive Education

Master's SpecialistMasterbook, Master in specialization in publishing professions

Scientific Director: Prof. Gianni Canova

Head of teaching: Dott.ssa Luciana Bianciardi

MasterBook prepares you to read professionally, edit a text, suggest cuts or additions, correct the drafts, study and create the graphic cover, promote the book in the bookshop, organize events, create your own publishing house: MasterBook offers you the opportunity to learn how to do all this, and to try your skills in the field. From the beginning of the Master's course, in fact, the class becomes the editorial staff of a publishing house and, as such, works on three books that will be published and presented at the International Book Fair in Turin.

The International Book Fair in Turin is the greatest opportunity to showcase the titles published and promote them in events, presentations and debates.


To complete the training activities, it is possible to carry out an internship or to develop a specific project work agreed with the Coordinator of the Master's course. 
Examples of host companies for internships include:Bao Publishing, Biblion, Carbonio Editore, Class, Elliot, Fandango, La Vita Felice, MarcosyMarcos, Marsilio, MilanoEdit, Mondadori, PNLA, SEM, SuiGeneris, ExCogita, Bookabook, Chiarelettere, E/O, Epoké, Garzanti, GeMS, Francesco Giubilei, Giunti, Iporborea, Ledizioni, Lorem Ipsum, Lupetti, Mimesis, Mursia, Riza, RW Edizioni, SuiGeneris, Tsunami.

Thematic areas:

Module 1: History of publishing in Italy
Module 2: Talks with the author
Module 3: Editing in fiction
Module 4: Editing in non-fiction
Module 5: Poetry: evaluating a poetic anthology and preparing it for publication
Module 4: The back cover
Module 5: Layout with InDesign
Module 6: Cover graphics and internal graphics with Photoshop
Module 7: Proofreading. Authorial and editorial correction
Module 8: Preparation of the print PDF
Module 9: E-books
Module 10: Invoices and transport documents
Module 11: Editorial communication
Module 12: Social media
Module 13: The event
Module 14: Trade fairs


Language

Italian

Duration of Classes

5 months

Start

January

Formula

Part-time

Headquarter

Milan

Study Visit

Italy

Internship

3/6 optional

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