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MECO6944: Manuscript Acquisition and Development
2025 unit information
Students will acquire skills in manuscript assessment, the process of acquiring books, writing readers reports, structural editing and copyediting of fiction and narrative non-fiction, and managing the dynamics of the author/publisher and agent/publisher relationships.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Media and Communications |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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MECO6916 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. assess manuscripts and develop skills in writing manuscript reports for publishers and for authors and to understand the differences of approach for each
- LO2. develop skills in structural editing and copy editing of fiction and narrative non-fiction
- LO3. establish and maintain constructive relationships with authors and agents
- LO4. understand the principles and protocols involved in working with First Nations authors
- LO5. understand the principles of copyright, permissions, libel and defamation, and cultural appropriation
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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