Short courses

A masterclass for experienced copy-editors that hones their skills in comprehension, structure and consistency.

A masterclass for those who want to apply their existing proofreading skills to challenging texts and learn advanced decision-making strategies.

A practical course that will ensure that the content on your website works effectively and efficiently.

The ideal course for anyone managing rights and licensing: in the digital environment it’s more important than ever to know who has the rights to content and who can exploit it.

Explore when, where and how smart copywriting can boost the performance of your book marketing projects.

Editing and proofreading designed specifically for non-publishing organisations

Learn how to meet the needs of your audience and address their most likely questions.

This entry-level, two-day course offers a thorough introduction to the key publishing skills of copy-editing and proofreading.

This intermediate level course takes print and digital copy-editing and proofreading to the next level, instilling the confidence to deal with even the trickiest editorial challenges.

A one-day masterclass to help editors rewrite text and restructure a manuscript, while retaining the author's voice.

Acquire project management tools to enable you to deliver all your priorities, on time and on budget.

Find out how to get the best from your authors, and get your manuscript on time, on budget and on brief.

A one-day course that guides you through the process of creating and maintaining a successful blog.

Discover vital ways to make digital content more readable, searchable and findable, using up-to-the-minute research.

A practical course that will ensure that the content on your website works effectively and efficiently.

Explore when, where and how smart copywriting can boost the performance of your book marketing projects.

This introductory course is designed to enable those new to marketing to understand their role and learn how to spend time and resources effectively.

Discover vital ways to make digital content more readable, searchable and findable, using up-to-the-minute research.

Agile, iterative, Lean, Kanban; acquire the skills needed for effective project management of digital products.

Learn how to complete editorial projects on time and on budget.

Publishing houses are full of smart, inquisitive people, who can be cynical about traditional management techniques and organisational hierarchies. This presents a particular challenge for first time managers.

Gain an understanding of the structure negotiations take, the behaviours which work best and the ways you can get the outcome you need. 

Acquire project management tools to enable you to deliver all your priorities, on time and on budget.

This is the definitive course for commissioning editors who seek the skills necessary to build growing, profitable publishing lists.

An intensive course on competitive strategy for commissioning editors with at least two years' experience.