Rebecca Colesworthy is a senior acquisitions editor at the SUNY Press in the areas of education, African American studies, women’s and gender studies, and queer studies, among others. She is on social media via Bluesky (@rcolesworthy.bsky.social) and X (@rcolesworthy).
Stories by This Author
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Dos and don’ts for defending your scholarly writing from a harsh critique.
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Peer reviewers for book manuscripts are often more helpful than they’re given credit for (even the mean ones).
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Everything you need to know about the subsidies that publishers sometimes request.
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Dos and don’ts for making your writing project relevant as it moves from proposal to manuscript to promotion.
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The answer can vary from press to press, editor to editor, and project to project.
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An acquisitions editor sheds light on how publishers decide if your book is a good match for their lists.
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What you should do, what you can but don’t need to do, and what you will have to do to get published.
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What to consider if you plan to convert your doctoral thesis into your first published book.
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An acquisitions editor debunks four common myths and misconceptions about this central aspect of academic life.
