Advance Assignments

About six weeks prior to the Institute, students are sent advance reading and writing assignments to prepare them for the workshops and lecture sessions. Completion of this advance work is critical, and it is essential that the assignments be completed before opening day.

Assigned materials include the preparation of a number of special assignments, including

• the reading of a complete manuscript and writing of a critical reader's report, the basis for the editing workshop
• the reading of an about-to-be-published book, for the marketing workshop
• a "hands-on" assignment for marketing and children's books
• additional books and readings