Category Archives: Popular Publishing

Notes on a Graduate Student Workshop: Publishing for a Wide Audience

How can academic historians branch out to reach broader publics?  Publishing in the popular press – whether local newspapers or nationally-circulated magazines – is one way to communicate academic research and analysis to a wider audience.  On October 20th, the Canadian Network in History and Environment (NiCHE) sponsored a full-day workshop for graduate students in history and other disciplines.  Skills… Read more »

Graduate Student Workshop: Publishing for a Wide Audience (and Making some Extra Cash)

Monday October 19, 2009 London, ON Email: acrymbl@uwo.ca Fifty thousand screaming readers rush the newsstand to get a copy of your latest research.  Okay, maybe they’re not screaming, but the numbers probably aren’t that far off.  While peer reviewed journals may make the academic world go round, it’s through magazines and newspapers that your work can make its way into… Read more »