Interested in pursuing a career in the publishing industry? Nearly all new employees who enter the book publishing industry have completed a publishing program. The following links provide information on four publishing programs offered in Canada. All are postgraduate programs that usually require an undergraduate degree for admittance.
Founded in 1987, Simon Fraser University's Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing (CCSP) is a university/industry initiative dedicated to the development of publishing in Canada and internationally. Its special focus is on books, magazines and electronic media.
The Book + Magazine Publishing Program is a unique post-graduate program that prepares students for a variety of positions in the publishing field of books and magazines. Publicity, promotion, sales, editing and design are all aspects of how great stories get told in the book and magazine publishing industry. Centennial College's one-year accelerated format covers all facets of the publishing process.
This graduate certificate program, combining creativity and entrepreneurship, is an opportunity for students interested in book publishing and book-related enterprise. This intense concentration on books will provide an unprecedented knowledge base, and will examine niche publishing, conventional houses, freelance operations, educational publishing, regional publishers, retail and freelancing.
