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The LARB Publishing Workshop prepares Fellows to succeed in careers in the ever-changing, seemingly inaccessible business of publishing. From June 22 to July 24, Workshop Fellows will learn from the industry professionals shaping print and digital publishing today. Previous speakers include Rebecca Saletan (Riverhead Books), Jamia Wilson (Penguin Random House), Adam Levy (Transit Books), Christie Henry (Princeton University Press), Lori Dorr (The Paris Review), Gerald Maa (The Georgia Review), and Dana Isokawa (The Margins/Asian American Writers’ Workshop), among many others.
In addition to participating in lectures and workshops featuring over 60 speakers, Fellows will have the opportunity to join one of two practical tracks dedicated to magazine and book production. These will culminate in the publication of our online magazine, LARB PubLab, or books of their own design. Fellows will also meet one-on-one in office hours with representatives of presses, magazines, and organizations of their choice.
This combination of practical skills, industry insights, and creative networks have helped Workshop Fellows start their own ventures or build careers in publishing. Since our inaugural program in 2017, alumni have gone on to jobs at journals, agencies, and presses such as Farrar, Straus and Giroux; BookEnds Literary Agency; Harvard University Press; Penguin Random House; Harper’s Magazine; Nature; Stanford University Press; the Getty Research Institute; the PEN/Faulkner Foundation; and many more.
The program is open to current graduate students, undergraduates completing their degree by December 2026, those who have recently graduated, and people with relevant experience and interest in entering the publishing industry. Need-based scholarships are available.
In keeping with our mission of accessibility, we regularly partner with colleges and universities to provide fellowships for their students to attend. The LARB Publishing Workshop is conducted virtually from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. PST. All sessions are recorded for Fellows who need to participate for part of the program asynchronously.
For more information and applications, visit our website.