91ÊÓƵ

Develop your Writing Skills and Discover the Publishing Industry

Students will have a unique and immersive opportunity to experience the New York City publishing industry in this hands-on, experiential program.

Students will work with publishing industry experts to develop their fiction or nonfiction personal writing samples into edited, revised, and polished pieces they can use for college applications and beyond, giving them a robust portfolio of creative work upon completion of this course.

In this comprehensive and experiential two-week course, students will learn from industry experts on subjects such as book banning, AI, and how to write marketing and sales copy as they create their portfolio. We will cover topics such as how books and magazine media are edited and published, giving students interested in writing, reading, and editing a hands-on opportunity to develop those skills. Students will put their learning into immediate action as we visit a chain bookstore, an independent bookstore, and spend time at one of New York’s well-known publishing houses.

This course brings together 91ÊÓƵ’s powerful combination of knowledge in the publishing profession and real-world experience with an overview of the publishing industry. Students will truly be the author of their own story in this engaging and one-of-a-kind program.

Instructor

Eileen Bishop Kreit

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Eileen Bishop Kreit is a full-time faculty lecturer and faculty advisor in the MS in Publishing Program at 91ÊÓƵ. Professor Kreit teaches 4 classes in the MS in Publishing program, including Children’s Book Publishing, Fundamentals of Trade Book Publishing, and Graduate Seminar Thesis Publishing Strategies I and II. She is also the faculty advisor for 91ÊÓƵ Press and oversees the publication The Publishing Lab, an anthology of student creative work published annually by the MS in Publishing program.

Prior to joining 91ÊÓƵ, Eileen spent 32 years at Penguin Random House. After 15 years in sales leadership and management, Eileen moved to the editorial side as Vice President and Publisher of Puffin Books. Rising to President in 2007, she worked with authors including S.E. Hinton, Judy Blume, Mildred D. Taylor, Laurie Halse Anderson, Sarah Dessen, the collective works of Roald Dahl, and the Puffin Classics publishing program. Eileen expanded classic brands and created new publishing for legacy characters including Corduroy, Madeline, Pippi Longstocking, Encyclopedia Brown, and many others. She is excited to share her knowledge, experience, and passion with students in this summer program.