Join us February 10, 2026, for the fourth webinar in the Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series, our six-part series for authors looking to publish their first books.
Learn how to decode reviewer comments, respond strategically to critiques, and revise effectively for your first book.
The event is free and if you can’t make it live, you’ll still be able to watch the recording after.
When: February 10, 2026. 12:00 – 1:00 pm US Eastern (convert to your time zone)
Where: Zoom
Speakers
Elizabeth Ault
Senior Acquisitions Editor, Duke University Press
Elizabeth Ault is a Senior Editor at Duke University Press. Trained in an interdisciplinary field, she is most interested in projects that reach outward across disciplines and academic conversations in surprising ways (including work by activists and organizers), that connect historical and emerging conditions, and that are committed to engaging with race, gender, sexuality, and (dis)ability.
Shaun Vigil
Acquisitions Editor, Temple University Press
Shaun Vigil serves as Acquisitions Editor for the Humanities at Temple University Press. Their list covers a range of subjects including American studies, critical ethnic Studies, critical disability studies, gender and sexuality studies, queer studies, and regional and national trade titles.
Cathy Hannabach
CEO, Ideas on Fire
Cathy Hannabach is the founder and CEO of Ideas on Fire, where she helps interdisciplinary academics transform vibrant ideas into powerful books and public projects that can spark meaningful social change. Providing developmental editing, copyediting, manuscript reviews, and indexing since 2009, Ideas on Fire has become a catalyst for rethinking what scholarly publishing can accomplish in an ever-changing landscape.
