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Learn how to approach interdisciplinary peer review, interpret conflicting feedback, and make strategic revision decisions.

Discover how comparable titles help publishers evaluate audience, market potential, and fit—and how to position your book effectively.

Create compelling book descriptions, build your author platform, and leverage online and offline marketing tactics for your first book.

Heart from book series editors and authors about how to pitch effectively to series editors, and leverage series affiliation for visibility.

Learn how to decode reviewer comments, respond strategically to critiques, and revise effectively for your first book.

Learn to work with editorial team, navigate feedback, and manage timelines when publishing your book with a university press

Join us in celebrating these fantastic interdisciplinary books by Ideas on Fire authors that won awards in 2025!

Join us and acquisition editors from leading scholarly presses for a free webinar on writing a successful proposal for your first book.

Join us for the 2025–2026 Ideas on Fire First Book Publishing Series, a free webinar series on getting your first book into the world.

How authors can create legible interdisciplinary texts that resonate with varied readers across fields, backgrounds, and communities.

Learn how to best navigate copyedits on your manuscript and how to create the final draft you’ll send to the publisher or journal.

How authors can respond to developmental edits and improve their scholarly manuscripts for publication.

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