Kingston University’s Publishing MA course run a series of masterclasses from leading industry professionals every year. Here’s the 2016 line-up:

Is curation the new word for publishing?

4th October 2016: Michael Bhaskar, Canelo Publishing – The launch of ‘Curation: The power of selection in a world of excess’ (copies will be available for purchase)

Publishing innovations in a world of big data

11th October 2016: Ziyad Marrar, Sage Publishing

My experience as a self-published author

18th October 2016 Ben Galley

Making reading happen

25th October 2016: Genevieve Clarke, The Reading Agency

The programme takes a break on 1st November

The role of the literary agent in today’s publishing landscape

8th November 2016: Gordon Wise, Literary agent

Hurrah for Publishing events! An essential guide to event success

15th November 2016: Laura Summers, BookMachine

Digital: the last (and next) five years

22nd November 2016: Alastair Horne, Press Futurist

The business of writing – you and the Society of Authors

29th November 2016: Nicola Solomon, Chief Executive of The Society of Authors

A strategic approach to building your career

6th December 2016: Jo Howard, Careers Consultant, Mosaic

Setting up a publishing company. How we did it

13th December 2016: Nigel Newton, Founder and Chief Executive. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Tuesdays, 6-8pm, JG1004, Kingston University Penrhyn Road Campus

More information on the masterclasses is available here