Pre-Conference Workshops
The 2025 TAA Conference on Textbook & Academic Authoring will include three two-hour Pre-conference Workshops on Thursday, June 5. Register for one or all three Pre-conference Workshops for an opportunity to discuss writing and publishing topics in depth.
Pre-conference Workshops require a separate registration, but are included in the annual conference registration fee. You must be registered for the conference in order to register for a pre-conference workshop. Pre-conference workshops will take place on Zoom on Thursday, June 5, outside of the virtual conference platform that will be used for the conference taking place on June 6-7. Information on registering for these workshops will be included in your conference registration confirmation email.
Publish & Flourish: Become a Prolific Scholar
When: Thursday, June 5, 10:00-12:00 p.m. ET
Presenter: Tara Gray, Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at New Mexico State University
Only 12% of faculty and graduate students succeed in writing daily and writing rough drafts fluently. These writers greatly outperform those who don’t. But how do you get started and keep going? Learn how to break out as a writer. Workshop participants who followed these steps were studied and the average participant increased the number of manuscripts and book chapters submitted from a rate of two per year to nearly six. You can too. Three elegantly simple steps will show you how.
Tara Gray serves as Associate Provost for Faculty Development and as Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at New Mexico State University. She has published 50 scholarly works, including four books, including Publish & Flourish: Become a Prolific Scholar. She has been honored at New Mexico State and nationally with ten awards for teaching, scholarship, or service. Tara has presented faculty development workshops to 10,000 participants at more than 120 venues, in 36 states, and in eight countries. Workshop participants report that Dr. Gray is “spirited, entertaining, and informative—she’s anything but gray!”
Book Proposals: Five Myths and Five Action Steps
When: Thursday, June 5, 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET
Presenter: Dannelle Stevens, Author, Professor Emerita, Portland State University
Have you wished for a better textbook for your course? Have you created a unique approach to a problem? Have you noticed no one has written a book about these ideas? Yes, it is time to consider writing your own book. The path to book publication begins with a book proposal. In this workshop, you'll first examine five myths of book publication and then turn to five key steps in getting that book proposal out the door and into the hands of a publisher.
Dannelle Stevens, Author, Professor Emerita, at Portland State University, has studied, presented on, consulted about, and coached many faculty on academic writing. She was Faculty-in-Residence for Academic Writing at PSU for over eight years. She has authored and co-authored five books on academic writing, tenure, and teaching strategies for university faculty, including Write More, Publish More, Stress Less! (Routledge, 2019), and Introduction to Rubrics.
Demystifying Publishing: A Guided Journey Through the Publishing Process
When: Thursday, June 5, 3:00-5:00 p.m. ET
Presenter: Corey Parson, Managing Editor, University of North Georgia Press
Join publishing professional Corey Parson as she guides you through the labyrinth of the publishing process, explaining the different workflows and stages of publishing, and providing insider insight. In this workshop, you will trek through submission swamp, explore editing island, climb marketing mountain, and everything in between. Leave with a better understanding of how publishing with a traditional publisher works and what to expect, tools and techniques on how to pack your art package, marking your map (or manuscript), and the answers for the gatekeepers’ (acquisitions editors) riddles and what they are looking for.
Corey Parson, Managing Editor of University of North Georgia Press, has over 17 years of experience in small business management, with 10 of those years being in publishing. She also specializes in cover design, book design, copyright, and ADA compliance. Her book design for Latinx Media won honorary mention at the Southern Books Competition organized by the Southeastern Library Association. Corey holds a Bachelor's Degree in English, a certificate in Copyright for Publishers from the Copyright Clearance Center and is currently working on her Master of Business Administration degree.
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