Good Morning…

Where are you from?: Stratford upon Avon.

What did you study for your undergraduate and where?: English Literature & Philosophy at the University of Birmingham.

What is your favourite book?:  I really like Virginia Woolf, so probably The Waves.

What Publishing Project are you working on?:  The William Morris Society project.

What has been the highlight of the course so far?:  I’ve really enjoyed all of the guest speakers so far, but really loved Auriol Bishop’s talk on book cover design.

Likes/Dislikes: Likes = Food, Tom Hiddleston, Breaking Bad, food, Strictly, Jamie Cullum, coffee, books, food, blogging. Dislikes = Decaff, fan fiction, X Factor, drum and bass, misuse of apostrophes, cooking, when people say ‘generally’ when they mean ‘genuinely’.

Emily McCracken @emilycracken

Where are you from?: Phoenix, Arizona. I have lived in the UK & South Korea for the last 6 years.

What did you study for your undergraduate and where?: English Literature at Gonzaga University in Washington and an MA in English Literature from London Met.

What is your favourite book?: Any of the following – Calvin and Hobbes, Clan of the Cave Bear, Tolkien, HP, Alison Bechdel, Kurt Vonnegut, Toni Morrison, Gertrude Stein, American Gothic, Victorian novels, Modern poetry!

What Publishing Project are you working on?:  UCL Press Archaeology eBook project.

What has been the highlight of the course so far?: Everything! I currently write children’s books for a publishing company in Seoul, so I am greatly enjoying learning about the industry as a whole at UCL.

Likes/Dislikes: I  like hats, socks, walks, and ales. I disagree with poorly made pizza (cheap cheese, overly thick crust), and I am on the fence when it comes to the serial comma! Thank you for visiting our blog and I hope you enjoy it!

Alice Hughes @alicehughess

Where are you from?: Peterborough.

What did you study for your undergraduate and where?: English Literature & Creative Writing at Lancaster University.

What is your favourite book?: Impossible to choose! My most read book is Wuthering Heights. My favourite authors include Margaret Atwood, Donna Tartt, Eleanor Catton, Sarah Waters and Iain Banks.

What Publishing Project are you working on?: I am part of the Marketing Team for the UCL Publishers’ Prize.

What has been the highlight of the course so far?: Having the privilege of listening to Editorial advice from Gill Davies, Emeritus Professor for Publishing at the University of the Arts London, who bravely pioneered the work of Michel Foucault and the field of Women’s Studies.

Likes/Dislikes: Likes = Art. Debate. Pub with friends. Oldies playing on the jukebox. The seaside. Long walks. Meeting new people and listening to their stories. Dislikes = Being late. The sound of chalk on a blackboard.

Sam Bradbury @sambradbury89

Where are you from?: Grimsby.

What did you study for your undergraduate and where?: Psychology at the University of Leeds.

What is your favourite book?: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

What Publishing Project are you working on?: UCL Publishers’ Prize.

What has been the highlight of the course so far?: Amazing projects and the course leaders are great; they are always going out of their way to help and have absolutely fantastic guest speakers!

Likes/Dislikes: Likes = sci-fi and fantasy, pole fitness, sushi, cute animals and bright hair dye. Dislikes = being cold, slow internet connections, and close minded people.

Thanks for reading guys. If you want to get in touch for anything blog related, give one of us a mention on Twitter, or email Yasmin or Caroline on the addresses below:

yasmin.morrissey.14@ucl.ac.uk

caroline.murphy.14@ucl.ac.uk

 Stay tuned this afternoon for the ‘Publishing Events Calender’, which will feature all the events for the upcoming week.