Mastering Publishing
Mastering Publishing
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The Mastering Publishing podcast is created by students from City St George's Masters in Publishing programme. Tune in for the inside scoop on the industry through interviews with City alumni working in publishing.
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The podcast explores themes such as career pathways in publishing, marketing strategies, and the evolving landscape of digital publishing with episodes highlighting personal stories like Katie Bellamy's journey in international rights and Jo Liddiard's insights into genre publishing.
The Mastering Publishing podcast is created by students from City St George’s Masters in Publishing programme. Tune in for the inside scoop on the industry through interviews with City alumni working in publishing.
City Publishing alum Sarah Blake joins us in the debut episode of season 3 to discuss her role as an academic commissioning editor at Bloomsbury. Sarah discusses her time at City, the insights the course gave her, and the amazing opportunity to be one of ACOTAR’s first readers during a student internship. Sarah also shares her thoughts on the challenges facing academic publishing: funding, AI, and breaking into international markets.
This episode was recorded in Spring 2026 and created by Benjamin Smith, Aliya Reza, and Ava Bolger. The Mastering Publishing logo was designed by former City student and current HarperCollins UK designer, Mitch Collet. The music was composed and performed by Max Teasdale. Follow our Masters in Publishing programme on Instagram at @CityUniversityPublishing.
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