The monograph – usually a single authored output based on significant original research – remains an integral component of the academic landscape in the arts and humanities. While often about the same length as a doctoral thesis, there are important differences in scholarly intent and style/presentation. The process of securing a contract for a monograph – either with a university/academic press, or with a trade publisher – can be complex to navigate as a first time author without an established track record. In this online training seminar, Professor Laura Wright (DTP Director) will discuss with Dr Anna Henderson (Director of Acquisitions at Arc Humanities) how to decide whether (and where) to publish your first monograph, and how best to go about securing a contract.
Dr Anna Henderson started her career in magazine publishing before moving into academic publishing with posts at University of Exeter Press, first in production and then as a commissioning editor working across a range of humanities subjects. She became a co-director of the Press before leaving to study for an MA in Medieval Studies at Manchester University which led to a PhD. Following that she worked for a period at I.B. Tauris, the academic
and general non-fiction publisher, as a Roving Commissioning Editor building a new medieval list before IBT was acquired by Bloomsbury. At that point she took up twin commissioning roles back at Exeter, and at Arc Humanities Press, the academic premodern studies publisher with a global outlook. Arc has just celebrated its tenth anniversary. As of 2025 she works fulltime for Arc Humanities Press as their Director of Acquisitions.
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