Best Content Writing, Editing Course Online & Offline in Delhi
Name of the Course: The Sanjeevana Certificate Course In Editing for Publishing
Mode of Learning: Hybrid – Offline and Online
Visiting Faculty with Decades of Industry Experience
Preeta Priyamvada
Preeta Priyamvada is an independent editor. She edits academic books, trade books (fiction as well as
non-fiction), journal articles and project reports of non-governmental organisations. She has about 20
years of experience of working with publishing companies. Her last assignment was with Pearson, as
Managing Editor—Development, for Higher Ed. Social Sciences, and Academic and Trade.
Earlier in her career, she had worked with Durgadas Publications, Thomson Digital, and Britannica Encyclopaedia. These organisations gave her an opportunity to work on a wide spectrum of products ranging from magazines, journals, encyclopaedia to higher education textbooks, coffee table books and trade books. Before she got into publishing, where she found her true calling, she had a stint with advertising, event management, as well as teaching.
More information can be found on her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/preeta-priyamvada-95b7a217/
Ritika Sharma
RITIKA SHARMA is a full-time freelance editor (STM, STEM, and Management). Before moving into the publishing industry, she was working as a Nanotechnologist at IIT Delhi. Her love for reading books motivated her to join the publishing industry. She has ten years’ experience in the publishing field and has worked with MBD group, Wiley and Oxford University Press and most recently, the Aptara Corporation; where she got the opportunity to work for several projects, such as Wiley-VCH, Portland Press, Pearson, Reaxys (Elsevier), ACS, Wolters Kluwer, Jaypee, OUP-MNR, OUP-NAR, OUP-GJI, Elsevier, Tata McGraw Hill, Emerald, and FSG.
Ritika is also a member of EASE (The European Association of Science Editors). She can be reached on LinkedIn (https://in.linkedin.com/in/ritika-sharma-270851110) and at rits.3001@gmail.com.
Robina Gagerna
ROBINA GAGERNA did her postgraduation in International Relations and an MPhil in Latin American studies before earning a Diploma from the renowned Times School of Journalism. She worked with The Times of India, New Delhi for over thirty years and her last assignment was with the West UP-Doon edition as Assistant News Editor. Her three decades of work experience includes Editing, rewriting and proofreading copy and page-making. Her work also entailed checking and removing factual errors from copy; ensuring laws are not violated; making value additions and adding background to copy when required. She was also responsible for coordinating with reporters on how to pitch a story to get maximum attention, choosing photos, giving captions and using graphics, blurbs and quote boxes to enhance a story.
The wide range of issues she dealt with in hard news and features related to politics, crime, social and civic matters, health, education, government policies, environment, cane and agriculture, wildlife and forests, tourism and religious issues.
Saloni Mittal
SALONI MITAL is Managing Editor, Penguin Random House India, with more than 12 years of experience in editing books, and writing and editing reports and features for newspapers. In her role she has edited and sent more than 250 books to press, and edited reports, columns and features, and written news stories for two major national dailies—Mint Lounge and The New Indian Express. She was awarded the prestigious Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship and Karmaveer Chakra 2014–15 for the stories she reported and wrote for The New Indian Express. This is a civilian honour given by the Indian Confederation of NGOs (iCONGO) in partnership with the United Nations (UN). She has conducted numerous workshops on writing and editing. The most recent being an editing workshop at Jesus and Mary College, Delhi, and a writing workshop at NITI Aayog.
Yateendra Joshi
YATEENDRA JOSHI, Freelance Copyeditor and Trainer, has been editing technical documents for nearly 35 years, a career change he made after working for a decade as a scientist with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (1978–88). He was with TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) in New Delhi for 15 years, moved to Pune to work with WISE (World Institute of Sustainable Energy) in 2005, and has been freelancing since 2007, dividing his time between freelance copy-editing and teaching.
Yateen has conducted training programmes and delivered webinars at several of India’s premier institutions including the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; the IITs (Mumbai, Delhi, Kanpur); and National Chemical Laboratory, Pune.
Yateen is one of the only 30 editors worldwide (and so far the only one from India) recognized as master editors by BELS, the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences, USA. He is a member of the council of EASE, the European Association of Science Editors, and heads its training committee. He is also a member of the editorial board of Information Design Journal.
The Sanjeevana Certificate Course In Editing for Publishing
Introduction
Editing is a skill that involves taking raw text or data and converting it into a readable and coherent book or document that can be published and read. This skill requires a good grounding in the language and communicative competence that makes you sensitive to the needs and expectations of the readers, as well as integrity with the intention of the original writer of the text. You, as editor, serve as the bridge between writer and reader and enable the former to connect with the latter, so that meaning is shared and conveyed accurately and interestingly.
The Sanjeevana Course
At Sanjeevana, we have put together a specially curated editing course for you, that will equip you with the nuts and bolts of the whole process and also give you the necessary skills to either work for a newspaper or magazine or a publishing house, freelance as an editor for individuals and organisations, work as a content writer for a corporate house, and, if you are still a student, become proficient at editing your own assignments or even the creative writing you have done and have not had the courage and confidence to submit for publication. You will also get an opportunity to interact with a host of professionals in the field, visit a publishing/media house and also be considered for an internship with a leading publisher.
Since we are certified training providers for this course and the curriculum and the faculty are accredited by the London Academy of Professional Training (LAPT) UK, you can be confident of the high standards of the teaching as well as the global nature of the content you will study over the three months; as well as the international credibility and acceptance of the certificate you will be awarded on successful completion of the course.
The Faculty
As evident from the profiles of the five visiting faculty who are on board to teach this course, they have on the ground experience as well as the knowledge of what all you need to know in order to become a skilled and proficient editor.
The Curriculum
Editing is a globally recognised skill that has a range of competencies associated with it. Here is the list of topics that you will be covering in the 48 hours course that is designed to help you succeed in this ever-growing industry.These topics will also form part of your final assessment.
• Awareness of responsibilities to client, author and readers
• Understanding publishing workflow and production
• Best communication practices
• Ability to collaborate and work in a team
• Respect schedules and commitments
• File and document management
• Citation practices and conventions
• Understand and apply proof reading and mark up comments and corrections
• Awareness of the role of an editor
• Types of publishing material and content
• The jargon and terminology for various types of layouts and images
• Grammar and punctuation conventions and errors
• Needs of the text, the author and the reader
Syllabus Topics
Unit 1: Foundations of Editing for Print Media: 12 Hours (Trainer: Robina Gagerna)
• The salient features of a Newspaper
• Types of News
• A day in the life of a Newspaper Article/Feature
• The role of the Editor
• Fact checking
• Laws and Prohibitions
• Headings, Introductions, Body text, Conclusions, Images, etc.
• From Editing to Page Making
Unit 2: Academic Editing: 20 Hours
(A): Introduction to Academic Writing: 10 Hours (Trainer: Preeta Priyamvada)
• Understanding the Publishing Workflow: types of books: genres and categories, commissioning manuscript, signing contract with author/editor, role of production and design, post-publication promotional activities
•What is scholarly Aacademic editing and how it differs from textbooks and creative non-fiction; with particular reference to monographs, reports, journals, and edited volumes
• Common Iissues while dealing with academic editing
• Developmental, structural and substantive editing – Flow and Structure of Text including preliminary pages, body text and end matter
• Citation Methods and Referencing - author-date system, notes and references system, endnotes vs footnotes, cross-referencing, chronology vs alphabetization
• Style manuals, referencing rules, and house styles: where house style prevails, and where certain rules can be bent for the benefit of the text
•Appropriate use of different levels of headings,block quotes, cross references, tables, figures, graphs, maps, boxes, illustrations, etc., similar words, text for box matter
• Handling multiple projects at a time: Some basics about scheduling, project management, collaboration with team
• Email etiquette to authors, publishers, vendors and peers.
• Research Paper Writing
(B): Academic Writing: 6 Hours (Trainer: Yateendra Joshi)
• Reporting numbers and quantities in text
• Organizing quantitative data into tables
• Handling citations and references
• Using punctuation effectively
• Designing reader-friendly documents
• Becoming a more competent academic writer
(C): Editing Technical Books and Manuals: 4 Hours (Trainer: Ritika Sharma)
Unit 3: Introduction to Publishing and Book Editing: 16 Hours (Trainer: Saloni Mittal)
• The Journey of a Book
• What is Editing and Why It Is Important
• The Five Cs of Editing: An Introduction
• An Introduction to English Grammar
• The Art of Editing
• The Art of Editing: Part 2
• Practice Exercises
• Fonts, Formats and Typesetting: The Process When a Manuscript Becomes a Book
• The Art of Proofing
• Citation Practices and Style Guides
• The Chicago Manual of Style
• References and Bibliography
• Plagiarism
• Dos and Don’t’s
Best Course in Editing for Publishing in Delhi
If you want to start a career in the publishing industry, or if you're already in the industry and want to improve your skills, Sanjeevana Institute's Certificate Course in Editing for Publishing is the best course in editing for publishing in Delhi. Our in-depth course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge you'll need to succeed in the fast-paced world of publishing.
We, at Sanjeevana Institute understand that editing is an important part of the publishing process. That's why we’ve designed our course to cover everything from copy editing to developmental editing. Our knowledgeable instructors will walk you through the entire editing process, teaching you how to spot and correct common errors, how to develop a clear and concise writing style, and how to collaborate effectively with authors and publishers. Our course is flexible, and is being offered in hybrid mode, allowing you to learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. We have a schedule that will work for you, whether you are a full-time student or a working professional. We provide both in-person and online classes, so you can select the format that best suits your needs.
We offer a variety of workshops and masterclasses for more advanced editors in addition to our comprehensive course on editing for publishing. These classes cover a wide range of topics, from advanced editing techniques to current publishing industry trends. We have workshops that will inspire and challenge you, whether you want to improve your skills or learn something new. We, at Sanjeevana are passionate about editing, and we are committed to sharing that passion with our students. We believe that editing is a way of life, not just a skill, and we are committed to helping our students become the best editors they can be. Our course will give you the practical skills and knowledge you need to succeed in a competitive environment.
We take pride in giving each and every student individual attention. Our instructors are experienced editors who are dedicated to helping you succeed and are passionate about the craft of editing. You'll get individual feedback on your work and the chance to network with other industry professionals. If you're looking for the best publishing editing course in Delhi, look no further than Sanjeevana. Our comprehensive course, flexible schedule, and knowledgeable instructors make us an excellent choice for both aspiring and experienced editors. Join us today and take the first step towards a successful publishing career!