TAA eNewsletter

eNewsletter
November 28, 2011

Reserve your spot in the TAA-NCFDD Pilot Program

TAA is offering members an opportunity to purchase an annual membership in the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity for a special rate of $50.

The program starts January 1, 2012.

To reserve your spot in the program, please e-mail TextandAcademicAuthors@taaonline.net

by December 1.

New Podcast!

Listen to a podcast of the TAA audio conference, Five Key Strategies to Boost Writing Power & Productivity, presented by Dannelle Stevens.

Williams awarded $1,000 TAA Publication Grant

Gregory Williams, an assistant professor and director of graduate studies in the department of History of Art and Architecture at Boston University, has been awarded a $1,000 TAA Publication Grant.

The grant will help cover costs incurred in the publication of his book, Permission to Laugh: Humor and Politics in Contemporary German Art, which will be published by the University of Chicago Press in Spring 2012.

Learn how you can apply for a TAA Publication Grant

Saylor Foundation offering $20,000 to college textbook authors

The Saylor Foundation is offering $20,000 to college textbook authors willing to openly license their textbooks under a Creative Commons license as part of its Open Textbook Challenge.

More

Network with other members on TAA listservs

Network with your fellow members, ask questions, and share your expertise on the TAA Textbook Authoring Listserv and/or Academic Authoring Listserv.

Subscribe to the Textbook Authoring Listserv by sending an email to TAATextbookAuthoring-on@mail-list.com No subject line and nothing in the message field.

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After you are subscribed to the Textbook Authoring Listserv, send messages to TAATextbookAuthoring@mail-list.com

After you are subscribed to the Academic Authoring Listserv, send messages to TAAAcademicAuthoring@mail-list.com

Read the archives for both Listservs: www.taaonline.net/membersonly/listservs

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In This Issue

Registration now open: Register early & receive two free books!

Reserve your spot in the TAA-NCFDD Pilot Program

New Podcast! Five Key Strategies to Boost Writing Power & Productivity

Saylor Foundation offering $20,000 to college textbook publishers

Network with other members on TAA listservs

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Join TAA

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Audio Conferences & Podcasts

Publication Grants

Workshops

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Listen to interviews with industry experts

Go to TAA's blogtalkradio page, www.blogtalkradio.com/textacademicpodcast, and listen to 30-minute interviews with industry experts (15-min content, 15-min Q&A).

These episodes are open to members and non-members, so tell your friends!

TAA Podcasts currently available on blogtalkradio:

Boost Your Writing Power & Productivity

Understanding Trademarks & Book Titles

How to Be a Successful Freelance Writer for College Textbook Publishers

An Academic's Introduction to Trade Book Authorship

State of the Textbook Indexing World

How Recent Changes in the Textbook Publishing Industry Could Affect Authors

Worst Legal Mistakes a Textbook or Academic Author Can Make

'Professional Nag' Shares Creative Tricks, Tools & Techniques to Get Motivated

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