3–20 July (online)
Limited numbers
$175 full / $125 unwaged or concession / $110 subscriber
10 fully funded places for First Nations and remotely based participants
TSR aims to keep our local independent publishing sector vibrant, diverse, and equitable. But we don’t just do this by publishing issues of our own journal—we want to provide you the resources, knowledge, and experience you need to run your own show, too.
Jumpstart a Journal is a digitally delivered course which equips you to start and run your own journal, zine, or publishing initiative. It can be helpful for those already in the industry, too! Over three weeks, the team at TSR and guest specialists will walk you through all aspects of journal production: from the technical craft of editing to finance, project management, and production. We’ll also discuss the tenets of ethical publishing, healthy author–editor relationships, and legal considerations such as licensing and copyright.
‘The workshop has been such an illuminating, encouraging experience and the care and skill involved in making this happen is really clear…’
‘I’ve learned so much in such a short period of time, and the TSR team are just incredible!’
‘I had a great time! Coming in a bit green, writing is not my world, it was really great to learn about that. I took a lot from the practical side of things….’
You’ll receive three hours of class time each week through Google Classroom video conferencing, including lectures and small group tutorials, a set of reusable take-home resources to support your work into the future, and digital copies of Hills Hoist Volume 3, the journal that we produce together over the course of the workshop. There will be a light homework load in addition to these hours of class time, primarily spent editing works for publication and communicating with your group partners.
The program will take place on weekday evenings, so that it’s convenient for participants all over Australia, with session recordings available to be watched back as well.
To celebrate our 10th year of publishing in 2023, we are providing 10 fully sponsored places on the Jumpstart a Journal program to First Nations and remotely based participants. Get in touch with us at support@thesuburbanreview.com to discuss and register for these sponsored places.
How is the workshop delivered?
Jumpstart a Journal is delivered through the Google Classroom video conferencing and online learning environment, with options for session recordings if you can’t make a meeting, or want to revise. The workshop is limited to 16 participants.
What are the outcomes?
Participants will gain mentored, practical experience editing work for publication, and hear from sector experts around a range of relevant topics including management of small teams and projects, funding options including grants, sales, and community initiatives, printing options, and principles of ethical publishing.
A set of written resources on these topics will be available for you to take home and reuse for your own projects. Participants will each receive a digital copy of the journal produced as the major project of the workshop.
Who should attend?
Jumpstart a Journal is ideal for anyone considering starting or working with an independent journal in any capacity, or in learning more about publishing in Australia. You might be studying publishing or a related field, you might be an emerging editor, designer, or arts worker, a writer or artist looking to expand your skill set, or you could simply be somebody wondering if a project in this area could be for you.
Requirements
- This workshop runs for 3 weeks.
- It involves participation in virtual classrooms twice weekly, as well as some learning material to get through at your own pace.
- Expect to commit 4-6 hours per week for the duration of the workshop. That’s 3 hours of virtual class time and 1-3 hours of homework per week.
- You will be actively editing the work of real writers within the workshop.
- You will be working in groups of 4-6 editors to craft one ‘chapter’ of your journal.
- If you are unable to attend more than 50% of the virtual class, please let us know at any point before or during the workshop and we will refund your ticket price and recommend you book in for a future session of the workshop.
- Unfortunately, with the collaborative, team-based nature of the workshop, we won’t be able to cover all the content with you and would prefer to reschedule you in for a future session.
- You will need to use Google Classroom.
All participants will receive a digital PDF copy of the publication outcome.
When will the workshop take place?
6pm AEST Monday and Thursday evenings 3–20 July, 2023; lecture-style sessions are on Mondays, with interactive group-work sessions on Thursdays.
Management: Monday 3 July (guest speaker/s to be announced), group work Thursday 6 July
Editorial: Monday 10 July (guest speaker/s to be announced), group work Thursday 13 July
Production: Monday 17 July (guest speaker/s to be announced), group work Thursday 20 July
What accessibility options are available?
Captioning is available for all Google Classroom video conference sessions. If you require any other adjustments to make Jumpstart a Journal accessible to you, please get in touch with us at support@thesuburbanreview.com.
Make sure you provide an accurate email address when purchasing your ticket.