In 2009 the Centre for the Study for Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR) at the University of Warwick held its first Warwick Manuscript Development (WMD) workshop with nine first-time authors, nine discussants with single-authored book experience, and three publishers (who attended a dinner party). In the sessions the discussants provided their thoughts on a book proposal and introductory chapter from the authors, acting as a reviewer for an established academic press and raising questions of the audience for the book, its market, and what could obviously be improved.

WMD II returns to CSGR this May 10-12 with the following authors:

Rebecca Adler Nissen (University of Copenhagen) - RAN@ifs.ku.dk

Benjamin De Carvalho (NUPI, Oslo) - BDC@nupi.no

Liam Clegg (University of Birmingham) - LXC784@bham.ac.uk

Sandra Destradi (GIGA, Hamburg) - destradi@giga-hamburg.de

Eliza Gaffney (Warwick) - E.J.Gaffney@warwick.ac.uk

Eliza Gaffney (Warwick) - E.J.Gaffney@warwick.ac.uk

Iain Hardie (Edinburgh) - Iain.Hardie@ed.ac.uk

Helen Hawthorne (City University) - h.hawthorne@city.ac.uk

Alexandra Homolar (Frankfurt) - alexhomolar@yahoo.com

Mikko Kuisma (Oxford Brookes) - mkuisma@brookes.ac.uk

Johnna Montgomerie (Manchester) - j.montgomerie@manchester.ac.uk

Owen Parker (Warwick) - o.parker@warwick.ac.uk

Lena Rethel (Southampton) - L.Rethel@soton.ac.uk

Daniela Tavasci (SOAS) - dt28@soas.ac.uk

The Format

Authors have 10 minutes to present, discussants will then have 15 minutes to provide comments. Both should address the following:

·         What is the key conceptual contribution to the field?

·         Who is the audience for this book?

·         Does it speak to multiple scholarly traditions?

·         What alternative approaches could be applied to this project?

·         What problems does the author face with revisions?

·         How can the manuscript improve?

CSGR is covering the accommodation costs for participants for the Monday and Tuesday night, as well as the dinner on the first night. All costs will be covered for the discussants. The event last year was a stimulating ego-free zone that provided first-time authors with a lot of feedback and also provided more senior colleagues with a lot of insight into the business of academic publishing. WMD II promises a repeat of this positive experience.