HOW TO CONVERT A PhD THESIS INTO A BOOK

The Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association of South Africa (ANFASA) will be presenting a workshop on:

HOW TO CONVERT A PhD THESIS INTO A BOOK

This workshop is tailored for academics who are interested in seeing their thesis leave the university library shelves and reach out to a wider audience, but need assistance on how to adapt their work into an accessible and publishable form. Helen Moffett was awarded a PhD in English from the University of Cape Town (UCT), where she has taught regularly for years. She has held fellowships at Princeton University and Mount Holyoke College in the United States. In publishing, Helen was Oxford University Press’s academic editor for four years. She continues to work as a journalist, freelance editor, manuscript assessor, trainer, mentor, researcher and consultant. She will be facilitating this workshop, and will provide the main pointers and the processes involved in the conversion of a thesis into a book.

DATE: 19 AUGUST 2011

TIME: 09:00AM – 13:00PM

VENUE: 221 Waterfront, Upper Level, Victoria Wharf, V&A Waterfront, Breakwater Boulevard, Cape Town

ADMISSION: R50

For more information or to book a seat contact the ANFASA office. Tel: (011) 712 8008 or Email: admin@anfasa.org.za