HKS Communications Program
The HKS Communications Program offers courses, workshops, guides and other learning opportunities for HKS affiliates on writing topics. Writing consultations are also available for HKS affiliates and can be booked by contacting the writing consultants directly. Their contact information is listed on the website.
Harvard Academic Center
The Harvard Academic Center offers workshops on the writing process, peer tutoring and academic coaches. HKS students are eligible to attend these workshops. Workshops are listed in this calendar.
Harvard Library Books & Journals on Writing & Publishing
Handbook for Academic Authors by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9780521194983Publication Date: 2009The book includes detailed advice on how to write and publish articles, scholarly monographs, also textbooks, anthologies, multi-author books, and trade books.
The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing by Call Number: Online Access & Check for Print Copies in HOLLISISBN: 9780470393352Publication Date: 2011This handbook covers how to develop writing skills by offering guidance on becoming an excellent manuscript reviewer and outlining what makes a good review, and includes advice on follow-through with editors, rejection, and rewrites and re-submittals.
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks by Call Number: Online Access & HKS Library Z471 .B45 2019ISBN: 9780226499918Publication Date: 2019For the past decade, this guide has been the go-to source for those creating articles for peer-reviewed journals.
Writing Feature Articles by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9780240516912Publication Date: 2005Focus on research and writing of successful of feature articles for online and print publications.
Storycraft by Call Number: Lamont Library, PN3377.5.R45 H37 2011ISBN: 9780226318141Publication Date: 2011A definitive guide to the methods and mechanics of crafting narrative nonfiction. With examples that draw from magazine essays, book-length nonfiction narratives, documentaries, and radio programs.
The Business of Being a Writer by Call Number: HKS Library, PN161 F744ISBN: 9780226393162Publication Date: 2018Writers will gain a comprehensive picture of how the publishing world works--from queries and agents to blogging and advertising--and will learn how they can best position themselves for success over the long term. Author, Jane Friedman, has more than twenty years of experience in the publishing industry, with an emphasis on digital media strategy for authors and publishers.
Public Policy Writing That Matters by Call Number: HKS JF1525.C59 C35 2017 and Widener Off siteISBN: 9781421422268Publication Date: 2017-04-01Chrisinger teaches readers to craft concise, story-driven pieces that exceed the stylistic requirements and limitations of traditional policy writing. He offers a step-by-step guide for anyone interested in planning, organizing, developing, writing, and revising accessible public policy. From the most effective use of data visualization, the best way to write a sentence, and the ideal moment to add a compelling anecdote to advice on using facts to strengthen an argument, this little book, inspired by Strunk & White's classic style guide, will allow anyone crafting public policy to make a bigger impact
Writing Public Policy by Call Number: HKS Library and Other Harvard LibrariesISBN: 9780199388578Publication Date: 2015
- Journal of Scholarly Publishing (Harvard Login)Written for the scholarly writing community audience. Some articles suggest ways to get effectively published in books and journals, while others address such topics as editorial and publishing policy, computer applications, electronic publishing, effective marketing and business management.
- Publishing Research Quarterly (Harvard Login)This journal covers trade and textbook publishing, as well as scholarly journals and books.