{"id":432,"date":"2023-09-27T08:04:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/graduate\/?page_id=432"},"modified":"2025-07-10T12:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:50:37","slug":"book-development-graduate-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/graduate\/book-development-graduate-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Development Graduate Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Our Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    \n<component\n  is=\"media-context\"\n  class=\"media-context media-context--light \"\n>\n  <div class=\"media-context__inner grid\">\n    <div class=\"media-context__context\">\n          \n<component is=\"context\" class=\"context context--medium context--dark \">\n          <p>If you\u2019ve written the first draft of your book, maybe even a second or third, and agents show interest but ultimately pass. Or if you are a poet but can\u2019t seem to get to first place or publication, this graduate certificate is the perfect program to give your writing the career the support it needs. Our program meets the needs of committed and professional creative writers who have drafted a book-length manuscript and who will benefit from honing their craft while immersed in a community of fellow writers.<\/p>\n\n    <\/component>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"media-context__image\">\n                              <picture>\n      <source media=\"(min-width:768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/BookDev.jpg\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"media-context__img\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/04\/BookDev.jpg\"\n        alt=\"Student reading a book\"\n      \/>\n    <\/picture>\n  \n                  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/component>\n\n\n<p>This special program pairs a writer with an editor from a major publishing house to help take your manuscript to the next level.&nbsp;Past editors have come from Henry Holt, Farrar Straus &amp; Giroux, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Red Hen, Viking, Penguin, and Riverhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.queens.edu\/register\/?id=68b11727-5f90-4942-8207-cd5756c72c6e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Want More Information<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.queens.edu\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Number of credits<\/strong>: 12 credit hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Average completion time<\/strong>: 6 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost per credit<\/strong>: $839 per credit hour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total tuition<\/strong>: $10,068<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flexible program<\/strong>: Online and in-person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book Development I (ENG 701)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book Development II (ENG 702)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Sam-Willingham.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Willingham\" class=\"wp-image-3250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Sam-Willingham.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/graduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/07\/Sam-Willingham-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Samantha Willingham<\/strong><br>Program Coordinator, MFA<br><a href=\"mailto:mfa@queens.edu\">mfa@queens.edu<\/a><br>704-337-2548<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want More Information?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 800px; margin: auto;\"><div id=\"form_68b11727-5f90-4942-8207-cd5756c72c6e\">Loading&#8230;<\/div><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/apply.queens.edu\/register\/?id=68b11727-5f90-4942-8207-cd5756c72c6e&amp;output=embed&amp;div=form_68b11727-5f90-4942-8207-cd5756c72c6e\">\/**\/<\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Our Program This special program pairs a writer with an editor from a major publishing house to help take your manuscript to the next level.&nbsp;Past editors have come from Henry Holt, Farrar Straus &amp; Giroux, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Red Hen, Viking, Penguin, and Riverhead. 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