By: Megan Finlan ’21, co-editor in chief 

Students in this semester’s editing class are taking their newly acquired skills to the publishing world as they partner with an independent publishing company. 

With the goal of finding a more meaningful project for her editing class, Terri Rosenberg, assistant professor of English, sought after a publishing company willing to work with her students. After reaching out to numerous companies, Rosenberg struck gold with GenZ Publishing. 

“With so many workplaces transitioning to remote work, I thought, just maybe, I could find a publisher willing to work with me,” Rosenberg said. “Luckily, I found GenZ. I sent an email, and they replied eager to assist.” 

GenZ is an indie publisher that works primarily with emerging and underrepresented authors. It is also known for its hands-on internships in various areas of the publishing industry. The company publishes a wide range of fiction and nonfiction including cookbooks, memoirs, poetry and romance.  

This semester, students in Rosenberg’s class will split into two groups to edit a memoir and a historical fantasy provided by GenZ.  

“I’m honestly extremely excited to work with GenZ this semester,” Khalil Brim, senior English major, said. “Due to my background as a writer and having worked with many editors on my own work, it’s interesting to sit on the other side of the table. Now, I’m truly able to not only improve my own editing skills, but also ensure that future editors working on my work are doing it justice.” 

By working with GenZ, students in the class will have the opportunity to instantly apply their knowledge of editing and copyediting as they experience it in their coursework.  

“By the end of the semester, students will have gained skills they can use in any career, but they will have also determined if copyediting is a path they would like to continue to explore,” Rosenberg said.  

Both manuscripts edited in the class are set to complete the publishing process and be released in 2022.