Gelisim News

Editorial Workshop is waiting for writers

The 60-hour 'Editorial Workshop', which will be opened within the Istanbul Gelisim University Continuing Education Center, will begin training on Saturday, March 2nd. With education given by Author and Editor Developer Mürsel Çavuş it is aimed to blend Turkey's long-established publishing tradition with the dynamics of the digital age.

Editorial Workshop will be held in Istanbul Gelisim University Continuing Education Center on Saturdays. Indicating that the number of books published in Turkey increased with each passing year Writer and Developer Editor Mürsel Çavuş said: “According to data of Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) 58 thousand 27 books published in 2018. Besides newspapers, magazines, blogs, news sites, corporate publications, e-books, audio books, video, almost all professionals produce content for social media. This increases the search for an editor and content producer. Amazon is experiencing improvements in personal publishing with its entrance to Turkey, soon anyone will able to publish books without the need for a publishing company. The need for qualified editor will be increased for this”.
 
“WRITER IS AN ARCHITECT AND EDITOR IS A CIVIL ENGINEER”.

Çavuş emphasizing the importance of education by drawing attention to the increasing editor demand said: “The author of the book is the architect and the editor is the civil engineer. The editor is the person who converts the file to the author's book, to the product. Turkey is a country where there are very good editors and we have a serious publishing tradition. Internet and digitalization brought a new era and new perspectives in publishing. New standards are needed for the dynamics of the new era. In Editorial Workshop we are connecting the deep-rooted tradition of Turkey with dynamic publishing of the day”.
 
"THE PROFESSION OF THE FUTURE WILL BE EDITORSHIP"

Çavuş emphasizing that writing and text have changed a lot added: “While writing has been identified with literary texts, it has become a world existence today. Google systematics based on written texts. Writing 100 years ago was the work of journalists or literaturers. Now everyone needs to write to express himself well and to be his own editor. Editing will be one of the brightest professions of the future. Even could be evaluated as a second career”.

“THEY WILL REALIZE PROFESSION ETHICS”

Stating that the participants will witness the production process of the book, magazine or written materials Çavuş said: “They will understand how to use the language, legal processes, professional ethics. Will be able to learn positioning, career planning, communication strategies in this field, will be able to understand the dynamics of the publishing world, analyze, determine the audience and produce content”.

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION?

Also providing information about who can participate in the training Çavuş, continued his speech as follows:
“Those who want to prepare books or journals, who think about publishing, communication faculty students, especially content producers engaged in social media expertise, corporate communication employees, who like to work with language, who want to work as a career editor can participate. At the end of the training, participants can work in the field of cultural publishing, corporate or individual publishing, produce internet content or be the editor of their own work”.
 
WHICH ISSUES WILL BE PROCESSED?
In the Editorial Workshop issues such as How does the publishing world work? What is happening in the book production stage, from paper-type fonts to printing techniques to printing processes? How do Idea and Copyrights work? How is content produced according to Amazon? How are the magazine and internet editing done? How should the author and editor relations be managed in terms of editorial and organizational relations? What does professional ethics cover? What equipment should the editor have? How should the editor relate to language? How is editing done? What are the duties of the editor in the promotion and distribution of the book? will be processed.
 
ABOUT MÜRSEL ÇAVUŞ
Mürsel Çavuş, who graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Journalism in 1996, has worked in various positions of media for 22 years. She worked as a content consultant, editor, editorial director, and editor-in-chief. Çavuş has been working with Doğan Burda and Turkuvaz Media Group as a copyrighted writer since 2013 and is the developer of book editing and publishing her work on her website.