Anthology Design Lab

In this course, we are going to cover how to research, source, create, publish, and sell Anthology Books!

There are 4 sessions in this training:

1. Session 1: Research, Styles, Niches & More!
   • The key differences between standard books and anthology books.
   • Themes specific to anthology books.
   • What’s trending?
   • What to include inside your anthology book.
   • Basic anthology book structure…
2. Session 2: Plan Your Anthology!
   • How to attract the perfect authors.
   • What to include in your Author Application.
   • Author management tricks, tips and solutions.
   • The easiest methods to find quality authors.
   • How to budget your anthology’s publication.
3. Session 3: Compile & Publish Your Anthology!
   • Publishing models…specific for anthology books.
     • Pay to Play
     • Pay the authors
     • Contracts
   • The publishing process, step-by-step.
4. Session 4: Set Up & Market Your Anthology!
   • Anthology project setup…DEMO.
   • How to handle author copies.
   • Promote Your Anthology: 101.
   • How to plan your Launch Party.
   • Crowd-funding basics…and why you might want it.
   • And, yep… a lot more!
5. Bonus Sesssion: Creating the Book Cover! (demo)