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Literary Magazine Editor Course

What will I learn?

Unlock your potential as a literary magazine editor with our complete course, specially made for English professionals here in The Gambia. We'll start by looking at the best ways to research and plan your magazine, including finding out what topics people like to read about and who your magazine is for. Then, you'll learn how to be a proper editor, making sure everything is clear, makes sense, and has the right style. You'll also learn how to judge different pieces of writing, pick different types of writers, and make sure everything fits with the theme of your magazine. We'll also work on how to design your magazine, using pictures and layouts to grab people's attention. Finally, you'll learn how to properly market your magazine so plenty of people read it and it becomes successful.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online course accessible for life
Certificate compliant with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, without needing internet access

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Learn how to properly understand who you’re writing for, so you can make sure the content of your magazine is exactly what they want.

Get good at editing

making sure everything makes sense, is clear, and has a style that blends well.

Find all kinds of different writers, so your magazine has a rich variety of content.

Design your magazine in a way that makes people want to keep reading.

Build strong marketing plans, so your magazine gets the audience it deserves.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.