Get Published, Task 5: Negotiate Your Author Rights

When your submission is accepted for publication, there are two things to do right away: 1) Celebrate! 2) Negotiate your rights as the author.  Task 5 will help you work with your publisher to retain your author rights. The guide will explain why this is important and will provide specific instructions (and a sample form) for adding a copyright addendum to your contract.

http://researchguides.wcu.edu/getpublished/authorrights

New Books & Films, February 2016

Check out our new books page. Browse through the carousel of leisure reading books or scan the lists of all new books, new films and videos, and new audio and CDs.

New Books at Hunter Library, February 2016

Edible Books Contest April 16

Culinary creations inspired by books will be admired, judged and then eaten during the annual edible book contest to be held Thursday, April 16, at Hunter Library.

Any entry that relates to a book or book title and can be eaten is welcome in the competition. The dishes will be on display on the library’s main floor while the competition is underway.

WCU students, faculty and staff members and other visitors to the library on the day of the contest will cast ballots to choose the winners. Categories include best visual, most edibly appealing, most creative and people’s choice. The person whose entry gets the most votes overall will receive a $20 gift certificate to City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.


Entries in the competition should be brought to the library before 10 a.m. April 16. Voting will take place until shortly after 2 p.m., when the dishes will be served.

In past years, the edible books contest has drawn entries ranging from pies and cakes to vegetables dishes and fruit salads. Last year’s winner was a giant chocolate chip cookie resembling the monsters in “Where the Wild Things Are,” the children’s classic by Maurice Sendak.

The contest is one of several events planned at Hunter Library to commemorate National Library Week April 13-18. Library staff members have installed a display tree of favorite books near the library entrance and invite visitors to add a book-themed ornament of their own. The library also is hosting a food drive for Jackson County’s Community Table during April.

For more information about the edible books contest, contact Shirley Finegan at 227-3402 or sfinegan@wcu.edu.