Polly Silk
Senior Lecturer in Publishing and MA Publishing Media Subject Coordinator
School of Arts
Role
Polly has over a decade of experience in rights sales and children’s and educational publishing, most recently working as Acting Head of Rights at Oxford University Press. Her teaching across undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning courses focuses on international publishing and rights management.
A Brookes Publishing MA alumna herself, she is passionate about helping students approach their studies from a truly global perspective. Polly was the recipient of the 'Outstanding Teaching for Employability' award at the 2023 Brookes Union Teaching Awards.
Teaching and supervision
Courses
- Publishing Media (MA, PGDip, PGCert)
- Media, Journalism and Publishing (BA (Hons))
- Publishing (distance learning) (MA, PGDip, PGCert)
Modules taught
Undergraduate Teaching:
- The Book Publishing Industry
- International Publishing
- Work Experience
Postgraduate Teaching:
- International Rights
- Editorial Management
- International Management of Publishing and Rights (via Distance Learning)