Polly Silk
Senior Lecturer in Publishing
School of Arts
Role
Polly has over a decade of experience in rights sales and children’s and educational publishing, most recently working as Senior Rights Manager at Oxford University Press. Her teaching across undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning courses focuses on international publishing and rights.
A Brookes Publishing MA alumna herself, she is passionate about helping students approach their studies from a truly global perspective. She is also Chair of Oxford Publishing Society (OPuS), where she is actively involved in organising events and networking opportunities for the publishing community in and around Oxford.
Teaching and supervision
Courses
- Digital Publishing (MA, PGDip)
- 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
Postgraduate Teaching:
- International Rights Management