The Columbia Publishing Course, formerly known as the Radcliffe Publishing Course, is a six-week graduate-level summer course on book, magazine, and digital publishing at

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. Many of the course's graduates have gone on to be editors in the " Big Five" publishing companies. The program is known for its lectures held by industry leaders, many of whom are graduates of the course themselves; and for its two immersive workshop weeks, "Book Week" and "Magazine Week," in which students plan and design their own book

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and magazine brand, respectively. Some student work have gone on to become actual books, including the bestselling ''Lean In: Women, Work and the Will To Lead'' by Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg. It was established in 1947 at

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in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Edith Gratia Stedman, as a training course for women looking to get into publishing. It became co-ed in 1949. In 2000, when Radcliffe was integrated into

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, the program was moved to Pulitzer Hall at the

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in New York City. The Columbia Publishing Course has also offered a four-week sister program in September at Exeter College in Oxford, England since 2016. Shaye Areheart, a former Doubleday editor, has been director of the Columbia Publishing Course since 2013, having been a lecturer for it since 1988. Areheart took over the course after the death of longtime director Lindy Hess, who was known for launching the careers of many editors. Renowned editor

Robert Gottlieb Robert Adams Gottlieb (born April 29, 1931) is an American writer and editor. He has been editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf, and '' The New Yorker''. Early life and education Robert Gottlieb was born to a Jewish family in ...

is shown addressing the course in the 2022 documentary

Turn Every Page ''Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb'' is a 2022 documentary film by Lizzie Gottlieb about the relationship between biographer Robert Caro and his editor, her father Robert Gottlieb. Synopsis The film focuses ...

Notable graduates

* Lee Bourdeaux, Ecco Press *

Christopher Carduff Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

, Wall Street Journal book editor *

David Davidar David Davidar (born 27 September 1958) is an Indian novelist and publisher. He is the author of three published novels, ''The House of Blue Mangoes'' (2002), ''The Solitude of Emperors'' (2007), and ''Ithaca'' (2011). In parallel to his writing ...

, Penguin India *

Morgan Entrekin Morgan Entrekin is the president and publisher of Grove/Atlantic Inc. Books in New York City. He is one of six owners of the publishing company. He is from Nashville, Tennessee. Timeline Entrekin is a graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy, St ...

, publisher of Grove/Atlantic *

Steven Florio Steven T. "Steve" Florio (April 19, 1949 – December 27, 2007) was an American magazine publisher and conglomerateur, was CEO and President of both Conde Nast Publications and ''The New Yorker'', as well as publisher of '' GQ''. Born in Queen ...

, president of Conde Nast Publications *

David M. Granger David M. Granger is an American journalist. He was editor-in-chief of ''Esquire'' Magazine from June 1997 until March 2016. Granger is a literary agent and media consultant working with Aevitas Creative Management. Education Granger has a Master o ...

, editor-in-chief of Esquire *

Jazmine Hughes Jazmine Hughes (born October 25, 1991) is an American writer and editor. She is currently a story editor at '' The New York Times Magazine''. Previously she served as contributing editor of The Hairpin. Her work has also appeared in '' The New Y ...

, New York Times Magazine editor * Madeline McIntosh, CEO of Penguin Random House *

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, author *

Victor Navasky Victor Saul Navasky (born July 5, 1932) is an American journalist, editor and academic. He is publisher emeritus of ''The Nation'' and George T. Delacorte Professor Emeritus of Professional Practice in Magazine Journalism at Columbia University. H ...

, publisher and editor of The Nation *

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, editor-in-chief of Knopf

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