Writing and publishing fields focus on the process of creating and disseminating content to a specific constituency or audience. Writing can be broken into four main subcategories: creative writing, technical writing, editing, and journalism. Publishing can be divided into four main subcategories: newspaper and periodical publishing, book publishing, online publishing, and independent publishing (such as self-publishing).
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Designing your major
Your major may be indirectly or directly related to your career choice, and it’s only one of many pieces to finding a good career fit. There are many majors that are related to writing and publishing here at IUB.
Learn about careers in the field
- Arts Administrator
- Communications Teacher, Postsecondary
- Content Marketing Manager
- Content Strategist
- Copywriter
- Court Reporter & Simultaneous Captioners
- Digital Publishing Specialist
- Editor
- Grant Writer
- Journalist
- Language and Literature Teacher, Postsecondary
- Literary Agent
- Medical Writer
- Public Relations Specialist
- Publishing Coordinator
- Technical Writer
- Writer/Author
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Learn through experience
Join a student organization
Student organizations can help us clarify our interests and build experience. Here are a few ideas of organizations in this area:
- Bookmarked
- Indiana Daily Student
- IU Books and Beyond
- Lifewriting Club
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists at Indiana University
- News-Decoder at Indiana University
- Online News Association at Indiana University
- Publishing and Editing Club
- Read to Succeed
- Society for Professional Journalists at Indiana University
- Writers Place
Volunteer Opportunities
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Keep exploring
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