Most acquisitions editors work their way up to that position. They may start the field as an editorial assistant or a manuscript editor and move up through promotion. Very few advertised positions are available for those without experience.
An acquisitions editor should have a degree (often an advanced degree) in English, creative writing, or the field in which they are an editor. An acquisitions editor for biology books, for example, often has a degree in biology.
This is a list of the average salaries for a number of writing and editing professions. The figures represent typical scales for a mid-sized metropolitan area in the United States. Larger markets tend to pay more and smaller markets tend to pay less. Remember that these are typical salaries for people who are employed by
After our recent comments discussion, I thought it would be a good idea to compile a small, publishing-related glossary, so we agree on our terms. Please note that these definitions are geared toward book publication and our discussion is geared toward the publication of poetry books. Acquisitions Editor: An editor whose job it is to
My recent blog about self-publishing prompted a response from an Acquisitions Editor for a publisher called WinePress Publishing. She wanted to point out that many publishing companies who offer self-publishing do screen manuscripts for quality and do not simply accept anything that comes to them. They do this because they want the work published by
