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Debbie Williams

Associate Professor in Publishing

School of Journalism, Media and Performance

Greenbank Building, GR303

+44 (0) 1772 89 5796

DJWilliams1@uclan.ac.uk

Subject Areas: Publishing

Debbie Williams is Course Leader for BA and MA Publishing.

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Debbie Williams joined UCLan after many years in the book and publishing industry. Before joining the University she was the Children’s Book Buyer for Waterstones Head Office where she coordinated the buying, event and project management of many important books including Harry Potter.

Debbie established the world’s first and only student-led, student-run publishing house, UCLan Publishing. The publishing house works with communities, authors and contributors from around the globe to produce books for the open market. Project teams have collaborated with the Maasai in Kenya, the Inuit community in Greenland and the Sami people in the Arctic.

Debbie continues to take a lead in the publishing industry and regularly works with industry partners such as HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Egmont, BookTrust and New Writing North to further important research into the impact of reading, particularly in the Early Years.

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Publications

… “Does China present publishing opportunities?” article for China Daily

… “Letters to Africa: A Case Study” ESCalate Bulletin

…“What Will We do Now? Harry Potter and the trauma of the last book” The Telegraph

…“Harry Potter and the Crossover Phenomenon” article in The Observer

Teaching Activities

Course Leader for BA and MA Publishing

External Affiliations and Roles

Chair of the Association for Publishing Education
Board member of Lancaster LitFest

Conferences

London Book Fair speaker
Bologna Children’s Book Fair speaker

Memberships

Chair of the Association for Publishing Education
Member of the Publishers Association

Research

Currently working with industry partners including Egmont and Nielsen Bookscan to examine the impact of children reading for pleasure on academic attainment and success.