Maryam Abdulatif ALMatooq
My ambition is to be a publisher in the educational sector of publishing and I feel that my experience as an English teacher in a primary school (in Kuwait) for a year and a half before taking this course will support my interest in this area. By studying in Britain and gaining a qualification in MA publishing my experience will be broader. I have learned a lot about the differences between practices in each country, for example learning how magazines, books, textbooks and other different kinds of publications follow different rules and different styles. Now I am looking forward to the most interesting experience which will be the placement, I believe that working in a foreign country will be very useful.

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Zoe Sadler
As I have completed a previous degree in illustration my ambition is to work as a designer within a design/production department of a publishing company. I would prefer to work on highly visual and illustrative books.

I have a passion for illustration, animation and children's picture books. In my spare time, out of pure enjoyment, I work on my own personal illustration work. The majority of my work is concentrated on children's illustration and narrative.

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Xiaopeng Wei
As a child reading was my favorite hobby and I enjoyed the fun which reading brought to me. After my first degree in advertising and marketing communication, I decided that I would like a career in publishing and joined the MA Publishing at the University of Plymouth. My ambition is to find a post involved with marketing in publishing, either in Great Britain or China.

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Joe Brown
Eventually I hope to be a commissioning editor. My primary interest is editorial although I am equally enthusiastic about production and design. My background is in contemporary literary fiction and poetry but it is essentially publishing that I am passionate about. I am flexible about where I begin my publishing career and would be just as happy joining an STM or academic publishing house as I would be to join a trade publisher.

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Giles Wood
After completion of the course I would like to combine my interest in design, photography and page layout to begin employment in the consumer magazine industry, specifically in design or production sections of music magazines. My previous degree in Film and Television Studies, along with numerous work experience placements, has given me a firm grasp on what skills are needed to succeed. I am currently developing my knowledge of Flash-based web design and increasing my portfolio of black and white digital photography which I aim to incorporate into future website projects.

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Lucie Carter
I am hoping to enter into the editorial side of the publishing industry, initially as an editorial assistant. Through my studies and work experience in editing and managing text I feel that I would ultimately achieve the position of managing editor. Before this course I lived in Japan for five years teaching English as a foreign language and also travelled extensively during this time and would like to combine these experiences with publishing by either going into the travel or EFL publishing areas. From these experiences I have also developed a keen interest in images and photography and would consider alternatively pursuing a picture editing position.

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Madeline Toy
I have always been a keen reader and have loved books since I was young and so decided to further this by completing a postgraduate course in publishing. Through the linguistics side of my undergraduate degree I also became interested in language analysis and editing texts. I have since become drawn to the editorial and marketing/publicity areas of the publishing world. Through work experience that I have completed, especially my time at the London Book Fair, my enthusiasm for publishing has increased more and more and I am looking forward to beginning my career. I hope to enter the industry in the editorial area of either fiction books or the faster paced world of magazines.

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Kristen Harding
Since the age of ten, my interest in publishing has taken me though yearbooks, newspapers, magazines and personal projects. These experiences have shaped my interest of entering into the publishing industry working on layout design and project management. Where possible I would like to combine the interests of my first degree in Communication Studies and Social Justice with the added skills of a Publishing and Editing Degree, to enter into the magazine layout design or the not for profit sector working on advertising and marketing packages.

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Hui-Chieh Huang
I have always been interested in visual design and I think there are many prospects in this area, especially in magazine publishing. I am interested in working on magazine layout design but working in production also appeals to me. Furthermore, being an international student, I am aiming to gain experience in a magazine publisher, who also sells issues in Taiwan. With this opportunity I will be able to look into how magazine publishers run their business abroad, with the viewpoint focused on visual design.

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Charlotte Mutton
My background is English, and I have recently completed a degree in this. I am eager to progress in the editorial department of publishing.

I do a lot of creative writing in my spare time, so my main area of interest is fiction. I also have an avid interest in films and would be interested in working with media related non-fiction.

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