Polly Silk

Polly Silk is a Senior Lecturer in Publishing and MA Publishing Media Subject Coordinator at the School of Arts, Oxford Brookes University. She specializes in international publishing and rights management, drawing on over a decade of experience in rights sales and children’s/educational publishing, including a role as Acting Head of Rights at Oxford University Press.

• Recipient of the 2023 Brookes Union Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching for Employability
• Teaches across undergraduate, postgraduate, and distance learning programs, including modules on the Book Publishing Industry, International Publishing, and Editorial Management
• Active member of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing (OICP)

Her research interests focus on global publishing dynamics, rights strategies, and the intersection of editorial and international market trends. Polly emphasizes a worldwide perspective in her pedagogy, informed by her own experience as an MA Publishing graduate from Brookes.

Scientific Awards:

• Outstanding Teaching for Employability Award (2023, Brookes Union Teaching Awards)

Teaching and Supervision: Polly teaches both on-campus and distance learning courses, including the MA in Publishing, MA in Publishing (Distance Learning), and BA (Hons) in Media, Journalism, and Publishing, with modules centered on international rights and editorial frameworks.