I have the absolute pleasure to lead a session at this year's Academic Innovation Conference through Gear Up. This blog post is meant as a resource for those that attended my session, but if you find it helpful, great!

Last year, we published a book called Voices of Home.  It was a collection of poetry, short stories, art, and photographs from people who live in Wilkes.  It was definitely a learning experience with self publishing.  Hopefully, what I experienced will be helpful to you in the classroom!

Resources

These are templates that you are welcome to make copies of to start your own project.  I included a few different sizes.  You will find templates for interior pages and the cover page (with specific page counts).  I also included a few templates with pages for notes, calendar, bullet journaling, etc..

Digest (5.5x8.5 in)

Size of my Voices of Home book.  Perfect for short stories and collections
Canva Templates
Interior Pages
Cover Page (100 pages/Perfect Bound). The size of this file will need to change based on how many pages are in your book and the binding you choose.

Pocket Book (4.25x6.875)

Perfect for mini notebooks or planners.
Canva Templates
Interior Pages
Cover Page (50 pages/Perfect Bound). The size of this file will need to change based on how many pages are in your book and the binding you choose.

Square Book (8.5x8.5in)

Perfect for picture books.
Canva Templates
Interior Pages
Cover Page (40 pages/Perfect Bound). The size of this file will need to change based on how many pages are in your book and the binding you choose.

Do you have a specific size you need a basic template for?  Let me know and I'll be happy to help!

Comment your great ideas for student publishing!

*Note: This is not an endorsement to self publish your own work.  Most bookstores will not carry self published work as they are usually not edited and contain errors.  We only self published our book as we have no plans to sell it outside of our own store.  If you are wanting to publish a book, I highly suggest researching the best way to publish your work.