Academic Non-Fiction

R. Sooryamoorthy is a Professor & Fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and a Research Fellow at the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in STI Policy, Stellenbosch University. He has taught at institutions in India, Canada, and Sweden and is the author or editor of 23 works, including Sociology in South Africa, Independent Africa, Dependent Science, and African Societies: The Changing Sociological Landscape (all with Palgrave).

• Part I: Foundations of Writing Non-fiction.- 1. Nonfiction Horizon.- 2. Fading Boundaries.- 3. It’s About Discipline; And More.- 4. The Gauntlet.- 5. What Subject?.- Part II: Crafting and Developing Content.- 6. Readers First.- 7. Time, Space, Schedule.- 8. On Target.- 9. Tech-Savvy.- 10. Material—Quality Matters.- 11. AI—Bane or Boon?.- Part III: Writing, Refining, and Polishing.- 12. Read, Reflect, Synthesise.- 13.  and Credibility.- 14. Tailoring Data.- 15. Crafting Content.- 16. First and Last, and Titling.- 17. Data-laden Chapters.- 18. Structure, Format.- 19. Refining.- Part IV: From Manuscript to Market.- 20. Reaching Out to a Publisher.- 21. Shaping the Proposal.- 22. Peer Review—Insider Insights.- 23. Reviews In, Responses Out.- 24. In Production.