Education or experience

Hi everyone! I'm looking to make a career shift into publishing. My question is whether focusing on whether experience or further education is going to be more helpful for me at this point in my career. Obviously I do need both but if there's a particular direction to focus in on more, I'd appreciate the advice.

My current education is nearly totally unrelated to this career:

- bachelors degree in social work

- masters degree in public administration

My experience is more closely related but still not close enough to be immediately transferable for most roles:

- 5 yrs in nonprofit development, including copywriting, grant writing, project management, and general marketing

- 6 yrs in marketing and program management in cannabis/tech

Prioritizing getting experience in the publishing industry and developing editing skills through internships, shadowing, entry level jobs, getting my own creative work published, etc. OR prioritizing going back to school and whether an additional masters degree in English/Writing/Publishing or just a certificate is the best course of action.

My current career I would have been far better off gaining experience vs spending tens of thousands on education, and I don't want to make that same mistake again.

Thank you very much!