We do not accept technical manuals or books of purely academic interest, such as. Choose the editor most appropriate for the subject of your work. In this post i answer all these questions and more. Founded in 1905, princeton university press is a nonprofit publisher with close connections to princeton university. In this document you will find detailed instructions on formatting your manuscript correctly, bibliographic and indexing information, relevant materials to submit with your final manuscript, and copy editing and proofing. The reality of writing a good book proposal the chronicle. If an acquisitions editor responds with a request for a book proposal, please follow the proposal guidelines below. If you would like to suggest a book that might be reprinted in a paperback edition, please send your proposal to the appropriate acquisitions editor.
Should you your topic fall within these areas, kindly complete a new book proposal form pdf and email to the appropriate acquisitions editor, along with your current curriculum vitae. Princeton university press also offers more specific guidelines. Join us for a publishing seminar with editors from princeton university presss humanities, social science, and science publishing teams for an indepth overview of the book publishing process including. The university of north carolina press 116 south boundary street chapel hill, nc 275143808. Author hub how to submit a book proposal 24 cambridge university press is always pleased to consider new proposals for print andor digital projects in all the major areas in which we publish. Please submit your full proposal through our online submission form, which will direct your proposal to the appropriate editor. Prospective authors submit a book proposal thank you for your interest in publishing with princeton university press, where we welcome proposals for new books in a wide range of disciplines. Please use this page to find a complete list of our editors, the fields they sponsor. No cv, no book proposal, no sample chapters, no journal articles. Sean fraga princeton writing program princeton university.
The press brings influential voices and ideas to the world stage through their academic scholarship, advancing the frontiers of scholarly knowledge and promoting the human conversation. Postal service or other mail carrier, please include a selfaddressed stamped envelope and send to. Oct 23, 2018 ready to prepare your first academic book proposal, but confused about where to start. Princeton architectural press welcomes book proposals for general and. Learn about our textbooks, our common reading program, or request an exam or desk copy for your. Book proposal guidelines edinburgh university press. Mar 06, 2014 10 point guide to dodging publishing pitfalls. How to submit a proposal princeton university press. Submission guidelines johns hopkins university press books. He joined princeton university in 1993 to help build an interdisciplinary imaging and analysis program, which has now become a worldleading materials characterization center at princeton. Indiana university press welcomes submissions in our fields of publication. Submission guidelines princeton architectural press.
Please send your query to the appropriate acquisitions editor see below. Cambridge university press publishes academic books in 29 subject areas spanning the humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine. What follows is a brief description of what the editors in the higher education department might expect of a proposal for a new textbook and how they will consider it for publication. The university press of kansas welcomes proposals via email, but not attached partial or complete manuscripts. Getting published by a university press perspectives on. How dead ideas still walk among us princeton, has been translated into eight languages. Book proposal guidelines university of california press. Thank you for your interest in publishing with princeton university press, where we welcome proposals for new books in a wide range of. The length of the grant will depend on the applicants research proposal, but is ordinarily up to one month. Learn about our textbooks, our common reading program, or request an exam or desk copy for your course. Slavery and angloamerican abolitionism in the age of emancipation forthcoming, university of pennsylvania press, explores the role of afrobrazilians in shaping the history of abolition in the atlantic world. Submitting a textbook proposal to oxford university press guidelines for authors we are very pleased that you are considering writing for oxford university press. If you have further questions, consult your acquisitions editors assistant.
Feb 26, 2020 princeton university press asian studies catalog. For all the guidelines and instructions an author needs to prepare a manuscript and any accompanying artwork for editing and production at yale university press, see the links below. Yale university press editors yale university press. You can learn more about our publishing programs across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences by clicking on individual editors photos below. For prospective authors university of north carolina press. In 2003, yao accepted a continuing appointment from the dean of the faculty as a senior research scholar rank of full professor at princeton university. An ideal book proposal by william frucht, executive editor, yale university press ive always considered the ideal book proposal to consist of four elements. If you would like to submit a book proposal or a manuscript to yale university press, please send it, along with the following information, by mail or email to only one editor. Oxford university press is a department of the university of oxford.
Princeton university press publishing seminar for graduate. Tickets will be released first to the princeton university students, faculty and staff pu id holders, and then remaining tickets will be distributed to the general public a few days later. A guide for scholars and anyone else serious about serious books, third edition university of chicago press, 2016. Sean fraga studies historical connections between technology, mobility, the environment, and social change, especially in the north american west and pacific world. Join us for a publishing seminar with editors from princeton university press s humanities, social science, and science publishing programs for an indepth overview of the book publishing process from how to write a proposal, to choosing a publisher, to what to expect in the process, as well as starting a career at an academic press.
Thank you for your interest in publishing with princeton university press, where we welcome proposals for new books in a wide range of disciplines. Princeton university press is not responsible for any lost or misdirected manuscripts, photos, or artwork, so please. Writing and submitting an academic book proposal can seem like a daunting task. Please choose your subject below to find commissioning editors publishing in your area of study. Advice from an experienced book editor and literary agent on how to write a proposal and a manuscript that will appeal to editors at trade publishing houses as well as at university presses. May 01, 2002 my purpose here is to provide some basic and practical information about the process of getting published by a university press. Manuscript preparation guidelines yale university press. A clearly written proposal enables us to best determine whether your book is suitable for.
Proposal guidelines a clearly written proposal enables us to best determine whether your book is suitable for our publishing program. Proposal guidelines harvard university press publishes thoughtful books for both scholars and educated general readers in history, philosophy, literature, classics, religion, law, economics, public policy, physical and life sciences, technology, history of science, behavioral sciences, and education, along with reference works in a wide range of fields. Please bear in mind your proposal may be read at various points by a wide selection of people at the press beyond the subject area editor, including marketing, sales, publicity, foreign rights, and production. We are fortunate to have such a well regarded and communityminded press just up the road from the library. He is currently writing a book, under contract with yale university press, about how americans interested in trade with asia remodeled puget sound around steampowered railroad and shipping connections. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Unsure about what should be in an academic book proposal or what information academic book proposals usually contain. Harvard university press publishes thoughtful books for both scholars and educated general readers in history, philosophy, literature, classics, religion, law, economics, public policy, physical and life sciences, technology, history of science, behavioral sciences, and education, along with reference works in a wide range of fields. A guide for scholars and anyone else serious about serious books, third edition, william germano is published by university of chicago press. Thank you for your interest in oxford university press.
Princeton university press brings scholarly ideas to the world. Clearly written proposals best enable us to determine whether books are suitable matches with our publishing program. Thank you for your interest in syracuse university press. You can consider this a draft preface, except that you should avoid the tiresome practice of taking the reader through a chapterbychapter description. If you would like information on how to submit a book proposal, you can read our guide here. Jul 29, 2010 just to add a quick hopefully relevant note here, considering the name of the publisher responsible for this blog i did in fact submit what could be termed a more experimental or even slightly radical proposal for a series of readers to oxford university press a few years ago. Princeton university press is not responsible for any lost or misdirected manuscripts, photos, or artwork, so please do not send originals unless specifically requested.
I admire the ambition and willingness to experiment, a. A book about book proposals manuscript works newsletter. Because of the volume of submissions received, we regret that we cannot confirm receipt of your submission. Princeton university press publishing seminar graduate school. A clearly written proposal enables us to best determine whether your. Penn state university press 820 north university drive university support building 1, suite c university park, pa 168021003. Perhaps the most ambitious attempt to rethink democracy and markets since milton friedman. My advice would be to submit a book proposal to a press that is. Authors wishing to present a proposal should write to the editorial department with a brief prospectus, including a description of the work. If you wish to present a book proposal, please write to one of our acquisitions editors, by post or email, sending a letter of introduction, curriculum vitae, table of contents, and a prospectus. Your proposal should contain the following elements. This is an overview of the manuscript editorial process at the press.
This month princeton university press pup is in the spotlight. Library research grants princeton university library. Ive signed a contract with princeton university press, which is a dream press for me. If you do not have a book under contract with the press and wish to submit a proposal for consideration, please see. What university presses should i submit proposals to. Find guidelines for submitting your manuscript and explore ways to promote your work. To extend our community outreach, the library partners with many municipal, nonprofit and business organizations that make princeton such an extraordinary town. This particular overview is aimed at firsttime authors, but it should be useful also to experienced authors, both as writers and as mentors. While uc press editors prefer electronic submissions, you may send hard copy proposals to editors name at the uc press mailing address. Do not email proposals or inquiry emails to editors, as they will not be considered. Owing to the volume of submissions we receive, it is the policy of the press not to return proposals or manuscriptsincluding those submitted with a selfaddressed stamped envelopenor do we retain such material at the press. Email your book proposal as a word document, together with your sample material, to the commissioning editor for your subject. Yale university press welcomes book proposals and manuscript submissions.
Princeton architectural press welcomes book proposals for general and professional audiences in the following categories. We will contact you as soon as we have had a chance to thoroughly examine your manuscript proposal. We welcome proposals for textbooks, monographs, and popular books. Meet our editors and find stepbystep instructions for how to submit a book proposal.
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