How do book series get started? Can a would-be series editor approach a press?
The easy part is the latter question: Yes, please do. We all want to hear abou...
Most university presses publish for both trade and academic markets. Many also specialize in regional trade publishing for their given geographic locations. The...
A book subvention is funding provided to the publisher to facilitate the publication of a book.
Authors are not required to have a subvention in order to hav...
Most editors prefer you to have in mind a serious book idea that you have taken the time to think about and develop. Each press will also have advice to potenti...
Send the editor an e-mail with a description of your book idea! If you're not sure which editor to contact, check the publisher’s website—most university presse...
Many presses have instructions online for what to include in a proposal, and some ask that proposals be submitted using an online-submission portal, so it would...
