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Publishing textbooks in key disciplines of engineering, computer science, business and economics. I have talked to many people who have been reluctant to begin writing their book proposals because they think the entire manuscript needs to be revised, polished, and ready for scrutiny. 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. You can consider this a draft preface, except that you should avoid the tiresome practice of taking the reader through a chapterbychapter description. Name job title address telephone number fax number email address. Editors at various pressespeter momtchiloff, peter ohlin, and lucy randall at oxford university press, stephen latta of broadview press, hilary gaskin of cambridge university press, philip laughlin of mit press, rob tempio of princeton university press, andrew beck and tony bruce. Posted in book proposals and contracts, landing your tenure track job, promote yourself. Ok, having established the necessity of writing a book proposal from early, early stages. The manuscript works book proposal accelerator is an online program that guides academic authors stepbystep through the process of crafting a scholarly book proposal. If you have an idea for a book or online project please contact an appropriate. Keep in mind that even academic publishers expect you to adhere to several basic elements of a book proposal guidelines as follows. A book proposal for an academic press has seven basic components. Guidelines for author submissions oxford university press.

Are authors that write oup philosophy books typically approached first by oup, or. If you are the owner of a journal and are considering an alternative publishing arrangement, oxford journals would be happy to provide information on the service we can offer you. Key focus areas in general books include arts and architecture, wildlife and natural history, culture, media studies and cinema, indian writings in order to submit a book form to oxford university press india. Every work published by oup starts life as a proposal to the delegates of the press, who must accept all works for publication. The oup editor will invite comments on your outline from a number of academic. Submitting a proposal baker academic welcomes book proposals from prospective authors holding relevant academic credentials which usually means a phd or similar degree in the field of the proposed book and a teaching position at a recognized institution of higher learning. Frequently asked questions what is the book proposal accelerator and why is it called that. Effective academic writing 3 oxford university press. Be under no illusions the work is demanding and the rewards, at least in financial terms, are by no means guaranteed. My advice would be to submit a book proposal to a press that is.

If you would like information on how to submit a book proposal, you can read our guide here. Oxford university press is the largest university press in the world, publishing for three primary markets. At princeton, we only take on freelancers who have previously worked on academic books or journals. An introduction or excerpt from your manuscript is not a substitute for a proposal. The online resources include a wide range of textbooklinked exercises like skill based worksheets, lesson plans, question bank with answer key, valuebased questions, unit based assignments, practice worksheets, formative assessment ideas, open textbased assessments. Reasons for writing, proposed length, and amount of illustration. How to submit a professional book proposal guilford is interested in considering professional books from clinicians, researchers, and scholars in psychology, mental health, education, research methods, and geography, plus trade books for the general public in mental health, psychology, and parenting. In which academic departments might your book find a home. It involves blood, sweat and tears, and the experience is most frequently likened to childbirth. Academic presses are much more in tune with academic researchers and their works, and it might be easier to get on board with them instead of pursuing a large publisher. A clearly written, well argued proposal enables an editor to best determine whether or not your proposed book is suitable for the publishing program she oversees.

Sample book proposal appendix b writing successful. Tips for book proposals tips for book proposals a proposal is the most effective method by which to tell a prospective editorpublisher about your work. That said, there are famous examples of unsolicited proposals that went on to become blockbusters the streamline series was an early oup success which arrived unannounced and proved enduringly popular. See also this tipsheet by an oxford university press editor.

Writing a book proposal once you have an idea for a book, the next step is to begin work on a proposal. If you have a publishing idea, and would like to know how to present it to the oxford primary or secondary divisions, please read the guidelines below on how to submit a proposal. These notes are intended to help you put together a detailed outline of your book and to give you an idea of the process that cambridge follows once the proposal has been submitted. Please allow at least 610 weeks for the manuscript proposal evaluation and. At oxford university press we have a clear mission which informs everything we do. Ideas for books are as varied as the books themselves.

Academic book proposal editing for interdisciplinary scholars. We will contact you as soon as we have had a chance to thoroughly examine your manuscript proposal. An ideal book proposal by william frucht, executive editor, yale university press ive always considered the ideal book proposal to consist of four elements. Proposal for a new inclusive designation for extraintestinal pathogenic isolates of escherichia coli. The most important aspect of this onepage description is the argument you will set forth. The purpose of a book proposal is to capture a publishing editors interest so that he or she will agree to publish your book. Oxford university press oup welcomes submissions of book proposals in the. I offer a comprehensive course on book proposals that takes you through the research and writing process in 10 steps agent ted weinstein outlines the necessary parts of a book proposal, and also offers an audio recording of his 90minute workshop on proposals my favorite comprehensive guide on book proposals is how to write a book proposal by. Oxford university press is a department of the university of oxford. Few university presses that i know of will give an advanced contract to a firsttime book author based on an academic book proposal alone.

Here you will find extra resources to help you when using 1 in your class. We are very pleased that you are considering writing for oxford university press. Oup indias school publishing program caters to the needs of all major school boards, and offers blended learning solutions for. If i want my book to be read across disciplines, is it written in a way. The process of getting book deals is completely mysterious to me. Please understand that it can take two months or more to evaluate your book proposal. Oxford university press has donated books that will help educate disadvantaged children in papua new guinea. Guilford press is interested in considering professional books from clinicians, researchers, and scholars in psychology, psychiatry, social work, mental health, school psychology, special education, literacy, research methods, and geography, plus trade books for the general public in mental health, psychology, parenting, and selfhelp.

The academic programme publishes across a range of subjects to reach out to students, teachers, and researchers. Effective academic writing 2nd edition teachers site. While theres no single best way to write and assemble a book proposalit will depend on the category, the author, and the publishers submission guidelinesthe following sections appear in almost every book proposal. We will in future send out a call for special issue proposals on a yearly basis. Their decision as to the successful proposal will be final.

Oup guide for authors and editors oxford reference. Electronic submission is preferred, but paper proposals are acceptable. If you have written or are interested in writing a textbook please send your proposal to highered. Please give a brief account of your present academic interests and position, with a list of any recent book publications and any other information you think might help us. Submitting a book proposal to cambridge university press. Submit book proposal for school education english language teaching publishing for a diverse, layered, and largely multilingual readership, oups adult elt publishing programme focuses on developing quality bilingual content that meets the specific needs of indian learners. Book proposal guidelines edinburgh university press. 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.

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. Proposal submission policy on the academic oxford university press website. May 28, 2015 two weeks ago i put up a post soliciting questions for academic publishers. Submitting a proposal on the academic oxford university press website submitting a proposal oxford university press we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide academic. The fact is that your proposal will get chopped and changed and if you arent willing to make the changes the whole thing might not happen.

Title authors isbn publisher price book blurb contents list. Journals if you would like to discuss transitioning publication of your journals to oup, please contact our journals publishing director, alison denby. Book proposal editing and academic publishing research for interdisciplinary authors in gender and sexuality studies, ethnic studies, and cultural studies. For more information about how to submit a proposal, please refer to our proposal submissions policy. Why should a publisher invest in your book, and why are you the person to write it. If you have aspirations to be an elt author, it pays to know what youre letting yourself in for. In order to submit a book form to oxford university press india, please send a proposal of 510 pages containing a brief description and readership for the volume, a chapter outline, extent, and author details. In fact, academicpress editors rarely ask to see more than one or two sample chapters in addition to your proposal.

This process will usually take from six to eight weeks. Available for ipad and tablets for android via the oxford learners bookshelf app. Then theres the one that got away at least one major publisher failed to see the potential of raymond murphys idea for a. Institutions can buy access codes for their students. If you have any questions about your book proposal, contact the commissioning editor for your subject and well be. Welcome to the effective academic writing 2 nd edition teachers site throughout this teachers site youll find sample materials, and strategic support that will help you and your students take full advantage of effective academic writing. In order to submit a book proposal to oxford university press oup pakistan, please send the following information.

Oup indias school publishing program caters to the needs of all major school boards, and offers blended learning solutions for all subjects. The oup editor will invite comments on your outline from a number of academic advisers teaching in the area. They arise in all sorts of different situations, but generally a book concept is written down into a proposal form. Oxford university press oup welcomes submissions of book proposals in the core areas in which we publish. Instructions for submitting a proposal for a special issue. Please choose your subject below to find commissioning editors publishing in your area of study. Most of our publications deal with pakistan but we do publish a few works on south asia. Whether your book idea is speculative or fullyformed we would be delighted to discuss it with you. If a word doesnt help answer one of those questions, delete it. How to submit a professional book proposal guilford press. I think my next move is, after your suggestion, to write a couple of papers from my thesis, write a book proposal too, and just sit on the book proposal for six months of so, tweaking it as i go along.

Feb 25, 2016 7 mistakes i made when i published my academic book. First and foremost, a good book begins with a good idea and a clear sense of who you are writing it for. Editing book indexing book proposals courses workshops book marketing. Guidelines for a book proposal for an academic book. Academic publishing uides how to submit a book proposal. Had i submitted a proposal to one of the highly respected university presses in my field, i might have had to do more work to score the. Outline a detailed outline of the book should be prepared, including the. These referees will remain anonymous, unless they wish otherwise. Effective academic writing second edition is now available as an ebook, with interactive features designed specifically for language learners. For accepted proposals we will ask the book publisher to send a physical copy of the book to our. Here i provide generic suggestions for what should go in an academic book proposal, and then suggest a method for writing such a proposal. Procedure your proposal will be read by the appropriate subject editor at oup, who is likely to discuss it with colleagues.

Proposal submission policy oxford university press. Writing an irresistible book proposal by michael larsen the golden rule of writing a book proposal is that every word in your proposal should answer one of two questions. If you would like to develop a textbook for our school education publishing programme, please send us your proposal giving the following details. A proposal is the most effective method by which to tell a prospective editorpublisher about your work. Email your book proposal as a word document, together with your sample material, to the commissioning editor for your subject. Please do not send extensive material such as an entire manuscript unless requested. Guidelines for author submissions on the academic oxford university press website. Years ago, i sent off book proposals but in actua fact the way i got into writing was by.

At oxford university press, we are pleased to be working with you, whether you are just thinking about submitting a proposal or you already have a contract. Oxford university press has a strong local publishing program, publishing dictionaries, textbooks, and resource books for schools. Submitting a textbook proposal oxford university press. Your degree and professional qualifications present appointment previous appointments of relevance and dates. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. You have more to lose than to gain from submitting proposals too early. Potential authors should include a cover letter, a copy of their cv or resume, a prospectusproposal, and sample chapters from the work if available. Thank you for your interest in oxford university press. Sheet music please note that oup does not accept unsolicited sheet music submissions. The book itself has departed in some ways from the specification given in the proposal. May 28, 2017 the most common book proposal sections.

Guidance on submitting a book proposal to oxford university press. You all know that the book proposal is the cornerstone to a successful tenure track career in most areas of the humanities and social sciences. How to write a winning academic book proposal enago academy. What university presses should i submit proposals to. How do i get my book published oxford university press. We welcome book proposals for academic and general audiences. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please follow these guidelines. Below is an outline of the sort of information to provide when requesting a proposal. Potential authors should include a cover letter, a copy of their cv or resume, a prospectus proposal, and sample chapters from the work if available. Cambridge university press publishes academic books in 29 subject areas spanning the humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine. So, the academic book proposal you prepare after having revised only two chapters might not accurately reflect what your actual book becomes. Dec 04, 2014 here i provide generic suggestions for what should go in an academic book proposal, and then suggest a method for writing such a proposal. The reality of writing a good book proposal the chronicle.

Oxford university press, academic division, guide for authors and editors oxford paperback reference. Jul 29, 2010 neil wood, managing editor for business english, esp and eap titles at oup offers some advice. The core of the publishing process is the book proposal. Publishing proposals publishing with oxford journals. If an edited book, please enquire of the oup editor whether it can be considered. Oup s mission is to create worldclass academic and educational resources and make them available as widely as possible. Do not send a complete book manuscript instead of a book proposal. But with the right support and guidance, the process of publishing an academic book a key step in most scholarly careers need not be too excruciating. Sure, some parts of psychology and economics and other fields are not book.