Submission Guidelines
If you have a book proposal which you think may be suitable for Earthscan, then please ensure you send us details on as many of the following as possible:
- Provisional title
- Names of authors/editors/contributors
- Contact details (including tel, fax and email)
- Qualifications and careers to date
- Publications
- A description of the book and 100 word synopsis
- A draft table of contents
- Chapter summaries (and, if appropriate, authorship)
- Sample chapters and/or the introduction (the more material you can send, the better)
- An approximate word count
- Number and types of illustrations
- Time schedule for completion of the final manuscript
- Purpose of the book
- Why the book is needed
- Shelf-life
- A list of competing titles already available, and an explanation of how your book will be different
- Market breakdown (by subject area, profession, academic level, territory)
- Secondary markets
- Relevant academic courses (for compulsory and supplementary reading)
- Professional reading
- Marketing channels (eg associations, mailing lists, websites, review media)
- How you can help promote and market the book
- Any important design specifications
- Are you able to typeset the book and provide 'camera-ready' copy for the printers?
- Further relevant information
As a further guide, please download and use our Proposal Checklist
Submitting your Proposal
Please do not send us partial or complete manuscripts by email - only book proposals.
Please email proposals, or any queries to proposals@earthscan.co.uk, or alternatively you can post your proposal to:
Earthscan
Dunstan House
14a St. Cross Street
London EC1N 8XA
UK