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Yale University Press

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Yale University Press submission guidelines and market information

Yale University Press Submission Guidelines

Submission Address

302 Temple St.
New Haven CT 06511

Phone: (203)432-0960

Fax: (203)432-0948

Submitting Your Work to Yale University Press

Before submitting to Yale University Press

The Market List recommends you verify the market is active and accepting submissions before sending your manuscript via regular mail. You may verify a market status by either visiting their website, calling their listed phone number, or comfirming via regular mail that the market is still active before sending them your work.

To be sure your submission is appropriate for this market, we recommend you familiarize yourself with Yale University Press by reading at least one of their titles before submitting.

If you have recently submitted to Yale University Press or have experience with this market, please submit a comment below. Recent submission response times are always welcome and helpful to other writers.

From the Yale University Press guidelines:

Submission Guidelines Details for Yale University Press

Market Type: Book

Accepts: Biography, Reference, Textbooks

Web Address: www.yale.edu/yup

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From the Guidelines

Yale University Press accepts book proposals and manuscripts via email. Submissions should include a cover letter, a proposal or manuscript, and a curriculum vitae. Proposals should also include a table of contents, a sample chapter (if available), the estimated word count, descriptions of any artwork, and a description of the intended audience. They do not accept proposals for original fiction, original poetry, or memoirs.

For Prospective Authors

Submission Guidelines

If you would like to submit a book proposal or a manuscript to Yale University Press, please send it as a Word or PDF attachment (10 mb or less) by email to the one editor most appropriate for the subject of your work. Because of the volume of submissions received, we regret that we cannot accept submissions via mail and cannot confirm receipt of your submission. Please note that we do not accept proposals for original fiction, original poetry, or memoirs.

Meet the U.S. Editors

Submissions should include:

  • a cover letter
  • a proposal or manuscript
  • your curriculum vitae

Individual editors may ask for additional information, but, in general, your proposal should include:

  • a table of contents
  • a sample chapter (if available)
  • the estimated word count of your manuscript, including endnotes
  • examples or descriptions of any artwork, including the total number of illustrations (photographs, maps, or graphs) to be used in the text
  • a description of the intended audience for the work
  • if the manuscript is not yet complete, please indicate its anticipated date of completion

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