Yale University Press submission guidelines and market information
Yale University Press Submission Guidelines
Submission Address
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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
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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
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.
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