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Books Division

Submitting a book proposal to the editors

What to submit: Authors wishing to present a book proposal should write to one of the editors listed in the section below with a letter of introduction, curriculum vitae, table of contents, and a brief prospectus including a description of the work and its intended audience, expected length and number of illustrations, and information on the schedule for completion of the manuscript. Authors may include a sample chapter, but complete manuscripts should not be sent unless invited. If you are not sure which editor should consider your work, please write to one of our editorial directors, whose names are also listed. Please do not send your submission to more than one editor.

Books we do not publish: We generally do not publish work outside the areas listed with the editors’ names below. We do not normally publish unrevised dissertations, conference proceedings, or Festschriften. With extremely rare exceptions, we do not publish original fiction (our fiction program consists of fiction in translation and reprints of classic novels). We do not consider uninvited poetry submissions.

Unsolicited material: While we welcome your submissions, the University of Chicago Press is not responsible for any unsolicited manuscripts, photos, or artwork. It is not our policy to return proposals, so please do not send originals.

Prospective authors are encouraged to consult William P. Germano's Getting It Published, 2nd Edition: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books

Please send your proposal to the relevant acquisitions editor or editorial director at the address below, or via email.
Editorial Department
The University of Chicago Press
1427 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637 U.S.A.
Telephone: (773) 702-7700

Our editorial staff for books:

Christie Henry
Editorial Director, Sciences

Life sciences (behavior, conservation, ecology, environment, evolution, natural history, paleobiology); geography
Series: Interspecific Interactions; University of Chicago Geography Research Papers

Paul Schellinger
Editorial Director, Reference

Dictionaries, encyclopedias, guides, atlases, and other general reference
Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing; Chicago Guides to Academic Life

Alan G. Thomas
Editorial Director, Humanities

Literature, literary studies, religious studies
Series: Afterlives of the Bible; Buddhism and Modernity; Chicago History of American Religion; Religion and Postmodernism

John Tryneski
Editorial Director, Social Sciences and Paperback Publishing

Political science, law and society
Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society; Chicago Studies in American Politics

Susan Bielstein
Executive Editor

Art, architecture, ancient archeology, classics
Series: Chicago Architecture and Urbanism; Cinema and ModernityCulture Trails: Adventures in Travel; Project Tango: Artists and Writers Together

T. David Brent
Executive Editor

Anthropology, paleoanthropology, philosophy, psychology
Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning; The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development; Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series

Karen Merikangas Darling
Editor

Science studies (history, philosophy, and social studies of science, medicine, and technology)
Series: science•culture

Robert P. Devens
Editor

American history, Chicago and other regional publishing
Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions; Historical Studies of Urban America

Elizabeth Branch Dyson
Associate Editor

Ethnomusicology, interdisciplinary philosophy, and education
Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology

Kathleen K. Hansell
Editor

Music
Series: The Works of Giuseppe Verdi; Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Music in Facsimile; Monuments of Renaissance Music

Margaret Hivnor
Paperback Editor

Acquires reprint rights from other publishers for previously published works in all fields in which the Press is active

Jennifer S. Howard
Associate Editor

Physical sciences (astrophysics, general physics, and mathematics)
Series: Chicago Lectures in Mathematics; Chicago Lectures in Physics

Douglas Mitchell
Executive Editor

History, sociology, sexuality studies, rhetoric
Series: Morality and Society; Chicago Series on Sexuality, History, and Society; Worlds of Desire; Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries

David Morrow
Senior Editor

Reference works, including regional reference

David Pervin
Senior Editor

Economics, economic history, business, international relations, law
Series: National Bureau of Economic Research, Population and Development, Studies in Law and Economics

Randolph Petilos
Assistant Editor

Medieval studies, poetry in translation
Series: The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe; Phoenix Poets (this series is closed to unsolicited submissions)

Information for our authors

If you are preparing your manuscript in electronic form please consult our Electronic Manuscript Preparation Guidelines for Authors.

All authors submitting images with their manuscript—especially images in electronic form—please consult our Requirements for Submission of Images in Digital Form. The document is in PDF format and is 1,650 kb; downloading requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Journals Division

Each journal published by the University of Chicago Press has its own submission guidelines. These may be found by clicking on the following links.

Aids for Authors

The University of Chicago Press publishes a number of books that will help academic authors create successful books and articles. These include:

For similar titles see our catalog of books for writers and editors.

Additional online information intended to help authors prepare manuscripts for submission may be found in the "Tools" section of the The Chicago Manual of Style Web site.