How to submit a book proposal
If you would like to submit a proposal, you can do so by downloading our publishing proposal guidelines below, following them in preparing your proposal, and then sending it to the correct commissioning editor for the subject area. Please do not send entire manuscripts in the first instance; we prefer to see one or two sample chapters and a detailed outline of the project.
Emma Brennan – History, History of Art [email protected]
Meredith Carroll – Archaeology, Medieval Studies [email protected]
Tom Dark – Sociology, Business and Economics [email protected]
Matthew Frost – Literature, Film, Theatre [email protected]
Tony Mason – Politics, IR, International Law and Ireland [email protected]
Proposal guidelines word document
The Commissioning Team are always on the lookout for quality proposals to publish in a range of book formats – including monographs, multi-authored or edited collections, trade books for the general reader, plus study guides and plays in certain subject areas.
Special Considerations:
Open Access
Manchester University Press supports the Open Access publishing of monographs. Click the following to read more on publishing OA books at MUP: Open Access .
Textbooks
Manchester University Press is a name trusted by students and scholars world-wide as a clear indication of the best scholarly content. We are always on the lookout for academically rigorous, accessible textbooks that fill gaps in the market and provide convenient, affordable texts for busy course tutors to set for their students.
If you have an idea for a textbook, please contact a member of the editorial team.
Edited Volumes
We do not publish conference proceedings but are always interested in well crafted edited volumes. Read our tips for framing and proposing a successful edited volume here.
PhD Theses
We do not publish PhD theses. In a small number of cases, where the research is of exceptionally high quality and broad appeal, we can consider a book that takes thesis research as its starting point and expands upon it significantly, on the strict understanding that it must have been entirely rewritten and restructured for a wider audience.
Please do not send unrevised thesis materials for consideration.
Peer Review and Commissioning Process
For a more detailed overview of the Peer Review and Commissioning Process – including Style Guidelines – please click here.