Submissions

Prospective Authors: How to Submitt a Manuscript

Early American Places welcomes the submission of book proposals for the fields in which we publish. Generally, a book proposal should include the following information about your book:

1. The Concept.
*Briefly summarize the book’s main point.
*Explain the book’s scholarly contribution.

2. The Audience.
*Describe the intended reader/audience for this book.
*List the primary academic fields likely to be interested in the book, include the courses for which the book could have potential adoption.
*List three or four competing books. Describe how your book will distinguish itself from the competition.

3. The Book.
*Include an annotated Table of Contents, including brief chapter summaries.
*Estimate the wordcount of the book.
*State if the book will have photos, line art, or other illustrations.
*Estimate a date for completion of the manuscript.

Additionally, please include one or two sample chapters (preferably the introductory chapter), a current curriculum vitae or resume, and your current mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

Please make your submissions to the appropriate editor through their preferred method, listed below.

Derek Krissoff, Senior Acquisitions Editor, UGA Press
The Southeastern Colonies, the Caribbean, and the Spanish Borderlands
Submissions by Mail Only:
The University of Georgia Press
330 Research Drive
Athens GA 30602-4901

Deborah Gershenowitz, Senior Editor, NYU Press
The Northeastern and Middle Atlantic Colonies
Submissions by Mail Only:
New York University Press
838 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003-4812

Sara Hoerdeman, Acquisitions Editor, NIU Press
Great Plains, the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi Valley
Submissions by E-mail: shoerdeman@niu.edu
Submissions by Mail:
Northern Illinois University Press
2280 Bethany Road
DeKalb, IL 60115