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
London
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For Current Authors
Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
For all the guidelines and instructions an author needs to prepare a manuscript and any accompanying artwork for editing and production at Yale University Press, see our Manuscript Preparation Guidelines.
Royalties
For questions regarding your royalty statement or to notify us of address changes contact our royalty department via email or by calling 1-203-432-0946 or sending a fax to 1-203-432-6946 or sending a fax to 1-203-432-6862.