For Authors and Prospective Authors

For authors submitting their final manuscripts (Author's Guide)

Our Publishing Program

The University of Michigan Press publishes both scholarly works and books of more general interest in the following areas:

American History, Applied Linguistics, Classical Studies and Archaeology, Class Studies, Communications, Cultural Studies, Disability Studies, English as a Second Language, Fiction, Gender Studies, German Studies, Law, Literary Criticism and Theory, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Music, New Media, Poetics, Political Science, Theater and Performance, and Writing Craft.

In addition to publishing individual titles in the areas above, we also offer a number of book series intended to explore particular topics, disciplines, and themes. To learn more about series in which we are actively acquiring, visit our browse series page.

Submission Guidelines for Prospective Authors

Please note that Applied Linguistics, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Fiction and certain series have special submission guidelines. If you are submitting to a specific series, please check the series description to see if there are particular requirements.

For all other areas, to ensure that your work receives proper attention, we ask that you submit the following materials:

  • a statement addressing the following points

    • the purpose or rationale of your book (for projects in social sciences, please include references to your sources and methodology);

    • similar or competing books in the field;

    • the audiences you envision for your book and the contributions your work offers;

    • why you think your manuscript is suited to the University of Michigan Press's list;

    • the length of the manuscript and the number of illustrations incorporated;

    • and your timetable for completion of the project (if it is already finished, please let us know that, too);

  • a table of contents;

  • an outline of your chapters (this should be no more than a paragraph or two describing the content of each chapter);

  • an introduction or detailed overview of your project; if you have no introduction, please supply a sample chapter (or other material); and

  • a curriculum vitae or resume for all authors or volume editors; for edited volumes, a list of your contributors along with their professional affiliations

The Press cannot be responsible for the return of unsolicited materials. Queries by email are welcomed, but proposals and submissions should be mailed in hardcopy to:

(appropriate editor's name)
The University of Michigan Press
839 Greene Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3209

See our staff directory for a list of editors and their areas.