Submission Guidelines
for Current and Prospective Authors
Nicholas Brealey Publishing welcomes fresh ideas
and new insights on business and economics, intelligent self-help/popular
psychology, and the increasingly significant fields of travel writing
and crossing cultures. If you would like to submit a publishing proposal
for consideration, please follow the guidelines below and send to:
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
3-5 Spafield Street
Clerkenwell
London, EC1R 4QB
You may send your proposal electronically to:
> editorial@nicholasbrealey.com
Note
that our review process may take several weeks, and we are not able
to return your materials unless you send a self-addressed, stamped envelope
for that purpose. Please do not send complete manuscripts.
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Guidelines for a Book Proposal
The proposal is one of the most important
parts of the publishing process, designed to clarify your thoughts
and the viability of your project. We find the following key pieces of
information helpful in making our publishing decisions.
Please include:
Working title: Suggest a title that clearly expresses the essence of
your work. Include possible alternatives as well.
Estimated length: Estimate the number of double-spaced
pages in your word-processed manuscript. Estimated delivery date is always
useful.
Synopsis: Provide a paragraph or two that describes the subject and overall
content of the work.
Need: Explain what the work intends to do for the reader and how it will
accomplish that goal.
Knowledge base: What unique features of the book contribute to the field?
What new insights, models or research add to current thinking and practice?
Audience: Describe the primary and secondary audiences
for the book. Is the project designed for consumers, travellers,
trainers, students, educators, businesspeople, government
agencies or NGOs?
Is the audience global? European? North American? Regional?
Competing and related works: Please list the primary competition for
your work and any titles that are similar to yours. What are the major
differences? How is your work more useful or authoritative?
Table of contents: Provide an outline of the contents with a sentence
or two summarizing each chapter or section.
Sample chapters are helpful, but not essential at the proposal stage.
A single chapter that is indicative of the content and shows your writing
style is extremely useful in our decision process. Please, no complete
manuscripts at this stage.
Author information: Your biography, CV or résumé should include relevant professional experience and your qualifications
for writing this book.
Marketing opportunities: How would you be able to promote your work:
within your community or professional organization, through speaking
engagements, through your own mailing lists and connections, at your
training sessions? Publishing is a partnership, and we would like to
understand your ability to help us market the book.
Other publishers: It is helpful to know if you have submitted this work
to other publishers for consideration.
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