{"id":3966,"date":"2021-01-07T12:27:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T12:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lutterworth.com\/?page_id=3966"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:16:25","slug":"author-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lutterworth.com\/acorneditions.co.uk\/about\/author-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eabc443328d1aa8a1a965b3b54003535 wp-block-paragraph\">If you are an author of a scholarly book or work of reference for the academic or general readership markets, then we may be able to consider it for publication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0e39f782a9ca2bb92eca80c8cbda9d83 wp-block-paragraph\">However, you should read the following before getting in touch with us. If you do wish to submit a proposal for a book to us, then please use our <strong>New Book Proposal Form<\/strong>, which can be downloaded here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-cbcdc57d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutterworth.com\/acorneditions.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/other_media\/Lutterworth-Press-Proposal-Form.rtf\">Download New Book Proposal Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d5e74c53f0bad3778d1eba783e675af8 wp-block-paragraph\">Please send completed forms by email to<strong> <a data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:publishing@lutterworth.com\" href=\"mailto:publishing@lutterworth.com\">publishing@lutterworth.com<\/a><\/strong>, or by post to The Lutterworth Press, PO Box 60, Cambridge, CB1 2NT, United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63899db1f8988c4a5b9bfcf6e83bad57\"><strong>What We Are Looking For &nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-522e9b5dd3b04772d04aeaa93cc54599\">About Your Book<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c31079574bf7f9f10d336854480a5582 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Although we will consider books on many other subjects, we are especially interested in works of biography, history, art history, religion, philosophy, literary studies, or history of science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1f62927f4244920ac28bc38d12a2893a\">About Your Market<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-627a8a0dda2c755c460eea98886d185a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">We will consider for publication serious non-fiction works aimed at a general readership. While we encourage submissions for books about a wide range of subject areas, we are a commercial publishing house that has to make a profit from the books we publish, so it is vital that you can tell us about the potential market for your book, and about how it may be reached. The more that you can tell us about this, the easier it will be for us to consider your book favourably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c30d3338a78215fa35bb848db55f468 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">In some cases where we think a book is worth publishing, but cannot see enough market potential to make a profit, we may offer to publish the book but ask for a subvention towards the costs of publishing it. If your university or department or an academic foundation is prepared to offer a contribution towards the publishing costs, please let us know details of the amount and also any special conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e38a3019c1f1cfe37b1a1fc60c1c7b07\">About You<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-caa98800f0872a457ec6d27bf463f745 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The most successful publishing is the result of close co-operation between author and publisher, and so we need to know what you will be doing to help us promote and sell the book. Will you be speaking at conferences or in the broadcast media about the subject to promote the book? Will you help build up interest by writing articles? Do you have a website or social media following that attracts visitors to whom you can try to sell the book? If so, please ensure that you include this information when completing our proposal form; doing so will make a great difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5a3810c87e65d65fd52d0fcf5be5e48a\"><strong>What We Will Not Consider &nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-93873e6878abd11cf2f40de12ee89164\">Fiction (novels or short stories) for the adult market <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d537112c8e37ddb2d7d69b9fd65b7cf6\">Cookery books <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-250f4a11868fb7fca74fda00dbc47908\">Drama or poetry <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e19ad743e138c0ab983d4de27fb55480\">Children&#8217;s books &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6592bfa49591d24404d68f4723f9d31\"><strong>Sending Your Typescript&nbsp; <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b0f8e1d779d72f7d5a9fe0d6a94e6788 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">You are welcome to submit an electronic version of your typescript along with the completed <strong>New Book Proposal Form<\/strong>. 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