Submissions

 

Fernwood Publishing        Roseway Publishing 
 

Fernwood’s Publishing Program

We are looking for books that present a critical analysis of our society—analyses that approach environmental degradation, poverty, child welfare, and other social problems brought about by the capitalist, profit-oriented market economy, as rooted in the inequalities of class, gender, race, sexual orientation. Our books challenge many existing norms and consider alternatives.

While many of our books are used by academics and are widely adopted as course texts in colleges and universities, we also seek to publish books that will reach a wider audience. Our books are of use to politically and socially engaged activists and to general readers who are interested and concerned about the issues addressed in our books.

We publish in a variety of non-fiction areas, including women’s studies, native studies, politics and political economy (Canadian and international), sociology, criminology, cultural studies, and social work (for a more detailed listing see the book categories listed on our home page). While these are our primary topic areas, we are interested in any manuscript that provides a critical analysis of our society.

If you have a book idea or a completed manuscript that meets these guidelines, send us a proposal and we will consider it for publication.

Book Proposals

A book proposal need not be more than 4 to 5 pages in length. It must contain a tentative table of contents and enough information for us to assess its content and its potential audience. To do that we ask that you follow these guidelines:

Overall Argument and Theoretical Framework

Explain to us the subject matter of your proposed book and outline its overall argument, providing enough detail so that your line of argument is clear. The theoretical framework of the proposed manuscript must be explained in sufficient detail to give us, and our reviewers, an understanding of how it is related to the subject matter.

 

Outline

The outline must include a provisional title for the book, a tentative table of contents, and a brief description of each chapter. If you plan to include tables, charts, figures, or photos, please indicate their content and how many you plan to include.

 

About Yourself (Yourselves)

Include some information about yourself (and your co-authors, if applicable). We require you to submit a current CV that includes a listing of what you have published and any other experience that qualifies you to write this book.

 

Audience & Use

The proposal must include an indication of the audience you intend to reach with your book. This should include a clear indication of the level of audience (such as college, university undergraduate, university graduate, general public) the proposed manuscript is intended for. An evaluation of how your proposed work compares with existing published material would be very helpful.

 

Length & Completion Date

Indicate the expected length of your book (estimate this in both the number of 8 1/2 x 11, double-spaced, 12-point font pages, and the number of words), as well as a realistic schedule and completion date.

 

The Basics

The Basics is a long-standing and successful series. Books in this series are concise, topical, and largely empirical. They are primarily, but not exclusively, used as supplementary texts in undergraduate courses. If your proposal is for The Basics, then your manuscript must not exceed 55,000 words (in most cases, not more than 160 double spaced 8 1/2 x 11 manuscript pages). Manuscripts can be shorter but the format of The Basics will not allow them to be longer.

 

What To Submit

All proposals must be typed and double-spaced with a 1-inch left and a 1 1/4 inch right hand margin. If you choose to send a hard copy of your proposal, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope along with three copies of your proposal as, in many cases, we send proposals to two reviewers for comments. Please note that we cannot return any submitted materials. We will also accept electronic submissions.

 

Completed Manuscripts

We do sometimes accept completed manuscripts for consideration, however only if they are previously arranged. If you have a completed manuscript, you must first contact us by mail, phone, or email before sending it to us.

 

How To Submit

Submit your proposal electronically to: editorial@fernpub.ca


Please be aware that we receive many book proposals and manuscripts. The review and assessment process is complex and time-consuming. Be patient, we will get to your proposal or manuscript as quick as we can, but be prepared to wait up to 12 weeks for our response.

Thank you for your interest in our publishing program and for thinking of Fernwood Publishing as the publisher for your book.

 

Roseway Publishing’s submission Guidelines


Roseway Publishing aims to publish literary work that is rooted in and relevant to struggles for social justice. We are interested in publishing works of fiction, creative non-fiction, biographies and other literary writing that has a social justice theme.

Roseway Publishing is primarily interested in publishing for an adult audience but publishes young adult material as well. We do not publish children’s literature.

When submitting a proposal please include the following:

1.    a cover letter with a current mailing address, phone number and email address

2.    a description of the book and its intended audience

3.    a description of the social justice issues that your book addresses

4.    a short bio of yourself

5.    a table of contents with short descriptions of each chapter

6.    an overview of how you would contribute to the promotion and marketing of your book

7.    two or three sample chapters (You can submit a complete manuscript but items 1–6 must also be included with your manuscript. Complete manuscripts cannot be sent by email.)


Please do not send a proposal that does not fit in with our stated publishing mandate. Please do not send your only copy of your manuscript or original artwork, as proposal materials will not be returned.

Please be patient — it can take up to six months to respond to a submission. If you want to be notified that we have received your manuscript include a self-addressed postcard.


Send proposals to:
roseway@fernpub.ca


If you are sending a complete manuscript please send it to

Roseway Publishing

32 Oceanvista Lane

Black Point, NS

B0J 1B0

Attention: Beverley Rach

 



Thank you for taking the time to review these guidelines.