NEEDS:
Non-fiction
We are looking for How-To books that people will still be looking
for ten years from now as well as Historical books that will be
necessary reference books for any library. We are also interested
in genealogy, parenting, and education titles. We are no longer
seeking submission in poetry. Please send ONLY a proposal, including
market analysis, marketing plan and ideas (VERY IMPORTANT), your
credential and biography, first 3 chapters and a SASE. Submissions
without a SASE will not be returned. DO NOT PHONE OR E-MAIL. We
get too many solicitations this way and thus do not reply. Please
follow our guidelines and be familiar with the types of books
we publishing prior to sending your project our way.
WHAT TO
SEND:
Submission
guidelines:
1. Your query letter with project synopsis.
2. A detailed PROPOSAL including an overview, a summary of market
competition, a chapter by chapter OUTLINE, author BIOGRAPHY and
MARKETING approaches (for nonfiction); for fiction--send the first
FOUR chapters instead of the chapter by chapter outline, and A
PARAGRAPH ON YOUR READER instead of a market summary.
3. A self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient postage
to ensure the return of all materials desired by author, or explicit
instructions informing that author does not wish the return of
materials. Submissions made without sufficient return postage
will not be returned or acknowledged.
4. Under no circumstances should an entire manuscript be submitted
without express written request from Future West Publishing. All
manuscripts submitted without request will be discarded.Submissions
should be made to the following:
Future West
Publishing
Managing Editor
1580 W San Bernardino Rd, Ste C
Covina CA 91722-3457
WHEN WILL
I HEAR BACK?
Future West
Pubs holds four editorial meetings per year for manuscript submissions.
These usually occur in February, May, August and November. If
you would like your proposal considered at these sessions, please
make sure it arrives by the 15th of the previous month. You can
expect to hear back within 8 weeks of the meeting. For instance,
for the February meeting, you would have a response by end of
March if proper postage or reply is enclosed. We will not respond
otherwise.Please do not e-mail queries or materials. Please follow
the procedures outlined above. Any deviation from these procedures
and the material will not be considered for publication.
