Manuscript Submission Guidelines
The Harvard Common Press is an independent publisher of quality trade books. We specialize in cookbooks and parenting/childcare books. Authors interested in publishing with The Harvard Common Press are encouraged to submit a full proposal, including:
- a chapter-by-chapter outline of the proposed book
- an introduction and a sample chapter (for cookbooks, please include a recipe list)
- a résumé or brief personal history
- any current or planned marketing and sales platforms you may have
- an evaluation of competitive titles and how they relate to the proposed book
Proposals may be sent to us by e-mail at editorial@harvardcommonpress.com or mailed to this address:
The Harvard Common Press
Attn: Submissions
535 Albany Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02118
Potential authors may also submit a query letter or e-mail of no more than 300 words, rather than a full proposal; if interested, we will ask to see a proposal. Queries also should be sent to editorial@harvardcommonpress.com. No phone calls, please. Unfortunately, we cannot return manuscripts.