What To Submit

To have a project considered by USC Press, please submit a book proposal as a Word document to one of our acquisitions editors via the form below. For Southern history, African American studies, and civil rights, submit your proposal to Ehren Foley. For literary studies, rhetoric/communication, and regional general interest, submit your proposal to Auora Bell. It should include the following:

• A cover letter that briefly describes the work: title, scope, purpose, readership, course adoption potential, comparable publications, preliminary bibliography, projected word count, and projected date of completion. Explain what makes this work an original or otherwise compelling contribution to your field and why you are the appropriate person to write it. Also explain how the work fits into USC Press's publishing list and if it should be considered for a particular series. Please indicate if any parts of the work have been previously published.
• A table of contents, preferably with brief descriptions of each part and/or chapter.
• A list of images and illustrations, if those are planned. (Note that authors are required to secure permissions for all images and illustrations.)
• For partial or complete manuscripts, submit two representative chapters; do not submit the complete manuscript.
• A list of three scholars in your field competent to review your manuscript (do not include current or former colleagues or dissertation committee members). Include email addresses and affiliations and note if any have already read the work.
• Your current CV or résumé.