Guidelines for Submission of Manuscripts

University Press

Potential authors should initially submit a letter of proposal and cv. The proposal usually addresses in a few pages the substance and the argument of the book, places the study in the context of existing scholarship, and includes a brief bibliography.
The University Press usually considers manuscripts that are not under active consideration at another publisher.
The University Press does not usually publish manuscripts of which more than 50% has already appeared in print.
We require one hardcopy of the manuscript (unless more than one is requested), preferably formatted according to the standards of the Chicago Manual of Style (latest edition). Please include a title page with your name, a table of contents, and paginate consecutively. Complete the manuscript information sheet and include it with your manuscript.
Manuscripts accepted for publication will eventually be required to be submitted on CD or computer disk.
We do not usually consider unrevised Ph.D dissertations.
Please forward your submission to: Greg Clingham, Director, Bucknell University Press, Taylor Hall, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837.

Authors on Publishing with Bucknell University Press

"Bucknell University Press was my first choice for my book. The press and its Director, Greg Clingham, have made the experience of moving from proposal to contracted manuscript easy, intellectually fulfilling, and even pleasurable. The external reader they selected was clearly knowledgeable in the field, thoughtful about my project, and careful in making suggestions for revision."

Miriam Wallace, author of Revolutionary Subjects in the English 'Jacobin' Novel, 1790-1805 (2009)

"It has been a pleasure to work with Bucknell University Press. I sent my manuscript to BUP because it is a press of record for traditional and innovative readings of eighteenth century literature. My manuscript had a wide range of images and figures from historical maps to Constable oil paintings to medical sketches. The press did a wonderful job uniformly reproducing these. Finally, the innovative cover has been a pleasure for me and for many readers.

Ron Broglio, author of Technologies of the Picturesque (2008)

"I sent my volume of essays to Bucknell University Press because it enjoys a fine reputation in eighteenth-century studies, because it has a track record publishing good edited collections, and because it produces handsome books. I have never regretted the decision. It was a delight to work with the press from start to finish. They provided clear guidance every step of the way, from initial proposal to final proofs, offering invaluable advice about everything from securing permissions to choosing a cover image and fielding my queries about the smallest details swiftly and gracefully."

Mark Blackwell, author of The Secret Life of Things (2007)

"Bucknell University Press was exemplary in every stage of the publishing process, from start to finish. I was always informed of important deadlines and decisions in a timely manner. Not that we ever judge a book by its cover, but due to the book jacket designer's expertise, my book on eighteenth-century Shakespeare looks much more fashionable than I ever imagined!"

Katherine West Scheil, author of The Taste of the Town: Shakespearian Comedy and the Early Eighteenth-Century Theater (2003)

"I chose Bucknell since they had the best eighteeenth-century list in the world. I am so glad to see that list go from strength to strength and always recommend it to colleagues. And I shall certainly be sending my next eighteenth-century monograph to BUP."

Chris Mounsey, author of Queer People: Negotiations and Expressions of Homosexuality, 1700-1800 (2007)

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