We welcome proposals for consideration before submission of a manuscript. Use the proposal form available on this website and include a brief synopsis of the main argument and objectives of the work, estimated word length, intended readership and a contents list. A brief personal CV is also useful.
Proposal Form (download Word document 135 KB)
Proposal Form (download PDF document 176 KB)
Initial enquiries, proposals and CVs may be sent by post or email. Please do not send email attachments of chapters or whole manuscripts unless requested by the publishers.
Authors of recently completed theses are encouraged to contact us with proposals, but they should be aware that even the best thesis requires revision before being successfully transformed into a book. We advise that, as well as listening to the suggestions of supervisors and examiners, the most important thing is to seek the reactions of a wide range of colleagues before approaching a publisher. See our notes on turning a thesis into a book, available on this website.
We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
Proposals may be sent directly to:
Douglas H. Johnson
General Editor
James Currey
Box 242, 266 Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 7DL
UK
djohnson@boydell.co.uk
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