Why publish with Liverpool University Press?

Liverpool University Press (LUP) publishes approximately 50 books and 19 journals a year, specialising in Modern Languages, Postcolonial, Slavery and Migration Studies, Irish History, Labour History, Science Fiction Studies and Art History. Shortlisted for the IPG Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year 2012, LUP has a distinguished history of publishing exceptional research since 1899 and has rapidly expanded in recent years. Our team of experienced editorial, production and marketing staff are committed to excellence in academic publishing and reaching a global market through multiple sales channels, and work closely with our authors to achieve this.

SUBMITTING A BOOK PROPOSAL

Before you submit a proposal, please review our exisitng list to determine whether your work complements our current publishing. If you are working in an area in which we have published recently, then please download and complete and submit the form below. (We prefer to consider a proposal in first instance: if you have a manuscript for consideration, please complete the proposal form first so we can evaluate whether to request the manuscript for review.)

Download Proposal Submission form here.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Download information about our peer review and commissioning process here.

INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTED AUTHORS
Production
Download Author Guide.

If you have any illustrations for your book, then all high resolution images (at least 300 pixels per inch and saved as a tiff or jpeg), plus copies of any permission letters, should be submitted to the press with your manuscript.

Your manuscript will be assessed by our production manager, copy-edited by a professional freelancer (who you will work with to answer any queries) then type-set by an experienced typesetter. You will then be sent proofs for checking and approval and once your corrections have been taken in by the typesetter, your book is arranged to be printed for distribution and sales.

Marketing
Once your manuscript is handed to the production department, then the marketing and publicity of your book begins. You will be asked to complete a publicity and marketing questionnaire which helps us to plan the individually tailored marketing strategy for your book.

Download our publicity and marketing questionnaire for your forthcoming title here.

View our publicity and marketing process here.

Download a form to recommend your books to your institution’s library here.

LUP authors are entitled to a 35% discount on all our titles – please order directly from Janet McDermott: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .