Guidelines for Authors

BOOK PROPOSALS FOR WORKS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

We look forward to receiving your proposal. This list is meant to serve as a general guideline for submitting a proposal, which should include the following:

1.  A cover letter that includes the following information:

• An explanation of the project and its thesis or point of view.
• The artistic contribution of the project.
• The intended audience.
• Your background, experience, and qualifications as a photographer.
• The approximate size and length of the book, the number of photographs, and textual content.
• Potential contributors for introductory text and essays.

2.  An artist’s statement

3.  Your curriculum vita 

4.  A representative selection of your photography

Please note: books of photography typically require significant financial support, or subvention. We try to work with our photographers to find funding for a project, but it helps tremendously if you have already identified potential sources of funding.

We look forward to receiving your proposal. The following list is meant to serve as a general guideline for submitting a manuscript, which should include the following:

1.  A cover letter that includes the following information:

• An explanation of the project and its thesis or point of view.
• The academic contribution of the project.
• The intended audience.
• Your background, experience, and qualifications relative to the subject matter.
• The approximate size and length of the book, the number of illustrations, and textual content.

2.  Your curriculum vita

3.  Sample chapters or a completed manuscript

4.  A complete table of contents

5.  A sampling of illustrations.

6.  A cursory market analysis, including an explication of your intended audience.

Please address your proposal to:

Brandy Savarese, Editorial Director/Aquiring Editor

Columbia College Chicago Press

600 South Michigan Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60605-1996

If you have any questions about these guidelines, or have any questions during the preparation of your book proposal, please do not hesitate to contact us.