New Authors Wanted

NORTHERN EYE BOOKS LIMITED is a small independent publishing house that publishes as few as six titles a year.

We're always on the lookout for cleverly conceived and well-written books from authors we can work with. If you'd like to submit an idea for a book, please follow the guidelines below carefully. We receive lots of proposals, and this will help us evaluate yours more easily and respond faster. We look forward to hearing from you.

What We Publish

Northern Eye Books specialises in outdoor, walking, climbing and leisure titles that cover Wales, the borders and Northwest England.

We are happy to consider out-of-print and classic walking, landscape, natural history and mountaineering titles that we think are worthy of being reissued - with updated covers, new designs, new photographs and new layouts. Copyright holders can talk to us in complete confidence.

What We DON'T Publish

We don't publish fiction, children's books, poetry, reminiscences, memoirs or biography. Sorry.

Submitting a Book Idea

We're always pleased to see new ideas for relevant books. In the first instance, please read some of our current titles to get a better idea of what we're looking for. Then send us, either by post or email:

• A brief letter and one page CV, detailing anything you have previously had published including magazine and newspaper articles.
• A brief note on whom the book is aimed at and why you think there's a need for it.
• The provisional title and any subtitle of the proposed book.
• A short synopsis of your book.
• Draft contents list with brief outline of each chapter.
• Suggested text for the 'blurb' on the back cover.
• A sample chapter, double-spaced and printed (if a hard copy) on one side only.
• A large stamped self-addressed envelope with adequate postage for the return of your work.

Don't send full manuscripts. We don't have time to read them.

Remember to include your name, address, daytime telephone number and email address so we can get in touch with you.

If you submit by post please include your email address.

Submissions should be addressed to:

The Commissioning Editor
Northern Eye Books
Castleview
High Street
Tattenhall
Cheshire
CH3 9PX

Or via email to: The Commissioning Editor

Criteria for Success

If we feel a book idea or sample manuscript meets our criteria, we will contact you for an informal discussion about the book in more detail. Potential titles must fit in with the rest of our catalogue and be eminently saleable.

Royalties

We offer our authors a royalty based on 10% of the book's retail cover price. Authors receive a contract outlining their and the publisher's respective rights and responsibilities. Royalties are paid annually.

Recommended Sites for Writers

The Bookseller - www.thebookseller.com
Publishing News - www.publishingnews.co.uk
Writer's Magazine - www.writermag.com
Booktrust - www.booktrust.org.uk
Firstwriter - www.firstwriter.com

Thank you for your interest in Northern Eye Books.