Resources

Author Guidelines - General

A set of guidelines for WVU Press authors who are under contract and preparing their manuscripts for production.

Call for Fiction Manuscripts

The West Virginia University Press invites the submission of proposals for book-length fiction manuscripts from new, emerging, and established authors. Special consideration will be given to works centering on or connected to the Appalachian region of North America. We are open to different styles and genres of writing.

At this time we are not accepting proposals for historical fiction, children's fiction, and novellas.

WVU Press House Style Guide

A list of any variations from Chicago in the Press's editorial style

Permission Request

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Filing for Copyright

A how-to for filing for U.S. copyright online.

Front Matter Checklist

A list of the items to be included in a book's front matter.

Copyright Checklist

A list of the items that should appear on a book's copyright page.

Copyright Page Notes

Detailed explanations of the elements the make up a copyright page.

Text Prep for Layout

Steps to stripping a text in preparation for input into InDesign.

InDesign Tasks

A description of how to accomplish basic InDesign actions, including creating new documents, building master pages, importing text, and setting/appying styles.

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