Guidelines for Volume Editors
Guidelines outlining the roles and responsibilities of editors of contributed volumes.
Guidelines for Indexing
Guidelines for preparing and formatting an index.
Guidelines for Copyright and Permissions
Guidelines for obtaining written permission to publish copyrighted verbal and visual material in your book.
Guidelines for Illustrations
Guidelines for preparing and submitting illustrations to WVU Press.
Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation and Submission
Guidelines for preparing and submitting your final manuscript to WVU Press.
Publish with WVU Press
Nonfiction
Authors who would like West Virginia University Press to consider their nonfiction work for publication should contact:
WVUPress@mail.wvu.edu
Evaluation of submissions is currently paused.
Guidelines for proposals are here. Email inquiries only. Please do not phone the office to discuss proposals or submissions, and please do not mail hard copies of your proposal or manuscript. We will not returned
Fiction
Please note: Unsolicited fiction submissions are currently closed and evaluation of submissions is paused. Agents and solicited submissions may email queries to WVUPress@mail.wvu.edu.
WVU Press House Style Guide
A list of any variations from Chicago in the Press's editorial style.
Permissions Request
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Editorial Resources
A list of resources that can be helpful for authors.
Fiction (formerly Vandalia Press)
Unsolicited fiction submissions are currently closed. Agents and solicited submissions may email queries to Sarah Munroe.
It is not necessary for the work or the author to have a connection to West Virginia or Appalachia, although we continue to be interested in projects relevant to the region, particularly new or under explored aspects of Appalachian culture.