In preparing the manuscript sample, please observe our format
requirements (these also apply if you are asked to send a complete
manuscript):
Submissions must be
formatted in MS Word.
Manuscript Paper: Use
standard (8.5" x 11), good-quality white typing paper. Do not use
erasable bond. Type only on one side of the paper.
Print Quality: Use letter-quality type. Make type as clean and
legible as possible.
Spacing and Type Size:
All text, tables and caption material must be double-spaced. Allow at
least one-inch margins on both sides, top and bottom. Use at least
12-point type in either Times New Roman or Garamond.
Chapter and Section Titles:
All words in these titles should be upper- and lowercase.
Spelling: Use the first spelling listed in the most recent
edition of Webster's New International Dictionary or Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary.
Punctuation and
Style: Do not use the serial comma. Refer to the most recent edition of
The Chicago Manual of Style regarding numbers and any other points of
style.
Pagination: Pages should be numbered continuously throughout a
manuscript, not chapter by chapter. Pagination starts with the title
page but should not appear until the first page of the first chapter.
If you have any questions about this, ask.
DO NOT submit bound or
two-sided copies of your
manuscript.
DO NOT staple the
pages
together.
DO NOT send a complete
manuscript unless asked to do so.
Do NOT Send Originals
All materials you submit should be copies only, not originals.
We are not responsible for submissions that are lost, sent without a
return address, sent without an appropriate SASE or submissions that
exceed the returnable weight limit.
Send
a self-addressed, stamped (not metered) envelope of suitable size and
with sufficient postage to return your proposal. Materials received
without an appropriate SASE will not be returned.
NOTE: Due to new postal regulations, we can no longer
use a SASE to return parcels weighing 16 ounces or more. Therefore, we
no longer return any submissions weighing 16 ounces or over even if a
SASE is included. If your parcel weighs 16 ounces or more, neither your
submission nor your SASE will be returned.
The words REQUESTED MATERIAL
should be written on the outside of the package, if we have requested
the material.
Include a cover letter containing your name, return
address and daytime phone number with your proposal. Do your homework
and see how cover letters are formatted. The cover
letter is for our records and will not be returned to you.
Send book proposals to:
Weaving Dreams Publishing. P. O. Box
194 Watseka, IL 60970 Attention: Editor
Please
note: Due to the volume of submissions,
Weaving Dreams Publishing cannot guarantee response times to individual
proposals. All submissions are read in the order they are received, and
responses are made by mail and/or email. If you do not include a SASE
with appropriate postage, your submission will not be returned. Under
no circumstances do we accept phone calls regarding submissions.
Thank you for your understanding.