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'Obaakofo Mmu Man' Kente cloth above courtesy of
Kwadwo Boahene
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Manuscript proposals
Hans Zell Publishers welcome proposals for new reference works in the field of African and development studies. Please note that we no longer publish monographic works, or edited collections, and we do not publish fiction.
We are primarily interested in proposals for substantial reference resources for academic libraries, which are suitable for publication in both print and electronic formats (but we do not publish highly illustrated works of an encyclopaedic nature).
We will also consider proposals for print only reference tools, including bibliographies and guides to sources, directories, handbooks, and biographical resources. However, we are unlikely to be able to consider publication of highly specialist subject or country-specific bibliographies, unless they are supported by a publication subsidy.
When submitting a proposal please include a synopsis setting out the scope and rationale of the work, and why it will fill a gap in library collections. Please include a tentative table of contents, two or three sample pages or a range of sample entries, and provide an indication of its length.
If applicable, we would also like some indication of competitive reference works on the same topic, and how your proposed work is different, or supersedes, works on the same subject.
Please provide a realistic estimate when you would be able to submit final text, and in what format you propose to supply it.
Please supply some biographical information about the author's credentials, or include a CV.
Mail your proposal to the address below, or send it electronically to Hans Zell,
hanszell@hanszell.co.uk. Email attachments should be in MS Word, but please limit proposals sent by email to no more than 12 pages.
Please do not send entire manuscripts unless requested to do so.
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