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Information for authors:

The Press accepts Alaska-oriented manuscripts for the general reader from Alaskan authors, in the following areas: cartoons, children's books, history and other nonfiction works, humor, illustration & photography, and poetry.

The University of Alaska Press publishes scholarly nonfiction, while McRoy & Blackburn, Publishers, accepts fiction.

To submit a manuscript

please provide the following items with your submission:

a cover letter explaining who you are, your intended audience, and your writing experience

a detailed book proposal, including marketing outline

your complete manuscript, doublespaced and on 8.5" x 11" paper at 11 or 12 point type

sample illustrations as appropriate

a zip disk or CD (Mac compatible) with electronic versions of your word files (preferably in Microsoft Word)

a stamped, self-addressed return envelope (otherwise the publisher does not guarantee return of your materials)

For illustrated works, such as cartoon collections, illustrated novels or children's books, or photographic works, a sample chapter may be substituted for the complete manuscript on the initial submission. We may request a complete manuscript before making a preliminary decision.

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