Submissions for Timber Press Books

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Timber Press is devoted to sharing the wonders of the natural world by publishing books from experts in the fields of gardening, horticulture, and natural history. Our list includes gardening how-to, garden design, popular science, nature, garden literature, and both regional and national field guides. We consider new book ideas from authors and agents.

Your proposal should include the following components:

• Overview Tell us what is unique about your book and why we should publish it. Discuss your overall approach and the organization of the book. Define your intended audience and explain why the book will appeal to them.
• Table of Contents List all chapters, along with any front matter (introduction, preface) and back matter (appendices, charts, references, bibliography, index). Briefly describe what is contained in each chapter. Provide a representative sample chapter of no more than 10 pages in length.
• Author Information Summarize your familiarity with the subject and explain why you are qualified to write the book.
• Sales and Marketing Considerations Briefly list any specific aspects of the book that will help Timber Press in its sales and marketing efforts. Describe your marketing platform (how your social media and professional activities and contacts will aid the promotion of the book). If you give lectures or workshops, include a summary of your activities for the past year. Please describe your current social media outreach with any applicable links.
• Competing/Comparable Titles List any books published in the past five years that address the same subject as your book. Describe how your book differs from or is superior to these competing titles. For each title, include publisher, publication date, price, and Amazon ranking.
• Manuscript Length and Illustrations Give an estimated word count for your completed manuscript and a general art plan including photos, illustrations, maps, graphs, and/or diagrams that you feel are necessary to convey your ideas. If you will be working with a professional photographer, explain why she or he is well suited to the project. Include sample images or a link to the photographer’s website.

Submissions are only accepted via email. Please direct your proposal to editorial@timberpress.com.

Timber Press Books is an imprint of Workman Publishing. Workman Publishing is an independent publishing company that publishes adult and children’s books as well as calendars. Please note that Workman Publishing encompasses several imprints, to view all of the imprints and submission policies; please go to our submissions page.