How
to submit a manuscript proposal
to Duke University Press
Your proposal
should include:
1) a cover letter, noting the anticipated length of the manuscript and
the anticipated date of completion;
2) a prospectus (with chapter outlines);
3) a c.v.;
4) a sample chapter (if available);
5) essay abstracts (for edited collections).
Please submit your proposal to only one editor.
Please do not submit your complete manuscript until an editor has invited you to do so.
We request that you submit a printed copy of your proposal by mail. If you’d like to inquire about potential interest in your project, you may submit a short query by e-mail. Please do not submit full proposals electronically unless specifically asked to do so.
Address for
courier services:
Duke University Press
905 West Main Street, Suite 18B
Durham, NC 27701
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Ken Wissoker, Editorial Director
kwiss@duke.edu
919-687-3648
Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Theory, Lesbian and Gay Studies, Construction of Race, Gender and National Identity, Literary Criticism, Film and Television, Popular Music, Visual Studies
Courtney
Berger, Assistant Editor
cberger@dukeupress.edu
919-687-3652
Anitra
Grisales, Senior Editorial Assistant
agrisales@dukeupress.edu
919-687-3677
J.
Reynolds Smith, Executive Editor
j.smith@duke.edu
919-687-3637
Literary Theory and History, Cultural Theory and Practice, Religion, American Studies, Latin American Studies, Asian Studies, Race and Ethnicity, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, Contemporary Music
Sharon
Parks Torian, Senior Editorial Assistant
storian@dukeupress.edu
919-687-3632
Valerie
Millholland, Senior Editor
vmill@duke.edu
919-687-3628
Latin American History and Politics, European History and Politics, American History, Women’s History, Environmental Studies, Labor History, Political Science
Miriam
Angress, Assistant Editor
mangress@dukeupress.edu
919-687-3601
Miriam
Angress, Assistant Editor
mangress@dukeupress.edu
919-687-3601
Religion, Women’s Studies, History, Humanities, Cultural Studies
Courtney
Berger, Assistant Editor
cberger@dukeupress.edu
919-687-3652
Political Theory, Feminist Theory, Film and Television, American Studies, Cultural Studies of Food