AUTHOR INFORMATION

Note: University of New Mexico Press does not accept unsolicited fiction, poetry, or children or young adult book proposals. Due to the many hundreds of submissions the press receives annually, we cannot respond to unsolicited queries. Thank you for thinking of UNM Press in conjunction with your work.

University of New Mexico Press is a well known and respected publisher in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, Latin American studies, architecture, and the history, literature, and cultures of the American West. The Press imprint is overseen by a faculty committee, whose members are appointed by the University’s Faculty Senate to represent a broad spectrum of academic disciplines.

We require that authors send an initial query letter describing their manuscript.
Please provide brief replies to these five points:

1. Begin with a description of the issue, problem, or subject your manuscript addresses. Why is this an important topic?

2. Document the need for a book on this topic or in this area. Why should your manuscript be published? How does it differ from other works on the subject?

3. Define your purpose and audience. Why will people want to buy the book?

4. Describe the work’s scope and contents. Please append a contents page. What is the page length or word count of your manuscript? What unique features characterize your treatment of the topic? How many illustrations do you intend to include?

5. When do you expect to complete the manuscript? Are there scheduling priorities involved with the publication of this work; for instance, an event or exhibit anticipated to coincide with its release?

Send letters to:
Clark Whitehorn
University of New Mexico Press
MSC04 2820
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Send letters regarding anthropology, archaeology, and religious studies to:
Lisa Pacheco
University of New Mexico Press
MSC04 2820
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Street address and express shipping:
University of New Mexico Press
1312 Basehart Rd. SE
Albuquerque NM 87106-4363

For questions about editorial procedures and book proposals, please email wcwhiteh@unm.edu
For all other questions, please email: unmpress@unm.edu

Your proposal will be considered and you should receive a response in 4 weeks. If we invite the manuscript and have it reviewed, the process typically takes 6-8 weeks. If your work is accepted for publication, please print and follow the instructions in our Author Handbook. If you wish your materials returned to you, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Also, if accepted for publication, your final manuscript must be accompanied by the UNM Press Final Manuscript Checklist.