Call for Authors
Our mission is to offer curriculum-ready course readings that explore the intersection of social identity and place; published in collections led by leading scholars and practitioners, distributed affordably and sustainably through the university library. Each Lived Places Publishing book is about 150-200 pages (40,000–60,000 words+), with:
- A core topic aligned to a discipline or interdisciplinary topic
- An abstract, keywords, and metadata to help place the book in the curriculum
- 5-10 learning objectives to make it easily assignable for instructors
- 5-10 discussion topics and/or suggested assignments
Submitting Your Proposal
To submit a proposal for consideration:
- Please download and complete our book Proposal Guidelines (.doc)
- Complete the form and submit it to our editorial team
Your book proposal will be reviewed by an appropriate collection editor or collection editors and the publisher. We are committed to making a publishing decision within 4-6 weeks of receipt.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lived Places Publishing does not publish textbooks or scholarly monographs. We publish across a wide array of topics, but your proposal should reflect our core “house theme” of examining social identity/identities in the context of place(s) through the lens of lived experience.
Books can be autobiographical but do not have to be; our books range from first-person narratives to ethnographies. We welcome and encourage full expression, not watered down or sanitized stories. Many of our books are co-authored.
You will be working with a Collection Editor and our editorial and production team throughout the process, and we provide developmental editing support for authors who want or need it.
For more details about becoming a Lived Places author (and answers to some of the most commonly asked questions), please see our FAQ page.
