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:
To submit a proposal for consideration:
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.
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.