On this page you will find a little informations interested in seeing their work published on The Othello Press.

We welcome proposals for new books, whether novels, short stories, poetry or drama. If you have a project that you would like us to consider please send us the following:

- A proposal letter indicating the type of book, its length and potential market. Please indicate whether you have approached another publisher with your proposal. Do not forget to provide your address.
- A synopsis of the work
- A table of contents
- Two sample chapters

Note that we do not publish works of scholarship, research, student texts or general interest books at present. While we prefer not to receive complete manuscripts unless we specifically request them, you should note that if you do send an unsolicited manuscript we are unable to return it.

We will acknowledge receipt of your proposal as soon as possible. The commissioning editor will then read your proposal and forward it to correspondents for detailed consideration. If we are interested in your proposal we will contact you in writing. If you have been unsuccessful on this occaision we shall try to let you know within two months.

Authors receive payment on a royalty basis: for every copy of a book sold, they receive a set percentage of the sale price. The fee is paid to the author twice yearly, as set out in their contract. In some circumstances a moderate advance may be available.

The following references may of interest to writers:

• Poets and Writers Magazine
• The Writer Magazine
• Writer's Digest

On revising your work

• Be your own editor
• Five steps of revision

...for Muslim writers

• Rendering Islam
• Tranquil Art
• Islamic Writers' Alliance

Proposals should be sent to the commissioning editor by email: e d i t o r @ o t h e l l o - p r e s s . c o m