Submission Guidelines for Trade & Scholarly Monographs

Proposal requirements:

  • Manuscript title
  • Contact information
  • Description/abstract (no more than 300 words)
  • Entire text OR chapter outline and sample text
  • Cover letter addressing why you were driven to write this, what makes your manuscript unique, who is your audience, and how do you hope it will impact them.

Evaluation criteria:

  • Quality of the writing, images (400dpi minimum), illustrations, argument, narrative, and/or organization
  • Support of the mission and vision of The Press at Cal Poly Humboldt
  • Uniqueness, usefulness, value, and impact