Posted by Whitney Feininger, Assistant Editor Ashgate attends a number of academic conferences per year. You can see the list of attended conferences and which Ashgate staff member will be attending here. At each conference we’ll have a number of our new books in subject area on display and representatives from our marketing and commissioning […]
Posted by Whitney Feininger, Assistant Editor, Literary Studies Submitting the final manuscript is one of the most exciting steps in the publishing process! This is the point where your commissioning editor will double-check your text, artwork, and permissions and make sure everything is organized and suitable for publication. Unfortunately we can’t forward the manuscript on […]
How to work with a scholarly press: What’s in a word count? by Erika Gaffney, Publishing Manager Why do publishing houses ask prospective authors to estimate the extent of a book manuscript in words rather than pages? A word count—and it must be emphasized, this should include notes and bibliography, as well as the main text—gives […]
How to Work with a Scholarly Press: Submitting a Proposal Posted by Whitney Feininger, Assistant Editor, Literary Studies Think of a proposal as a formal introduction of you and your scholarly work to Ashgate. Most proposals are delivered to us by email and are evaluated by the relevant commissioning editor. After reviewing it, the commissioning […]
We are happy to announce a new occasional feature on our blog: “How to Work with a Scholarly Press” These entries will feature different aspects of the publishing process and advice from our commissioning, desk editorial, and marketing staff. Our hope is to educate authors about practical issues on an every day basis as well […]
