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Manjul
Publishing House solicits proposals for original and unpublished
works for evaluation purposes. Proposals in Hindi and English,
in the general and narrative non-fiction categories like
self-help, biographies, memoirs, current affairs, business,
travel, cookery, philosophy and reference, quizzing etc,
and also fiction in categories such as novels, novellas,
short stories and poetry are accepted for evaluation by
us.
We
do not publish textbooks or technical and scientific research
studies/monographs and papers, and medical books, so a proposal
sent on these would automatically be rejected.
Ideally
your proposal should contain a detailed synopsis and chapter
outline with two sample chapters in case of non-fiction,
novels and other categories. For short stories and poems
five samples should be sent.
Do
send in your proposal in hard copy through regular post/courier.
We do not evaluate proposals received via email. Please
do not send material on floppies and CDs. It is important
you retain a copy of the proposal you send, as we do not
take the responsibility of returning any material submitted
to us.
You may send in your proposal c/o
Editorial Department
Manjul Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.,
10, Nishat Colony,
Bhopal 462 003
You
are not required to send a complete manuscript at this initial
stage. The publishing potential of a book is evaluated based
on a proposal outlining in detail the structure/literary
style, contents, potential readership and market.
A
preliminary evaluation of the synopsis and sample chapters
for an insight into the work and its potential for publication
will be made. Your proposal may not be found suitable. Alternatively,
you may be asked to send in the entire manuscript. This
manuscript will then be evaluated in detail by a team of
editors for its language, literary merits, readability,
style, competition, marketability and sales potential. This
detailed evaluation takes a minimum of three months and
after this due process of evaluation you will be informed
of our final decision. Please note that asking for a detailed
manuscript does not in any way mean that it has been or
will be accepted for publishing.
Please
keep a copy of any proposal that you send in and the manuscript.
Please
do not resend a proposal that has been rejected once.
We value
all submissions and each proposal is given the same diligent
attention by our qualified and experienced editorial team.
No correspondence, telephone calls or requests for
personal meetings with regard to a submission will, therefore,
be entertained.
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