BAAF procedures for publication

Proposals and manuscripts can be submitted to the BAAF Publications Department to be considered for publication. Once you have a clear plan for how your book will be structured and the contents, the process for submitting a proposal is outlined below.

• Whether you wish to submit a proposal or a full manuscript for publication, BAAF asks that all authors complete a publications proposal form. This form can be downloaded in Word on this link, or you can request the form by email/post by contacting Jo Francis on 020 7421 2603 or at jo.francis@baaf.org.uk.
• Not all of the questions on the form will be valid for all publications; however, we ask that you complete the form as fully as you are able to. This information will be helpful to us when determining whether to accept your proposal or manuscript.
• If you have a synopsis or sample chapter of your proposed publication available, it will be very helpful if you submit this along with the form. Please do not submit an entire manuscript at this early stage, unless it is quite short, e.g. a children’s book.
• Once received, your publications proposal form will be read and considered by colleagues within BAAF, to determine whether your proposal would be suitable for our market. Your proposal will also be considered by our Publications Advisory Group, which meets quarterly.
• It may take us some time, in some cases up to six months, to consider your proposal and reply to you with feedback and comments. Please bear with us while we do this.
• Once we have considered your proposal, we will reply to you with feedback, and will let you know whether we wish to accept your proposal for publication.

If you have any further questions about BAAF’s procedures for publication, please contact Jo Francis on 020 7421 2603 or at jo.francis@baaf.org.uk.