Information for Authors
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS WHO SEEK PERMISSION TO USE MATERIAL FROM METHUEN
PUBLICATIONS WITHIN THEIR FORTHCOMING WORKS
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL FOR CONSIDERATION
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS WHO SEEK PERMISSION TO USE MATERIAL FROM METHUEN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN THEIR FORTHCOMING WORKS:
If you wish to seek permission from Methuen to use a text extract or illustration from one of our publications please submit your permissions application as follows, ensuring that you include all the relevant information* about your proposed publication plans:
* We will need to know:
the title and proposed date of publication for your work
the publication print run and format (eg hardback or paperback)
the publication price
the territories in which the publication will be sold
the name of your publisher and whether they are responsible for paying permissions fees set
You must also submit a photocopied extract of the text or illustration(s) that you wish to use.
Permissions applications may be sent to:
The Permissions Department
Methuen Publishing Ltd
8 Artillery Row
London
SW1P 1RZ
Tel: (permissions only) 01825 721411
Fax: (permissions only) 01825 723655
Email: methuenpubltd@btinternet.com
Please note that permissions enquiries can often take some time to administer. Please allow between six to eight weeks for a response and please apply for the permissions required as soon as possible BEFORE publication of your work.
**IMPORTANT**
Please see the additional rights advice listed at the foot of this page regarding former Methuen titles. Permissions enquiries regarding titles that are NOT part of Methuen Publishing Ltd's publishing list may not receive a swift reply.
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL FOR CONSIDERATION:
We strongly recommend that all prospective authors attempt to find an agent before submitting to publishers and we do not encourage unagented submissions.
If you are an unagented author, please enquire of us first before sending any material to us. [Any submissions should then contain a short synopsis and some sample material only. Please be sure to include a self-addressed, post-paid envelope if you want your submission returned or responded to in any way.] Please DO NOT submit manuscript material by email. Thank you.
Preliminary enquiries regarding submissions should be addressed to:
Editorial Department
Politicos Publishing
Methuen Publishing Ltd
8 Artillery Row
London
SW1E 6LB
Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 0018
Fax: +44 (0)20 7828 1244
Email: methuenpubltd@btinternet.com
Please entitle your letter, fax or email 'Manuscript Submissions Enquiry'. Thank you.
The following titles are of particular help to authors:
Story by Robert McKee - buy it on-line
How To Write a Novel by John Braine - buy it on-line
The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2008 - buy it on-line
The Writer's Handbook 2008 - buy it on-line
The Creative Writing Coursebook - buy it on-line
****IMPORTANT****: please check the information listed below concerning rights that are not administered by Methuen Publishing Ltd BEFORE submitting your permission enquiry to us. Enquiries about titles that are not part of Methuen Publishing Ltd's publishing list may not receive a swift reply.
PLEASE NOTE: Methuen Publishing Ltd DOES NOT own rights in, nor handle permissions requests for, the following:
Performance Rights in playscripts (please contact the appropriate literary agent or performance rights agent, for example Samuel French Ltd, and follow the guidance about obtaining performance rights that is shown on the playscript's imprint page). Please DO NOT send performance rights enquiries or applications to Methuen Publishing Ltd.
Methuen Children's Books titles [ie titles such as Winnie the Pooh and Wind in the Willows](please contact Egmont, 239 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6SA, Tel: 020 7761 3500 / Website: www.egmont.co.uk)
Methuen Drama titles [with the exception of extract permissions requests for Tennessee Williams' plays](please contact A & C Black Ltd, www.acblack.com / cweatherhead@acblack.com).
Methuen Academic titles (mostly academic titles published up to circa 1987 - please contact Routledge via permissions@thomsonpublishingservices.co.uk).
Please note that Methuen Publishing Ltd has no rights in works by Dorothy L Sayers. Please contact David Higham Associates Ltd in the first instance (dha@davidhigham.co.uk).
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