We are not reading new submissions at the moment, so please do not send manuscripts to us before January 1st 2020. 

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We have an Author/Publisher agreement which we and the Author sign when we accept a manuscript for publication.
​Here is a summary of some of its terms, including costs: if you would like a sample copy of the contract emailed to you, please email us and request one.

Submitting a manuscript: What you should do:

• Make a continuous Word file of your poems, in the order that you want them to appear. A list of them will help us, but there's no need to number the pages or make a Contents page. Include a title page. The font should be 11 or 12 point Times New Roman or Calibri. We will adjust fonts, margins etc. if necessary, when we lay out the book.
• Separate the poems with a page break at the end of each one (NOT a 'section break', please.)
• Add: a title page (you can add your name, address and other contact details for our information here); a dedication if you want one; acknowledgements of books or magazines where your poems have previously appeared; a foreword, introduction or epigraph if you want one. (If you haven't decided about these things, they can be added later if you want them.)
• Check the spelling and punctuation carefully.
• We recommend making a conscious decision about using uppercase letters at the beginning of lines, and overriding Word's default setting unless you definitely want a capital at the beginning of each line.
• Send your file to us at dempseyandwindle@gmail.com, as an attachment in an email headed with your name and SUBMISSION. In the body of the email, give your name, address and phone number, and a short writing bio.

If we are reading manuscripts, you will hear from us within about ten days, whether or not we can publish your book.

Editing, publishing and distributing: What we will do: 

• We lay out your manuscript in A5 or Royal format, design a cover to your specification, and provide and register an ISBN on Neilsen Title Editor.
• We proof-read the manuscript before sending it to print but we depend on the Author to provide an accurately spelt and punctuated manuscript and to do a final accuracy check before we submit their files to the Printer.
• ​We don't make any changes to the book without consulting the Author.
• We order a bound proof copy from the printer which we pass to the Author for checking and comment before ordering the full print run.
• We order an initial print run after the Author approved the proof.
• We send Legal Deposit copies to the 6 National Libraries.
• ​We can order reprints and have them sent directly to you. (Payment to be made in advance to us)
• We publicise and sell your book through our website and as a supplier on AmazonUK and Amazon EU. (You receive 10% of sales we make in this way.)
• We promote your work and events related to it, on social media and our own website.
• We manage sales through Gardners and Bertrams, the main suppliers to Waterstones and other UK book shops, and liaise with independent bookshops where possible.
• We set up and manage an “author’s page” for you on our website www.dempseyandwindle.com.
• We organise at least one reading in the UK, at which you can sell your books yourself.

We communicate with you fully throughout the editing and publishing process, mainly online.

Costs: Applicable from 1st August 2019:
Costs to the Author are dependent on the Recommended Retail Price (RRP) of the book, which we set according to the following page-counts (including blank pages, title page, Contents pages, etc).


The following costs apply to perfect-bound paperback books and pamphlets published in A5 format (210mm tall x 150mm wide)                                                  
No. of pages:                                 30-50pp           51-80pp         81-100pp       101-125pp         126-150pp
RRP                                                      £8                   £10                     £11                   £12                    £13

60 Copies                                          £240               £300                  £330                 £360                  £390
+ Postage:                                            £16                 £18                  £23                    £25                    £25

100 Copies                                        £300              £450                  £480                 £540                  £575                                    
+ Postage                                            £18                £20                    £28                   £30                    £30

reprints  (per 10 copies)                 £40                 £50                    £55                    £60                       £65
+ Postage within the UK                  £5                    £5                      £16                    £16                       £16

Shipping within UK includes tracking and insurance (Parcel Force 48) 

• These prices are for 80gsm paper inside and a 250gsm cover; inside text in black ink; cover: gloss 4-colour printed.
• ​An upgrade to 115gsm inside and 300gsm cover is available at an extra cost that will be payable if it seems necessary at the proof stage, but most collections are published successfully using 80gsm/250gsm papers
• Publishing in Royal Format (235 x 156mm) will cost more: we will discuss this if you need it.
• We undertake to supply further copies, at 50% of the RRP, for 12 months from your accepting the PDF proof of the book, and to keep the book in print for 3 years in total, but the price to you per reprint copy may increase after 12 months, if printing costs rise.
• Any copyright costs (for example, artwork required by you for the cover design, quotations of any length from other authors) must be met by the author.
• Any artwork supplied by the author must be 1200dpi resolution. We cannot guarantee perfect colour match with the original artwork, though we'll do our best to achieve it.