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Guidelines for Submissions

Please review the description of our imprints to make sure your work fits the criteria of our list, and if so follow the instructions below to submit your proposal. Due to the incredible volume of submissions we receive, it is simply not possible to give a personal response to every individual who sends us his or her work. We do look at every submission we receive, and we will contact you if we feel yours is pertinent for our publishing program. If you have submitted a proposal and have not heard back from us within eight weeks, please understand that we do not feel your work would be appropriate for our publishing house. We would like to be able to answer each and every one of you personally, however, it just isn't possible. Thank you for your interest in Inner Traditions and Bear & Company. We wish you the best of success with your work.

In order to make the review process more efficient for prospective authors and for our editorial staff, we have prepared a list of requirements for authors who are submitting work. Please include the following when presenting a proposal:

  1. A BRIEF LETTER THAT INCLUDES A SHORT SYNOPSIS OF THE BOOK OR CARD DECK
    • a) The letter should be no more than two pages long and should tell how your manuscript contributes to its field and what makes it unique.
    • b) As specifically as you can, tell us who the audience is for your book/card deck.
    • c) Give a brief biography of yourself, noting especially any specific qualifications for writing your subject.
  2. A TABLE OF CONTENTS, INTRODUCTION AND SAMPLE CHAPTER(S)
    • There is no need to send a complete manuscript unless it is specifically asked for. Proposals including the above materials are reviewed much faster than thick manuscripts sent unsolicited.
    • If you submit a proposal for a card deck please include sample illustrations.
  3. WE CANNOT RETURN PROPOSALS OR MANUSCRIPTS UNLESS THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE STAMPED WITH SUFFICIENT POSTAGE.

Mail Your Manuscript to:

Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
attn: Acquisitions Editor
PO Box 388
Rochester, Vermont 05767-0388
USA

Digital Submissions

Email: [email protected] 

Please follow the guidelines for submissions outlined above. Note that submissions not following these guidelines cannot be reviewed.

If you do not hear back within eight weeks, please understand that we do not feel your work would be appropriate for our publishing house.

For Findhorn Press submissions, contact:
Sabine Weeke Agency
4 Bay View, Findhorn
Forres IV36 3YX
United Kingdom

Email: [email protected]

For Sacred Planet Books submissions, contact:
Sacred Planet Books
attn: Acquisitions Editor
PO Box 388
Rochester, Vermont 05767-0388
USA

Email: [email protected]

More Questions?

If you have questions that have not been addressed above regarding our submission guidelines, please check out our frequently asked questions page.

INNER TRADITIONS

Books on Eastern and Western philosophy, psychology, and metaphysics—particularly works that draw from the world's spiritual traditions.

BEAR & COMPANY

Books on ancient wisdom, new science, visionary fiction, Western thought, indigenous traditions, Maya studies, extraterrestrial consciousness, and complementary medicine.

BEAR CUB BOOKS

Books for kids that feed the growing mind, body and spirit.

DESTINY BOOKS

Books on popular occult topics with original, substantive content that the reader can readily apply to his or her own life.

HEALING ARTS PRESS

Books on alternative medicine and holistic health, including titles on natural foods, cooking, and self-help.

BINDU BOOKS

Books on spirituality and self-transformation especially for young adults.

PARK STREET PRESS

Books that enhance our understanding of the world in which we live and that improve our quality of life, including psychology, entheogens, environmental issues, gender studies, and New Science.

FINDHORN PRESS

Mind, Body, Spirit books and cards that make a positive, loving, and healing difference to our world – spirituality, holistic health and healing, self-help and nature.

SACRED PLANET BOOKS

Books on the themes of consciousness, cosmology, alternative medicine, dreams, climate, permaculture, alchemy, shamanic studies, oracles, astrology, crystals, hyperobjects, locutions, and subtle bodies.

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