Preparing Your Manuscript

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Preparing Your Manuscript</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />  <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1"> <meta name="description" content="The University of Regina Press (U of R Press) publishes trade non-fiction and scholarly books on Indigenous studies and Aboriginal languages, Canadian history, regional studies, the environment, public policy, and other topics. With a goal of publishing quality writing and scholarship on issues that matter to readers inside and outside the academy, the U of R Press is looking produce and promote the work of passionate public intellectuals and skillful, engaged, and knowledgeable writers."> <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/extension/uofrpress/design/uofrpress/images/favicon.ico" /> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Libre+Franklin:600,800|Open+Sans:300,400,700|Oswald" rel="stylesheet"> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/var/site/cache/public/javascript/79d5c7dbbbea1e134c8683a11da02a81_1491517075.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/var/site/cache/public/stylesheets/277593a0d6e0da29c388ae94146d920a_1730919097_all.css" />  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-HFDMMJ02HT"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-HFDMMJ02HT'); </script> </head> <body class="page-general uofr-theme"> <script type="text/javascript" src="/var/site/cache/public/javascript/e623f28e08e229fae57aa8e656537856_1535528026.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <header class="header"> <a class="cart-status mobile-only" href="/cart/en/order"><i class="rbicon-cart"></i><span>Your cart is empty.</span></a> <nav class="navbar"> <div class="navbar-header"> <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="navbar"> <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </button> <a href="/" class="logo"> <img src="/extension/uofrpress/design/uofrpress/images/logo.png"> <h1>University of Regina Press <span>A gathering of many voices</span></h1> </a> </div> <div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse" aria-expanded="true" role="navigation" data-path="2/3969/3971"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav"> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="mnav-62 dropdown-toggle" href="/Books" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Books <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li> <a class="mnav-62 " href="/Books">Browse all books</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-2740 " href="/New-Releases">New releases</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-2741 " href="/Forthcoming">Forthcoming</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-4041 " href="/Collections/Award-Winners-and-Nominations">Award Winners</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-68947 " href="/Collections/Indigenous-Language-Resources">Indigenous Language Resources</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-90 " href="/Series">Browse by Series</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-146 " href="/Contributors">Browse by Author</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-9463 " href="/Open-Access-Publishing">Open Access</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-3983 " href="/Our-Catalogues">Catalogues</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a class="mnav-269 " href="/Events">Events</a> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">For Authors <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li> <a class="mnav-3969 " href="/Publish-With-Us">Publish With Us</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-3970 " href="/Publish-With-Us/Submitting-a-Proposal">Submitting a Proposal</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-3971 " href="/Publish-With-Us/Preparing-Your-Manuscript">Preparing Your Manuscript</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-3973 " href="/Publish-With-Us/Preparing-Your-Manuscript/Permissions">Permissions</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-3974 " href="/Publish-With-Us/Preparing-Your-Manuscript/Documentation">Documentation</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-3975 " href="/Publish-With-Us/Preparing-Your-Manuscript/Artwork">Artwork</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-3976 " href="/Publish-With-Us/Preparing-Your-Manuscript/Collections">Collections</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-13334 " href="/Publish-With-Us/Ordering-Books">Ordering Books</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="mnav-3013 dropdown-toggle" href="/Ordering-Information" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Ordering <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li> <a class="mnav-3013 " href="/Ordering-Information">Orders in Canada, US, and Rest of World</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-3015 " href="/Ordering-Information/Sales-Representation">Sales Representation</a></li> <li> <a class="" href="/reviewcopyrequest/form">Review and Desk Copies</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="dropdown"> <a class="mnav-201 dropdown-toggle" href="/About-the-Press" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">About <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li> <a class="mnav-201 " href="/About-the-Press">About the Press</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-3963 " href="/About-the-Press/Our-Team">Our Team</a></li> <li> <a class="mnav-3465 " href="/About-the-Press/Contact-Us">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right"> <li> <a class="nav-item-login login" href="/cart/en/my-account" rel="nofollow"><i class="rbicon-user"></i> Sign in</a> <a class="nav-item-login logout" href="/cart/en/?mylogout=" rel="nofollow"><i class="rbicon-user"></i> Sign out</a> </li> <li><a class="nav-item-cart" href="/cart/en/order"><i class="rbicon-cart"></i> Your Cart</a></li> <li><a class="nav-item-search" href="/content/search"><i class="rbicon-search"></i> Search</a></li> </ul> <form class="search-form" action="/content/search"> <div class="input-group"> <div class="options-overlay"><i class="rbicon-search"> </i>Search: <span class="search-option-text">All</span> <span class="caret"></span></div> <select id="header-search-options" name="search_in[]" class="options"> <option value="all">All</option> <option value="books">Books</option> <option value="blog">Blog Posts</option> <option value="authors">Authors</option> </select> <input name="SearchText" type="text" placeholder="Search for..." value=""> <button class="btn" type="submit">Go</button> </div> </form> </div> </nav> </header> <section class="page-width section section-generic_content no-bborder has-sidebar"> <header class="section-header"> <h1 class="section-title">Preparing Your Manuscript</h1> </header> <div class="rows"> <div class="col-sm-8"> <div class="content"> <p>Once University of Regina Press has agreed to publish your work and the publication timelines have been determined, you will need to prepare your manuscript for the press's editing and production processes. We will not proceed if you have not yet completed and submitted an Author/Editor Information Form and our Author Publicity Form. (Please contact your Acquisitions Editor to receive a copy of these forms.)</p><p>The following checklists and guidelines will help you to prepare your materials so that problems and delays in the editing and layout stages are minimized:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/Publish-With-Us/Preparing-Your-Manuscript/Manuscript-Checklist" target="_self">manuscript submission checklist</a></li> <li><a href="/Publish-With-Us/Preparing-Your-Manuscript/Permissions" target="_self">permissions guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/Publish-With-Us/Preparing-Your-Manuscript/Documentation" target="_self">documentation guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/Publish-With-Us/Preparing-Your-Manuscript/Artwork" target="_self">artwork guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/Publish-With-Us/Preparing-Your-Manuscript/Collections" target="_self">collections guidelines</a> (for editors of multi-authored works)</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <div id="address-481c7a7128672347da08caa74563eeab-c38e256d1d3a40cadf77a18b1a2e3712"> <div class="margin-bottom"> <aside class="events-box wide-date"> <h1 class="title"> Events </h1> <dl> <div class="dl-row"> <dt> Mar 25 - Mar 25 </dt> <dd> <span>The University of Regina鈥檚 Dr. John Archer Library & Archives (Regina and Wascana Rooms) (Regina, SK)</span> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-talk-dark-chapters-reading-the-still-lives-of-david-garneau-tickets-1245391181549?aff=oddtdtcreator"> Book Launch: Dark Chapters </a> </dd> </div> </dl> </aside> <a href="/Events" class="all-events"> See All Events </a> </div> </div> <div class="block-separator"></div> <div id="address-481c7a7128672347da08caa74563eeab-1f05c61ea4f75e73214410e11455e1f3"> <a href="/reviewcopyrequest/form" class="ad"> <img src="/var/site/storage/images/media/images/promos/review-copies/60575-3-eng-CA/Review-Copies.jpg" style="border: 0px ;" alt="Review Copies" title="Review Copies" /> </a> </div> <div class="block-separator"></div> </div> </div> </section> <footer class="footer-theme"> <div class="footer-top"> <div class="site-footer container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col col-xs-12 col-sm-4"> <div class="title">Find a Book</div> <ul class="nav"> <li><a class="fnav-62" href=/Books>Browse All Titles</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-3983" href=/Our-Catalogues>Catalogues</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-2740" href=/New-Releases>New Releases</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-2741" href=/Forthcoming>Forthcoming Titles</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-4041" href=/Collections/Award-Winners-and-Nominations>Award Winners</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-90" href=/Series>Series</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-62" href=/Books>Browse By Category</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-146" href=/Contributors>Browse By Author</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col-xs-12 col-sm-4"> <div class="title">The Press</div> <ul class="nav"> <li><a class="fnav-201" href=/About-the-Press>About</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-3969" href=/Publish-With-Us>Publish With Us</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-3013" href=/Ordering-Information>Order Books</a></li> <li><a href=/reviewcopyrequest/form>Review Copies</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-3950" href=/About-the-Press/Open-Access-Revolution>Open Access</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-3963" href=/About-the-Press/Our-Team>Our Team</a></li> <li><a class="fnav-3465" href=/About-the-Press/Contact-Us>Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col-xs-12 col-sm-4 nopadding"> <div id="address-86e862094c80dd90c29378021df6b12c-65640e0c99a68745fbbcccdda26dcfd5"> <div class="search-box-footer"> <img src="/extension/uofrpress/design/uofrpress/images/search-box.png" class="expand"> <div class="bgcolor-orange"></div> <div class="subscribe"> <h2 class="title">Join Our Mailing List</h2> <div class="content"> <p>Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with our forthcoming titles, events, and exclusive website discounts.</p> </div> <div class="actions"> <a href="https://uofrpress.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8595ff9af5d59fb78af2a58b0&id=d669c6e618" class="button" id="mc-embedded-subscribe">Join the list</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-separator"></div> <div class="block-separator"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-middle"> <div class="page-width"> <div class="row is-table-row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"> <p class="nomargin">The Press is pleased to acknowledge the support of the Canada Book Fund, the Canada Council for the Arts, and Creative Saskatchewan's Market and Export Development Grant Program.</p> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8 footer-logos"> <a href="https://www.uregina.ca"><img src="/extension/uofrpress/design/uofrpress/images/logo01.png"></a> <a href="http://www.canada.ca/en/index.html"><img src="/extension/uofrpress/design/uofrpress/images/logo02.png"></a> <a href="http://canadacouncil.ca/"><img src="/extension/uofrpress/design/uofrpress/images/logo03.png"></a> <a href="http://www.creativesask.ca/"><img src="/extension/uofrpress/design/uofrpress/images/logo04.png"></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-bottom"> <div class="page-width"> <div class="social-row"> <ul class="social-badges icons"> <li><a href="//facebook.com/UofRPress" class="fb" aria-label="Facebook"><i class="rbicon-facebook"></i></a></li> <li><a href="//twitter.com/@UofRPress" class="twitter" aria-label="Twitter"><i class="rbicon-twitter"></i></a></li> <li><a href="//www.goodreads.com/UofRPress" class="goodreads" aria-label="Goodreads"><i class="rbicon-goodreads"></i></a></li> <li><a href="//instagram.com/uofr_press" class="instagram" aria-label="Instagram"><i class="rbicon-instagram"></i></a></li> <li><a href="mailto:URPress.site@uregina.ca" class="email" aria-label="Email"><i class="rbicon-envelope-alt"></i></a></li> </ul> <div class="copyright">© 2025 University of Regina Press <span>|</span> <a href="http://readerbound.com">This site is ReaderBound</a></div> <div class="acknowledgement">University of Regina Press is located on Treaty 4 Territory, the traditional lands of the n锚hiyawak (Cree), Anih拧inap锚k (Saulteaux), Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda Nations, and the homeland of the M茅tis/Michif peoples.</div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <script type="text/javascript" src="/var/site/cache/public/javascript/1095bc1978ea7fe0350b3ee9bb0b1593_1620199924.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Preparing Your Manuscript