Applying to write for ELT publishers links

I’m writing an article on this, which I’ll link to when it’s up. In the meantime…

Advice on sending unsolicited applications/ proposals

Submitting material to a publisher

http://www.webofenglish.co.uk/submit.htm

A Decent Proposal by Neil Wood, Managing Editor for Business English, ESP and EAP titles at OUP on OUP ELT blog

http://oupeltglobalblog.com/2010/07/29/a-decent-proposal/

How to Get Your TEFL Book Published by Stuart Tipping of (very influential at the time publisher) LTP

http://www.lingolex.com/eflpub.htm

Career Steps to Becoming a Materials Writer by well-known ELT writer and blogger and founder of The Round Lindsay Clandfield

http://www.eltlinkup.org/lindsayart.htm

Making proposals to ELT publishers on Macmillan’s Onestopenglish (originally published in EL Gazette) by David Riley

http://www.onestopenglish.com/jobs/your-career/publishing-for-teachers/making-proposals-to-elt-publishers/145002.article

Examples of ELT book proposals

Potato Pals

http://oupeltglobal.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/potato-pals-pitch-2002.pdf

ELT publishers asking for applications

Calls for book proposals

Big ELT publishers

Macmillan Education – Proposal submission form

http://www.macmillaneducation.com/%5CWritingForMacmillan.aspx

Pearson – Become an Author – Quick Guide

http://www.pearsonelt.com/pearsonelt/professionaldevelopment/becomeanauthor/quickguide.page?

CUP – Guidelines for submission of a book proposal (ELT/ ESOL)

https://authornet.cambridge.org/information/proposaluk/elt/

Local parts of big ELT publishers

Macmillan LanguageHouse (Japan)

http://www.mlh.co.jp/proposals/

OUP Japan – Guidelines for ELT Proposal Submission

http://www.oupjapan.co.jp/contactus/media/ProposalSubmissionGuidelines2012.pdf

Smaller ELT publishers

TESOL – Submission Guidelines for Authors of Book Proposals

http://www.tesol.org/read-and-publish/information-for-authors/submission-guidelines-for-authors-of-book-proposals

and book proposal form

http://www.tesolmedia.com/docs/TESOLBookProposalTemplate.pdf

Richmond – FAQ

“Please send your proposal through to info@richmondelt.com . Alternatively if you would prefer to speak to someone first about your proposal, please email us your contact details and someone from the team will get in touch.”

Delta Publishing – Contact

“We are award-winning publishers who believe in publishing innovative materials. We welcome contact from prospective authors and are happy to receive ideas and proposals via email. Please send these to: nick.boisseau@deltapublishing.co.uk”

ABAX – Contact

“Do you have… a manuscript proposal? We will be glad to hear from you. Please contact us using the form below or via sales@abax.net or by calling 1-877-655-ABAX (2229) or faxing us on 1-877-706-2229.”

The Round

http://the-round.com/submission-guidelines/

R.I.C Publications – Become an Author

http://www.ricgroup.com.au/become-an-author/

Pro Lingua Associates – Guidelines for submitting manuscripts (only accepted on paper)

http://www.prolinguaassociates.com/Pages/bookproposals.html

Alta Publishing – Publishing ESL (only accepted on paper)

http://www.altaesl.com/PubESL.cfm

Academic publishers

Wiley – Book Authors (not specific to ELT)

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-301840.html

Calls for other kinds of applications to ELT publishers

OUP ELT – write a 60 minute lesson for Pre-Intermediate learners and send

http://elt.oup.com/feature/global/author_recruitment/?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub

Pearson ELT – Write for PearsonELT.com – write your favourite lesson plan and a warmer etc

http://www.pearsonelt.com/assets/pearsonelt/document/write-for-pearsonELT.pdf

Macmillan Education Award for Innovative Writing (2013 award already closed)

“this award is open to aspiring ELT authors who have not yet published any of their work. The winner receives £1,000 and the opportunity to publish their work” – See Word document linked to near the bottom of this page:

http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/eltons

RedNova Learning (American subsidiary of Macmillan) – send CV etc (not proposal)

http://www.rednovalearning.com/index.php/work-with-us/write-for-us

CUP is one of several publishers involved with this:

ELTTeacher2Writer writers’ database

http://www.eltteacher2writer.co.uk/database/

Calls for online materials (which could lead to paid writing work, as it did for me)

Onestopenglish Lesson Share

http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/lesson-share/how-to-enter/

Cambridge ESOL (register then click on Add Your Teaching Resources)

https://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/ts/

Pearson ELT (register then submit to the specific area for teacher materials, then takes 5 to 10 working days to be accepted or rejected)

http://www.pearsonelt.com/help/site-features#22

Couldn’t find anything similar for OUP and CUP, although it may be possible on course-specific sites.