Ten Speed Canada
Submissions
Adult Trade Book Proposal Submissions
If you wish to send us your book proposal for consideration, please read our submission guidelines below. Before submitting your manuscript, you should first familiarize yourself with our publishing areas and imprints. Note that we do not consider certain genres, including fiction, poetry, memoir, and most photography.
Ten Speed Press
Genres include how-to, cooking, business/career, relationships, crafts, gardening, gift, humor, and pop culture. Please read the submission guidelines below and address your submission to:
Ten Speed Press
P.O. Box 7123-S
Berkeley, CA 94707
Attn: Acquisitions
Celestial Arts
Genres include alternative medicine, health, nutrition, parenting, spirituality, inspiration, and self-help. Please read the submission guidelines below and address your submission to:
Celestial Arts
P.O. Box 7123-S
Berkeley, CA 94707
Attn: Acquisitions
Crossing Press
Genres include metaphysics, alternative therapies (chakras, color healing, herbs), mysticism, and feminism. Please read the submission guidelines below and address your submission to:
Crossing Press
P.O. Box 7123-S
Berkeley, CA 94707
Attn: Acquisitions
Tricycle Press
Children's books. Please read their submission guidelines here.
If you're not sure which publisher would be best for your proposal, there are resources available. A particularly good one is Writer's Market, available at most libraries and bookstores.
Submission Guidelines
If you wish to send us your book proposal, please include:
- A cover letter detailing the work as a whole. Include all information that you think we should have in order to make a decision about your project. In particular, tell us who your target audience is and provide a rationale for why we are the best publisher for your work.
- A chapter-by-chapter outline of the entire work.
- One or two sample chapters. It is not necessary to send the entire manuscript, just enough material to give us a sense of the work as a whole.
- A brief bio or a note describing who you are and why you are the right person to write this book. This doesn't need to be a formal resume.
- A self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient postage for the return of all of your material. Without this, we cannot return your materials to you. If you do not need your materials returned, please include an envelope with first-class letter postage for our reply.
Please do NOT send originals of anything. We are not liable for artwork or manuscript submissions.
We do not accept unsolicited proposals through the web or email.
Thank you for your interest in Ten Speed Press, Celestial Arts, and Crossing Press. We look forward to reading your proposal soon. Be prepared to wait about six to eight weeks for a reply.