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Stephens Press, LLC specializes in regional nonfiction including topics such as history, current events, travel, entertainment, nature, sports, lifestyle, children's titles and much more. Formats range from trade paperbacks to premium coffee table editions, as well as conventional hardcover volumes. Regions are not limited to Southern Nevada. We do publish regional titles for other parts of the country.

Although we seek submissions from a wide variety of authors, we are especially attracted to the work of editors, reporters and photographers from the world of journalism, a field with which we are so closely associated.

Stephens Press, LLC is the book publishing division of Stephens Media, LLC, which is the parent company of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, among some fifty-plus publications in eight states. The firm markets books online, and through newspapers, bookstores and specialty retailers.

Writers wishing to submit to Stephens Press should first familiarize themselves with our current publications at www.stephenspress.com. Click on individual books to find a link to each book's website where more detailed information about the title can be found.

Both full manuscripts and proposals are accepted for submission. We will not likely make a final decision to publish, however, until entire manuscript is reviewed. You will be notified via email when your submission has been received and entered into our review process.

We accept simultaneous submissions, but you must state this in your submission. As a courtesy, please inform us if you have released the rights to another publisher while we are still considering your work.

Because of the large volume of submissions, a response may take several months. Our decisions are not based solely on the quality of the writing. We will evaluate the marketability of your project, analyze the potential with retailers and distributors, and assess reader appeal.

The submission should include:

• A cover letter including:
  • A brief description of the book
  • Final or projected word count
  • Target date for completion of the manuscript
  • Contact information including phone and email address
• The complete manuscript OR chapter outline and 2-3 sample chapters
• Market analysis including the author's qualifications and platform
• SASE with sufficient postage if you wish submission materials returned

Both electronic and hardcopy submissions are accepted. Send submissions as email attachments to submissions@stephenspress.com. Mail hardcopy submissions to Stephens Press LLC, 1111 West Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89106.

• Who wants this book? Why do they want it? Why do they need it?
• Where can they be found?
• Do you have any unique access to this audience?

• What is new or different about your book?
• Do you have contacts or relationships with well-known individuals willing to write a foreword or endorsements for your book?
• List any special markets your book may have outside regular trade book channels such as bookstores.
• Could sales result from your contacts -- associations, organizations, corporations, groups, workshops, seminars or speaking engagements?
• Which magazines or professional/trade journals may review your book or print articles by you that in turn would promote the book?
• Do you have specific ideas for marketing your book?
• How willing are you to be active in marketing your book?

What Qualifies You to Write This Book?

• List previously published books or articles.
• Are you a specialist or expert on your book's subject matter?
• Are you an active public speaker or comfortable addressing audiences, doing interviews or able to engage prospective buyers at author appearances?
• Experience, access to information, other facts that make you uniquely suited to write this book?

Manuscript Preparation

• Microsoft Word documents only.
• Entire manuscript should be a single file.
• Page set-up using 12 point Times Roman, double-spaced with one inch margins all around.
• Insert the final word count at the top of the first page. Use Tools> Word Count to find.
• Use a page break to start a new chapter.
• Turn page numbering on.
• Please do not format or "design" the book layout.
• If images are part of your submission, provide COPIES only (no originals) as a separate element. Do not insert images into manuscript file. If your project is accepted for publication, you will receive further instructions on how to prepare images, captions etc.