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			Thank you for choosing to submit your book proposal to Hay House. Over the years we have found that it is not efficient to enter into e-mail correspondence or long telephone calls regarding proposals and the publishing process. Please read the information below for advice. Most writers, regardless of the genre they have concentrated upon, will want to share their work with the public by having it published as a book. The first and most important thing is DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. Find out about the various ways of getting your book published in Australia, the roles of publishers, literary agents, and exploring the options of self-publishing and acquiring a distributor. The Internet is great for this, as is contacting the various Writer’s Centres and other literary institutions in Australia (some of these are listed below). Establish who your ideal reader is, and what the market is like for your book. Are there already other books similar to yours available? The more research you have undertaken into the market, in addition to the processes involved in selecting and publishing a manuscript, the better chance you have. Hay House Australia receives many hundreds of unsolicited book proposals - from these, only about 6-10 end up on the shelves of a bookstore here in Australia. Hay House Australia Submission Guidelines We are currently NOT reviewing proposals for publication. Our next review will be in November 2008. Do you accept electronic manuscript submissions or publishing proposal inquires? No, we do not. Manuscript submissions and publishing inquiries will only be accepted as a hard copy in the first instance; if we require a disk or digital file, we will let you know. Electronic manuscript submissions, whether via e-mail, disk or in the form of a request to view a Web site/homepage will NOT be looked at or replied to. Can I send you my manuscript? We at Hay House Australia do not accept the submission of unsolicited full-length manuscripts, however we do accept unsolicited proposals. Proposals must be submitted as hard copy and the below format is suggested.   Proposal Submissions must include: A covering letter Synopsis (summarizing the book and the market) Author C.V, biographical details The first 2 chapters only of the manuscript. Submissions should be typed single-sided on A4 paper, double-spaced and unbound.     In your proposal you will need to describe the market for your book and: List similar books that are already in print. Explain how your proposal differs from these. Provide an idea as to how comparable books have sold in bookshops. List additional markets that your book could sell to, besides bookshops. Explain how you would promote your book and whether or not you have media or corporate contacts that would help us to publicize and market you book. Turnaround Please ensure you retain a copy of your proposal. Writers will be advised in writing when their proposal has been assessed. Assessment is made in order of receipt. If you would like to submit your proposal please note the following. Hay House Australia is interested in a variety of topics as long as they have a positive self-help viewpoint. No poetry, quotation books, card decks, children’s books, or negative concepts that are not beneficial to helping / healing ourselves, or our planet. Non-fiction subject matter Self-Help, New Age, Sociology, Spirituality, Philosophy, Health, Diet, Psychology, Men’s/Women’s Issues, and Celebrity biographies. Subjects include social issues, current events, ecology, business, food and nutrition, education, the environment, alternative health/medicine, money/finance, nature, recreation, religion, spiritual growth. Tips from the Editor “Our audience is concerned with our planet, the healing properties of love, and self-help principles. We’ve noticed that our readers are interested in taking more control of their lives. If I were an agent trying to market an author’s book today, I would research the market thoroughly to make sure that there weren’t already too many books on the subject. Then I would make sure that there was a unique slant on the idea.” – Editor Address submissions to The Publisher Hay House Australia PO Box 515 Brighton Le Sands NSW 2216 Australia Although all possible care is taken with submissions, Hay House Australia bears no responsibility for the loss or damage of unsolicited materials received. If you would like your submission returned, please include a stamp self-addressed envelope. Generally, Hay House Australia is not able to give you feedback if we decide your submission is not suitable for our list. If you would like a constructive report on your proposal / manuscript, if could be useful to have a manuscript assessment done. Publishers are most likely to take on a new writer if the work is written well, if the content is good or unique and presented well, or if it is recommended by a literary agent, or has been assessed by a manuscript assessing service. Approach literary agents with the same proposal you would send a publisher, some agents will read and assess it. Some charge a fee for this and not all welcome unsolicited manuscripts. Check out other major publishers Web sites for details and information about how to get published. Consider self-publishing. A very high percentage of books in the Mind-Body-Spirit / Self-help category in Australia start off being self-published and distributed through an independent distributor. After acquiring sales in a bookshop, sometimes they can then be picked up by publishers. Who can I contact to help me with getting published? The Australian Society of Authors has a very informative Web site at http://www.asauthors.org, and this is probably the best place to start. The ASA Web site has information on (and contacts for) literary agents, editors, ghost-writers and manuscript assessment services. The Australian Publishers Association (ph: 02 9281 9788) has a publication for sale titled ‘Directory of Members’ which may help you ascertain which publishers would be most interested in your work. Each state and territory also has a Writer’s centre and generally a variety of writers groups. These groups are a great resource for information, support and encouragement. NSW Writers Centre: http://www.nswwriterscentre.org.au QLD Writers Centre: http://www.qwc.asn.au SA Writers Centre: http://www.sawriters.on.net NT Writers Centre: NT Writers Centre (E-mail) VIC Writers Centre: http://www.vicnet.net.au/~writers/ TAS Writers Centre: http://www.fearless.org.au/Taswriters WA State Literature Centre: WA State Literature Centre (E-mail) ACT Writers Centre: http://www.actwriters.org.au