You will receive a written response generally within 90 days. Please provide an email address for the response to be sent. We will be unable to answer telephone inquiries about your manuscript. Faxed scripts will not be considered.

Please note that unsolicited manuscripts (or books) will not be returned. Also, it will not be necessary to submit the entire script. Two to 3 sample chapters would be sufficient. Please do not send original documents. African American Images is not responsible for manuscripts that are lost. Manuscripts should be sent as an attachment to an email.

• We do not publish reprints, poetry, plays, essays, novels, autobiographies, or biographies.
• Typically, we do not publish manuscripts exclusively addressing the Continent of Africa.

• Generally speaking, African American Images publishes books from an Afrocentric frame of reference that promote self-esteem, collective values, liberation, and skill development.

• We do not publish adult fiction. Our adult books, however, must provide solutions for African Americans.

• We no longer publish children’s books.

• African American Images does not advance royalties.

• You may email your submission to the email address listed below.

• Once your book has been approved for publishing, we will provide promotion strategies for your usage.

• After publication, the author owns the copyright to the book.

In the event that our office agrees to publish your work and in order to expedite the production of your book, please incorporate the following format when typing the script:

1. The manuscript should be submitted in PDF format.

2. Each chapter should be placed in a separate file. There should also be separate files for back matter (References, Bibliography, and Appendix) and separate files for front matter (Table of Contents, Introduction, and Preface).

3. The manuscript’s left and right margins should be 1″ each.
 
4. You may use whatever style would be most helpful in spelling, pronunciation, and emphasis. Consistency, however, is crucial.
 
5. When using charts, please use Microsoft Word’s chart format.
 
6. Use the spell check function to make sure all spelling is correct.

We appreciate your interest in our book publishing services and trust that you will have great success with your work.