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Authors who would like West Virginia University Press to consider their nonfiction work for publication should contact:

Sarah Munroe
semunroe@mail.wvu.edu

Guidelines for proposals are here.
Email inquiries only. Please do not phone the office to discuss proposals or submissions, and please do not mail hard copies of your proposal or manuscript. We will not returned 

Authors who would like West Virginia University Press to consider their fiction for publication should contact:

Sarah Munroe
semunroe@mail.wvu.edu

Guidelines for submissions are here.
Please note: Unsolicited fiction submissions will be closed beginning September 1, 2022. Agents and solicited submissions may email queries to Sarah Munroe.
Email inquiries only. Please do not phone the office to discuss proposals or submissions, and please do not mail hard copies of your proposal or manuscript.

West Virginia University Press is interested in manuscripts in the following areas:

  • African American Literature
  • Appalachian Studies
  • Art
  • Creative Nonfiction
  • Energy and Environment
  • Fiction
  • Geography
  • Higher Education
  • History
  • Music
  • Natural History
  • Sociology
  • West Virginia

If you are interested in publishing in one of our series, please consult the series page for specific information: