Manuscripts

We accept original manuscript submissions from scholars and writers both inside and outside the academy, with the intent that our publishing mission serves to move intellectual production outside the narrow and often counterrevolutionary confines of academe. Our publications serve the real world, avant-garde, and progressive forces of anti-imperialist movements—with specific focus given to national liberation movements in the global south, anti-colonialism, indigenous liberation, women's movements, disability advocacy, and LGBTQ+ liberation movements. We see these struggles as one, and we know all liberatory movements of the oppressed to be the people's vanguard of working class action against capitalist hegemony, both in the imperial core and beyond.

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The majority of our publications are non-fiction, and we do not typically consider unsolicited fiction submissions.

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Please limit your proposal to fifteen pages, and work to include of the following:

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1. A page or two providing a general overview of the book's main themes and theses.

2. A list of contents, with a very short paragraph on each chapter. 

3. A short background on the author, or contributors.

4. A paragraph on who you perceive as the main audience for the book.

5. Information about any competing and complementing titles, published or forthcoming, of which you're aware.

6. The general state of the manuscript. We typically do not offer publications promises on unfinished manuscripts, and all publications decisions will generally be made once the manuscript is completed and able to be reviewed in full by our editorial team.

7. We receive a large volume of submissions and because of this are oftentimes slow to respond—please have patience with us!
    

Please also note that we consider only digital submissions, to the email address below.

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submissions@iskrabooks.org

 

For submissions to the Peace, Land, and Bread Journal—both online and in print—please send all pitches and article to the email address above. Please include a short description of the piece you wish to write, or have written, along with information about yourself and why it would work for Peace, Land, and Bread, and for Iskra Books more generally. We normally publish articles of up to 7,500 words (although this is negotiable, depending on the piece, as we will consider serializing larger pieces), and smaller pieces are always considered.

 

We also accept poetry, creative fiction, and literature submissions for the print journal.

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We publish in Chicago Style, with footnotes preferred over endnotes. Please visit this helpful resource here.

 

Due to the high volume of submissions we receive, we are oftentimes slow to respond, but aim to respond to all inquiries and submissions as soon as we are able—thank you for your patience.

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Submissions for 

Peace, Land, & Bread

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Style Guide

Peace, Land, and Bread now utilizes Chicago Manual of Style, and we ask that our authors work to get their submissions into this style prior to submittal. We are always happy to help authors and new submitters format their pieces for publication, and if formatting assistance is something you require, please do not hesitate to note this in your submission email.​

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Supplemental Guidelines

We encourage writers to utilize a scholarly voice (i.e., refraining from an overuse of contractions, colloquialisms, biased language, rhetorical questions, and second person pronouns), critical engagement with primary, secondary, and tertiary source materials, as well as comprehensive references, citations, and endnotes where applicable.

 

While we encourage writers to utilize the style of voice most appropriate to their field and topic, we do ask that authors follow the formatting and submissions guidelines on this page.

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Margins should be set at no less than 1”.

 

Typeface should be something readable, such as Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier. The font used in print issues of Peace, Land, and Bread is generally Garamond.

 

Font size should be no less than 10 pt. and no larger than 12 pt.​

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Submittal

When you submit your materials, please submit them as either a .docx, a .pdf, or a .pages file to submissions@iskrabooks.org, and be sure to include your name, or your preferred pen name, on the document, as well as a short 2-3 sentence author's bio.

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Peer Review Process

Our editorial team engages in a thorough peer review process of all submissions. Individual pieces of writing, poetry, and art first pass an initial content review before being passed along to our individual reviewers. We utilize a blind, two-reviewer process, and aim to respond to submitters in a timely fashion.

 

Our reviews, however, are in-depth and comprehensive, and often involve deep conversations amongst our editorial board; please be patient when awaiting a response!