Publish with Us

At Indiana University Press, we want to publish books that will matter twenty or even a hundred years from now–books that make a difference today and will live on into the future through their reverberations in the minds of teachers and writers.

Scholarly Areas of Focus

Indiana University Press acquires and publishes scholarly books in the following areas:

Trade Areas of Focus

The Press emphasizes scholarship but also publishes text, trade, and reference titles. Our program is financed primarily by income from sales, supplemented by support from Indiana University, and by gifts and grants from a variety of outside sources.

Submit a Proposal

Please submit your full proposal through our online submission form, which will direct your proposal to the appropriate editor. Visit our Manuscript Submission Guidelines for more information on how to submit your book proposal.

Fiction Submissions

All fiction submissions are handled through the Blue Light Books Prize.