We welcome inquiries about the University Press of Kentucky and our publishing program. We are active in the humanities and social sciences and seek quality manuscripts for our list in those areas. If you are working on a manuscript or have completed one in the fields of our interest, we encourage you to contact one of our editors about your work. See below for their contact information and acquiring subject areas.
For general submission guidelines, review our guide for prospective authors here.
PLEASE NOTE: Unagented fiction and poetry submissions are ONLY accepted through New Poetry and Prose and Screen Door Press. Also, we do not accept unsolicited drama, translations, children’s books, memoirs, or any manuscript over one hundred thousand words in length.
ABBY FREELAND
Senior Acquisitions Editor
[email protected]
Appalachian Studies, Creative Nonfiction/Memoir, Music
Specialized Series: Appalachian Futures
NATALIE O’NEAL
Senior Acquisitions Editor
Please note—Natalie is currently out of office on parental leave. Any inquiries originally intended for her should instead be directed to the appropriate alternative staff member via the information on our Contact Us page.
African American Studies, American Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Veteran Studies, Media & Popular Culture, Books about Kentucky and the Region
Specialized Series: Screen Classics
MARGARET KELLY
Acquisitions Editor
[email protected]
Bourbon, Food & Drink, Poetry/Fiction
Specialized Series: Horses in History, New Poetry & Prose, Screen Door Press
Please note that unagented fiction and poetry submissions are ONLY accepted through New Poetry and Prose and Screen Door Press.
ASHLEY RUNYON
Director
Civil Rights, Sports
Specialized Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality, Race and Sports
Address all correspondence to the appropriate editor at:
The University Press of Kentucky
663 South Limestone Street
Lexington, KY 40508-4008