Kevin Heard: Announcing Michi: Japanese Arts & Ways
General guidelines for submitting proposals and manuscripts
to Mr. Davey and Michi: Japanese Arts & Ways are
listed below. These guidelines may not apply to every project,
so please use your best judgment as to which items are
appropriate to include with your submission. If there is
any question as to the suitability of your book for this
series, please consider sending Mr. Davey a detailed letter
of inquiry first. Proposals should include the following:
- A one-page cover letter summarizing what the book
is, who it's for, and why it's useful, important,
necessary, or unique.
- An expanded table of contents, chapter by chapter
with summaries. Indicate what will be included in
the front and backmatter (introduction, preface,
bibliography, glossary, index, etc.).
- For fiction or translation, at least two sample
chapters. For non-fiction, an introduction and one
sample chapter, or two sample chapters.
- Estimated manuscript length and completion date
(if it's still incomplete). Indicate how the manuscript
is being prepared (Typewriter? Word processor? If
you're using a computer, what platform and what
program?).
- Number of illustrations and what kind (Line drawings,
black and white photographs, color, etc.). Are there
any special production requirements? Please provide
representative samples so we can judge for quality:
use high-grade photocopies for samples of line drawings,
glossy prints for black and white photos, and
transparencies for color photos (Always send dupes, not
originals, unless requested otherwise).
- Information about you. Include a c.v. if you have one,
and indicate your qualifications to write on your
subject.
- A discussion of the size of the market for your book
and how the book compares to its competition. What
makes it different/better? What are you prepared to
do to promote the book? Do you know others in your
field who will provide reviews or testimonials?
- Your financial and scheduling requirements, if any.
Please note that Michi: Japanese Arts & Ways is
primarily focused on books with a Japan connection and
with an emphasis on meditation, spirituality, and/or
aesthetics. If you have genre fiction, like science
fiction, war stories, mysteries, and romances, or
commercial fiction, you probably should be looking for
a more suitable publisher. 
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