1. Who are we, and who aren't we?
2. What is your privacy policy, for the website and otherwise?
3. How do I get on/off your mailing lists?
4. How do I change my address?
5. How do I submit a manuscript?
6. Do you publish dissertations?
7. How do I get permission to use material from your books/journals?
8. How do I apply for a job at the Press?
9. What if I just want to do freelance work?
10. Do you have internships or other training programs?
11. I'm having problems with an order. Who do I contact?
12. Why didn't this hardcover come with a jacket?
13. I want to review one of your books for my journal/newspaper. How do I request a copy?
14. How do I get in touch with an author?
15. I'm a professor. How do I get an examination copy of a book for a course,
or a desk copy for a course I'm teaching?
16. This book is out of print; can I still get a copy?
17. My teacher assigned a paper/project on this subject; can you help me find information on it?
18. When is Birds of South America Vol. 3 coming out?
1. Who are we, and who aren't we?
We are the University of Texas Press, a scholarly publisher that is part of the University of Texas at Austin. We publish both books for scholars and books for the people of Texas.
We are not any of the following:
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2. What is your privacy policy, for the website and otherwise?
Read it here.
3. How do I get on/off your mailing lists?
To receive our seasonal catalog, or to be removed from our mailing lists, e-mail us. Note that we rent mailing lists from a variety of sources, so you might be receiving a catalog but not be in our database at all.
4. How do I change my address?
Use this form for books and catalogs; use this form for journal subscriptions. If you're one of our authors or readers, contact the editorial department.
5. How do I submit a manuscript?
See our author guidelines page.
6. Do you publish dissertations?
Unrevised, fresh from the committee, on an exceedingly narrow topic (or, worse yet, a topic that we don't publish in) — no. However, we have indeed published a number of books that were based on the author's dissertation. It's best to revise the dissertation before submitting a proposal; see our guidelines for revising a dissertation.
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7. How do I get permission to use material from your books/journals?
For permission to use materials from a book, use the books permission form; contact Peggy Gough, peggy@utpress.ppb.utexas.edu,
if you have questions.
For permission to use materials from a journal, use the journals permission form; contact Rebecca Frazier-Smith, rebecca@utpress.ppb.utexas.edu,
if you have questions.
8. How do I apply for a job at the Press?
The Press's employment is handled by the UT Office of Human Resources. You can fill out an application online, and they will then notify you of any job openings you qualify for.
9. What if I just want to do freelance work?
While we do hire freelance copyeditors, we strongly prefer people who live in the Austin area, and we have a backlog of candidates at this time. To be considered for freelance copyediting work, you need to have previous experience copyediting scholarly books. If you have such experience, contact Leslie Tingle (leslie@utpress.ppb.utexas.edu) for more information.
We are not currently hiring new freelance proofreaders.
We do not hire freelance indexers ourselves, but we do keep a list of indexers in case our authors inquire. If you are interested in being on our list, send a resume to Leslie Tingle, P.O. Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713-7819.
Many people write to ask about reading manuscripts for us. (From the similar wording of the letters, it appears that there is a class or book out there about reading manuscripts for a living, and that everyone uses the same sample letter.) While our review process does require outside readers, these readers evalute content as well as style and therefore must have strong qualifications in the specific subject area of the manuscript — usually a Ph. D plus several years of research, or the equivalent. We are not looking for general readers.
10. Do you have internships or other training programs?
We have the UT Press Fellowship, a one-year program in which the Fellow is intensively trained in one area of publishing. (Note that in some years the Fellowship is limited to UT-Austin graduates.)
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11. I'm having problems with an order. Who do I contact?
Email our customer service department, cs@utpress.ppb.utexas.edu, or call 1-800-252-3206 between 8 and 5 (Central time) Monday through Friday. (Outside the U.S. call 1-512-471-4034.)
12. Why didn't this hardcover come with a jacket?
Many of our hardcover editions are intended mainly for library use, and therefore we do not print jackets for them.
13. I want to review one of your books for my journal/newspaper. How do I request a copy?
Review copies are available to members of the press who wish to consider books for review, or to prepare for interviews with our authors. Please fax your request on your publication's letterhead to Publicity, 1-800-687-6046. You can also mail your request to:
Publicist
University of Texas Press
PO Box 7819
Austin TX 78713-7819
If you are working on a deadline and your request is urgent, you might be able to expedite the receipt of a review copy by calling 512-232-7634 or 800-252-3206.
14. How do I get in touch with an author?
The Press does not give out author home addresses or phone numbers. A recent author might have a university affiliation or webpage link on their book's page, which you can use to get in touch with them. Otherwise, you can send us a letter to the following address, and we will forward it:
[Author's name]
c/o University of Texas Press
P.O. Box 7819
Austin, TX 78713
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15. I'm a professor. How do I get an examination copy of a book that I want to consider for a course, or a desk copy of a book I've adopted for a course I'm teaching?
See our examination policy or desk copy policy forms.
16. This book is out of print; can I still get a copy?
It's unlikely that we have copies anymore. A number of people have had good luck finding our out-of-print titles through Bookfinder, though we do not officially endorse this site.
17. My teacher assigned a paper/project on this subject; can you help me find information on it?
Unfortunately, no. The person you should really be talking to is your local librarian, who has the training to help you find any kind of source you need for your project.
18. When is Birds of South America Volume 3 coming out?
Not in the near future, alas. At present (late spring 2007), the authors are working on a field guide version of Volumes 1 and 2, and they estimate that it'll take them at least five more years to finish Volume 3. If the authors do complete the manuscript, it will probably take about two years to do the editorial and production work — in other words, don't expect it before 2014. Rest assured, meanwhile, that we are as eager to publish this work as birders are to read it!
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Last updated 21 May 2007
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