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University of Minnesota Press
Children's, Academic, Art and Photography
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About University of Minnesota Press
The University of Minnesota Press reads book proposals from authors without an agent. Send a prospectus with an overview, chapter summaries, at least two sample chapters and a current CV. Replies take four to six weeks, and simultaneous submissions are considered in some cases.
The University of Minnesota Press, in Minneapolis, was founded in 1925 and runs a boundary-breaking program in the humanities and social sciences. It has a strong commitment to books on the people, history and natural environment of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, and its trade catalog includes fiction, memoir, a cookbook, a children’s book and art and architecture titles.
The press prefers a prospectus before a complete manuscript: an overview, a table of contents with chapter summaries, at least two sample chapters, a current CV and the manuscript’s details. It replies in four to six weeks and considers simultaneous submissions in some cases. Unrevised dissertations are strongly discouraged.
What University of Minnesota Press is looking for
- Humanities and social sciences
- Minnesota and Upper Midwest history and environment
- Regional trade books
Publishes
- Academic
- Art and Photography
- Children's
- Cookbook
- Fiction
- History
- Memoir
- Nonfiction
Specialties
- University press list
How to submit to University of Minnesota Press
From its own guidelines- Prepare a prospectus with an overview and a table of contents with chapter summaries.
- Add at least two sample chapters, a current CV and the manuscript's details.
- Send it following the press's proposal guidelines.
- Allow four to six weeks for a reply.
Is University of Minnesota Press right for your book?
A good fit if
Scholars and regional writers with books on Minnesota and the Upper Midwest or on the humanities.
Look elsewhere if
Authors of unrevised dissertations.
Books published by University of Minnesota Press
Well-known titles- South Pole StationAshley Shelby
- The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie BookLee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson
- We Miss You, George FloydShannon Gibney
- Mysterious Tales of Old St. PaulLarry Millett
- Louis Sullivan: An American ArchitectPatrick F. Cannon
Questions about University of Minnesota Press
Does the University of Minnesota Press accept proposals?
Yes. It reads proposals from authors without an agent and prefers a prospectus before a full manuscript: an overview, chapter summaries, at least two sample chapters and a current CV. Replies take four to six weeks, and simultaneous submissions are considered in some cases.
Does the University of Minnesota Press publish regional books?
Yes. It has a strong commitment to books on the people, history and natural environment of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. Its trade catalog has included fiction, memoir, a cookbook, a children's book and art and architecture titles alongside scholarship.
Does the press take dissertations?
The press strongly discourages unrevised dissertations unless it has asked for them. Revise a dissertation into a book for a wider audience before you send a prospectus, and explain in your overview how the book differs from the original thesis.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
