Independent publishing company
Intellect Ltd (Intellect Books)
Academic, Art and Photography, Comics
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Intellect
Intellect Books, an independent academic publisher in Bristol, reads proposals on its Author Questionnaire, with an Editor Questionnaire for edited collections. It is best known for the visual and performing arts and media studies. Gold open access is an option with a fee; its HammerOn Press imprint reads radical nonfiction by email.
Intellect Books is an independent academic publisher in Bristol, founded in 1984, best known for work in the visual and performing arts, cultural and media studies, fashion, photography and related fields. It publishes around 100 books a year and more than 100 journals, and it says there are no strict boundaries to what it publishes.
Authors download and complete the Author Questionnaire, or the Editor Questionnaire for edited collections, with as much detail as possible. Gold open access is an option, at £6,500 plus VAT for books under 70,000 words. Its HammerOn Press imprint publishes nonfiction centering feminist, anti-racist, trans, queer and anti-fascist perspectives and takes proposals by email.
What Intellect is looking for
- Visual and performing arts
- Cultural and media studies
- Fashion, photography and comics scholarship
- Radical nonfiction (HammerOn Press)
Publishes
- Academic
- Art and Photography
- Comics
- Diverse and BIPOC voices
- Independent
- LGBTQ+
- Nonfiction
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Intellect
From its own guidelines- Download the Author Questionnaire, or the Editor Questionnaire for an edited collection.
- Complete it with as much information as possible.
- Return it to Intellect as its proposals page directs.
- HammerOn Press proposals go by email to hammeron@intellectbooks.com.
Is Intellect right for your book?
A good fit if
Scholars and practitioners in the arts, media and culture, including authors from communities often excluded from publishing.
Look elsewhere if
Fiction writers, and authors unwilling to complete the questionnaire.
Intellect imprints
Which take submissions| Imprint | Direct submissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| HammerOn Press | Yes | Feminist, anti-racist, trans, queer and anti-fascist nonfiction by email. |
Questions about Intellect
Does Intellect Books accept book proposals?
Yes. Intellect reads proposals on its Author Questionnaire, or its Editor Questionnaire for edited collections, completed with as much detail as possible. It seeks innovative proposals in and around its main subject areas, and no agent is needed. Read the steps on this profile before you send anything.
What does Intellect Books publish?
Intellect is best known for the visual and performing arts, and also publishes cultural and media studies, fashion, photography, comics and related fields. It releases around 100 books a year plus more than 100 journals from its base in Bristol.
Does Intellect Books charge authors?
Not for standard publication. Gold open access is an option, at £6,500 plus VAT for books under 70,000 words and £8,000 plus VAT for 70,000 to 120,000 words, with discounts for some authors. Authors pay for their own indexes. Send exactly what the guidelines ask for, and keep a note of the date.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
