Traditional publisher
Hackett Publishing Company
Academic, History, Nonfiction
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Hackett Publishing
Hackett Publishing accepts academic book proposals by email only. Send a description, table of contents, CV and sample to editorial@hackettpublishing.com. The Indianapolis publisher does not take contemporary fiction.
Hackett Publishing Company is an academic publisher with its editorial office in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its subjects include philosophy, classical studies, history, political theory, religion, literature, Asian and Latin American studies, economics, modern languages, theatre and film, and writing and rhetoric. It also publishes the Bryn Mawr Commentaries and the Lingua Latina series.
Hackett takes book proposals by email only. Send a description of the book, its audience and competing works, a table of contents with estimated length, your CV, a completion estimate and a sample, such as one chapter of new scholarship or about ten pages of a translation. It does not publish contemporary fiction, including young adult fiction.
What Hackett Publishing is looking for
- Philosophy and political theory
- Classical studies and Latin teaching
- History and religion
- Translations and anthologies of classic literature
- Course books in Asian and Latin American studies
Publishes
- Academic
- History
- Nonfiction
- Religion and Spirituality
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Hackett Publishing
From its own guidelines- Check that your book fits Hackett's subjects, such as philosophy, classics, history or political theory.
- Write a description of the book, its audience and how it relates to competing works.
- Add a table of contents with estimated length, your CV, a completion estimate and a content sample.
- Email the files to editorial@hackettpublishing.com, since Hackett accepts only digital proposals.
Is Hackett Publishing right for your book?
A good fit if
Hackett suits scholars and translators preparing books for college courses in the humanities.
Look elsewhere if
Look elsewhere for contemporary fiction, including young adult fiction.
Questions about Hackett Publishing
Does Hackett Publishing accept unsolicited proposals?
Yes. Hackett accepts book proposals as digital files by email. Send a description of the book, its intended audience and competing works, a table of contents with estimated page length, your CV, a completion estimate and a content sample. Hackett does not publish contemporary fiction, including young adult fiction.
How do I submit to Hackett Publishing?
Email your proposal to editorial@hackettpublishing.com. Include a sample if you have one: about ten polished pages for a translation, one chapter for new scholarship, or the publisher and date of each work for an anthology. Hackett accepts only digital proposal files, so do not mail paper copies.
Where is Hackett Publishing based?
Hackett lists Indianapolis addresses on its contact page and asks that editorial mail go to its office at 3333 Massachusetts Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana. It also mentions a Cambridge office. Proposals come in by email, so you can submit from anywhere.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
