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Lund Humphries
Art and Photography, Academic, History
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About Lund Humphries
Lund Humphries is open to unagented proposals for books on the visual arts. Download and complete its Proposal Form, then email it to the commissioning editor for your subject area. There is no submission fee, but highly illustrated books may need a grant or other outside funding.
Lund Humphries is a London art book publisher founded in 1939. It publishes new books on the visual arts by writers, scholars, artists, museums and galleries, and it works on co-publications with museums and galleries. Its commissioning areas cover modern and contemporary art, art history, architecture and design, plus art business, museum studies and curating.
Submissions are open and you do not need an agent. You complete the Lund Humphries Proposal Form (a PDF) and send it by email only to the commissioning editor for your subject area. The team judges proposals on original contribution, market reach and economic viability. It reads every proposal but cannot give detailed feedback. There is no submission fee, though highly illustrated books may need a grant or other outside funding.
What Lund Humphries is looking for
- New books on the visual arts from writers, scholars, artists, museums and galleries
- Modern and contemporary art and art history
- Architecture and design
- Art business, museum studies and curating
- Co-publications with museums and galleries
- Proposals with an original contribution, clear market reach and economic viability
Publishes
- Academic
- Art and Photography
- History
- Nonfiction
Readers
- Adult
How to submit to Lund Humphries
From its own guidelines- Download the Lund Humphries Proposal Form.
- Complete the form, showing your original contribution, market reach and economic viability.
- Find the commissioning editor for your subject area.
- Email the completed form to that editor; email is the only route.
Is Lund Humphries right for your book?
A good fit if
This suits scholars, curators, artists and art writers with a visual arts book, as well as museums and galleries planning a co-publication.
Look elsewhere if
Look elsewhere if your book falls outside the visual arts. If your book is highly illustrated and you cannot seek a grant or other outside funding, check that this route works for you first.
Questions about Lund Humphries
Does Lund Humphries accept unsolicited manuscripts?
Yes, Lund Humphries accepts unsolicited proposals from authors without an agent, as long as the book is about the visual arts. It asks for its own Proposal Form rather than a full manuscript. There is no submission fee. Highly illustrated books may need a grant or other outside funding, so plan for that when you prepare the form.
How do I submit to Lund Humphries?
Download and complete the Lund Humphries Proposal Form, then send it by email only to the commissioning editor for your subject area. The areas are modern and contemporary art, art history, architecture and design, plus art business, museum studies and curating. The team reads every proposal but cannot give detailed feedback on each one.
What does Lund Humphries publish?
Lund Humphries publishes new books on the visual arts from writers, scholars, artists, museums and galleries. It also co-publishes with museums and galleries. The London publisher, founded in 1939, judges each proposal on original contribution, market reach and economic viability, so a strong Proposal Form explains all three clearly and shows who will buy the book.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
