Wisdom Publications is an established small press focused on publishing books about Buddhism, including works in translation, academic works, works focused on mindfulness, Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism, as well as children’s books. They are distributed by Simon and Schuster and their books are widely available in print in North America.
They accept unsolicited submissions from authors and agents but only on topics directly related to Buddhism. Authors should have relevant professional, academic, or Dharma-teaching credentials. Please do not submit to them if this is not the case for you. If you meet their qualification needs, I very much encourage you to spend time on their website, verifying that they publish the kind of work you are interested in.
To submit your manuscript, you must download and complete a submission questionnaire. You can submit it back to them via email or post.
Their in house style guide is the Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition) and the American Heritage Dictonary for default spellings. Additional preferred formatting and style issues particular to Buddhist publishing are addressed in their PDF Style Guide for Works on Indian and Tibetan Buddhism.
They have additional information on submitting to their Wisdom’s Academic series, which can be found on on their Academic Series information page.
To learn more about their submission guidelines, go here.
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