This will generally be for projects for consideration for publication from January 2014 onwards.

We're looking for projects of quality, which are fresh, powerful and unique. Publishing schedules mean that we're generally planning at least 12 months in advance. We are publishing books for an international audience and you should consider this when proposing a project. We are unlikely to be interested in something which is too specific to one country or geographical region. Please also remember that we must be able to sell the books that we publish so please be realistic when assessing your project and don't waste your or our time by sending proposals which have only a limited commercial appeal. Just because all your friends say it would make a great book doesn't mean that anyone would buy it.

Because of the number of submissions we receive we simply can not (and will not) meet with you in the first instance. We therefore ask that you submit your project by post in as indicated in the instructions below.

We have a two stage procedure. What we want from you in the first instance is the following

STAGE ONE

• a brief one page synopsis

• a one page CV

• one of the following;
a set of no more than 12 colour laser copies or inkjet print outs;
or a CD with images presented in slide show format or as PDFs (please note that if you submit digitally there is no limit to the number of images that you can send. You can also send a full digital dummy). PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT EMAIL SUBMISSIONS.

• A self-addressed envelope with return letter postage.
We will not acknowledge of receipt of your submission nor will we return it. This SAE is for us to respond about your submission once we have looked at it. Please expect the process to take 10 to 12 weeks. If you are from outside the UK then send International Reply Coupons

PLEASE NOTE NONE OF THIS MATERIAL WILL BE RETURNED.
The reason for this is quite simply that we spend too much time repacking material, chasing photographers for payment of return postage costs etc. For this reason we are asking that intially you send in material which can be disposed of once we've looked.

STAGE TWO

If your work appears to have potential interest for us then we will ask you to make a full submission. This should not be seen as any intention on our part to proceed to publication but simply an our interest in seeing more of your work.

Should we request a full submission then at that stage we will want to see a full sequenced dummy of the work.By which we mean that we need to see the work put together in the sequence that you intend it to be in the book. We don't really like to view slides or exhibition prints and far prefer you to send a set of laser photocopies or inkjet prints. Absolutely nothing should be larger than A3 (22 inches x size and smaller if at all possible.

If we request a dummy submission we will still require you to send full return postage and packaging. Without this we will not be able to return your work. It is also essential that you include proper packaging for the return of your material and that this has your return address written on it. If you're sending in from outside the UK it is important that you check properly what payment you will need to send us.

If you are sending a cheque which is not in sterling and not drawn on a UK bank then you must add £7.00 ($12.00) to the postage costs. This is the amount that we are charged by our bank for cashing non-sterling cheques.