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Heyday [1]

Basic Information
Address: 
P.O. Box 9145
Zip / Postal Code: 
94709
Submission Guidelines: 
https://heydaybooks.com/contact [2]
City: 
Berkeley
Website: 
https://heydaybooks.com [3]
Logo or Cover Image (Choose a file, then click upload.): 
State: 
California
Country: 
United States
Contact Information
Contact Title: 
Managing Editor
Contact First Name: 
Emmerich
Anklam
Details
Genres Published: 
Creative Nonfiction
Publishes Through Contests Only: 
No
Reading Period: 
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 to Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Response Time: 
Less than 3 months
Formats: 
Paperback
Hardcover
E-book
Audio
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Distributors: 
Publishers Group West, Ingram
Tips From the Editor: 

For information on submitting a proposal to us, go to www.heydaybooks.com/contact [4] and click on Submission Guidelines.

Please include the following in your submission:

  • A cover letter introducing yourself and your qualifications.
  • A brief description of your project and why it aligns with Heyday’s work.
  • An annotated table of contents and list of illustrations (if any).
  • Notes on the audiences you are trying to reach and why your book will appeal to them.
  • A list of comparable titles and a brief description of the ways your book adds to the existing literature.
  • Estimates of your book’s expected length and your timeline for completing the writing.
  • A sample chapter.
Titles per Year: 
11 to 20
Editorial Focus: 

Heyday is an independent, nonprofit publisher with a focus on California and the American West. They publish nonfiction books that explore history, celebrate Native cultural renewal, fight injustice, and honor nature. Take a look at their list of books (www.heydaybooks.com/books [5]) to learn more about their areas of interest.

Representative Authors: 

Obi Kaufmann, John Muir Laws, Deborah A. Miranda

How many authors debut in each issue?: 
4–8
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir [6]
BIPOC Voices [7]
Creative Nonfiction [8]
Historical [9]
Narrative Nonfiction [10]
Nature/Environmental [11]
Regional [12]

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/small_presses/heyday

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/heyday [2] https://heydaybooks.com/contact [3] https://heydaybooks.com [4] http://www.heydaybooks.com/contact [5] http://www.heydaybooks.com/books [6] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/autobiographymemoir [7] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/bipoc-voices [8] https://www.pw.org/category/subgenres/17192 [9] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/historical [10] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/narrative_nonfiction [11] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/nature-environmental [12] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/regional