Meredith Music Publications welcomes submissions pertaining to music performance and educational reference texts and percussion pedagogical materials.
As a first step in submitting a manuscript, we recommend that you send a book proposal consisting of:
- A letter describing the purpose and audience for your book,
along with your background and qualifications; please indicate
which word-processing software you use as we ask that final
manuscript be submitted on disc and hard copy
- An outline or table of contents and an estimate of the
length of the completed manuscript in numbers of words or
double-spaced pages
- A sample chapter or two, printed out (no electronic file
transfers, please)
- Sample illustrations as well as an estimate of the total
numbers and types (for example, pen-and-ink artwork for line
drawings, black-and-white glossy photographic prints, camera-ready
music examples) of illustrations planned for your book
- Your schedule to complete the book
Generally, we ask authors to submit book proposals early in the
writing process as this allows us to give editorial advice during
the development phase and cuts down the amount of revisions needed later.
Due to the large volume of submissions, it may take some time
before you receive a response from us. If you wish to have the
materials you submit returned to you, please so indicate and
include return postage. Materials will not be returned without
pre-paid postage.
Very best wishes for the success of your writing project.
Garwood Whaley, Publisher,
garwoodw@comcast.net
Mailing Address:
Meredith Music Publications
Attn: Garwood Whaley, Publisher
POB 344, 4899 Lerch Creek Court
Galesville, MD 20765