Editorial office • Publicity • Permissions and Copyright Questions • Desk and Examination Copies • Manuscript Submission Policy • Internships

Editorial office:

NEW DIRECTIONS PUBLISHING CORP.
80 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011

General email can be sent to

You MUST include the words " New Directions " in the subject line of your email. Emails which do not include these words in the subject line may be blocked by our junk mail filters.Unfortunately, we cannot forward e-mail to authors, nor can we give out authors' e-mail or postal addresses. However, you can always contact New Directions authors by mailing a letter to [Author's Name] c/o New Directions at the address given above.

Publicity:

Please contact the publicity director at:

or write to:

Publicity Director
NEW DIRECTIONS PUBLISHING CORP.
80 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011

All of the material published by New Directions Publishing Corp. is protected under copyright law. Written permission from the publisher is required if you wish to reproduce our material.

All request directed to New Directions Publishing Corp. must be made in writing. It is not our policy to grant verbal permission. Your request should be as complete as possible. Please include the title and author of the book you wish to reprint from. We will need to know the exact material you wish to reprint. Please provide copies of our material in context as well as the page numbers on which the material appears in our book. We also need to know the title and publisher of your book, the proposed date of publication, the price and print run. Please let us know what territories you need permission for (US, US and CANADA, WORLD, etc.). You may include other information that you feel may be helpful in evaluating your request.

It will take approximately 2 to 3 weeks for you to receive a written response to your request. This time frame may vary depending on the amount of requests we have to process. Therefore, we ask you to submit your request for permission as early in your editorial process as possible. Each request received by the department is evaluated on an individual basis and in most cases a permission fee is charged. No fees will be discussed prior to permission being granted.

Please submit your inquiries in writing to:

Permissions Department
New Directions Publishing Corp.
80 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011

You may also fax your request to: 212-255-0231

or send it by email to:

For educational photocopying (coursepacks; classroom handouts) please send your request to Dennis Palmore at the same address.

Desk and Examination Copies:

All request for desk copies of New Directions books are handled by our distributor, W.W. Norton.

When requesting a desk copy please submit on school letterhead the name of the professor, course name, and expected enrollment, as well as the title, author, and ISBN of book you would like a copy of. Allow up to 3 week for these requests to be processed.

Please send requests to:

You may also make your desk copy requests by fax, 1-800-458-6515, by phone, 1-800-233-4830, or online at http://www.wwnorton.com/college/contact.htm.

Manuscript Submission Policy:

It is the policy of New Directions to consider unsolicited submissions. However, as a small independent publishing house with a small editorial staff and a large list of titles already scheduled for publication, it is extremely rare that we are able to accept an unsolicted work for publication. Please keep this in mind when choosing whether to submit your work to us.

Currently, New Directions focuses primarily on fiction in translation, avant garde American fiction, and experimental poetry by American and foreign authors. If your work does not fall into one of those categories, you would probably do best to submit your work elsewhere.

We are not interested in considering books from the following categories: juvenile or young adult, occult or paranormal, genre fiction (formula romances, sci-fi or westerns), art and crafts, and inspirational poetry.

If you wish to submit a query letter or a manuscript, you may do so by mail to the address below. A query letter should include a brief description of your submission, your writing credentials, and any experience, professional or otherwise, which is relevant to your submission. For manuscript submissions, a sample of the work (10 - 30 pages) will usually suffice, along with a cover letter and CV.

If you require notification of receipt, please use Delivery Confirmation or a similar service -- we cannot notify you when we receive your manuscript by mail.

New Directions takes no responsibility for the loss or damage of submitted materials - please DO NOT submit irreplaceable materials.

All submissions must be exclusive to New Directions.

Please allow at least 3 - 4 months for our response.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Send query letters or manuscripts to:

Editorial Assistant
New Directions Publishing Corp.
80 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10011

Submissions must include either a self-addressed, stamped envelope or an e-mail address to receive a reply.

Internships:

**Please note: We are NOT currently seeking interns for Summer 2008. Please do not contact us about summer internships, as all of our needs are already met. However, we are considering applications for internships for Fall 2008.**

New Directions offers full- and part-time college internships on a rolling basis at our Manhattan office. On your application please indicate clearly your desired start date. Each internship lasts between one and four months in order to accommodate school schedules.

Prospective interns must have completed their sophomore year in college. Applicants are encouraged to negotiate with their college registrar's office to receive academic credit for their internships. At this time the internship pays $15 per day for lunch and daily travel expenses.

Duties consist primarily of office work: answering phones, sorting and sending out mail, copying, filing and organizing. On occasion, some editorial and publicity work may be involved, but applicants should bear in mind that most of the chores tend to the clerical. Previous office experience is preferred but not mandatory. Applicants must be currently enrolled in college (preferably in literature, publishing, or related fields).

TO APPLY

Send a cover letter stating your desired start date and explaining your interest in New Directions, along with your resume, to:

New Directions Publishing
Attn: Internships
80 Eighth Ave. Fl. 19
New York, NY 10011

If you have questions regarding the position or application, feel free to write to

and make sure to have "Internship at New Directions" in the subject heading. No phone calls, please.