Chicago Review Press is an independent publishing company founded in 1973. Over the years we have grown into a dynamic midsize publisher with more than 900 titles in print. We currently publish around 60 new annually under five imprints: Chicago Review Press, Lawrence Hill Books, Ball Publishing, Zephyr Press, and Academy Chicago. Chicago Review Press publishes general nonfiction on a wide range o
f subjects including music, film, popular science, history, biography, and travel, as well as an award-winning line of children’s activity books. Lawrence Hill Books publishes nonfiction on topics of African American interest, progressive politics, Middle Eastern studies, and feminism. Ball Publishing specializes in gardening books, and Zephyr Press publishes professional development titles for teachers. and Canadian markets by IPG (www.ipgbook.com). Manuscript submission guidelines:
If you would like to submit a book proposal to Chicago Review Press, Lawrence Hill Books, Ball Publishing, or Zephyr Press, please write to us under the name of the appropriate imprint at 814 North Franklin, Chicago, IL 60610. Please remember that we do not publish original fiction or poetry, and we very rarely publish inspirational or self-help books. Cynthia Sherry, publisher, acquires for the Chicago Review Press children's and adult lists and gardening titles for Ball Publishing. You can email her at [email protected]. Yuval Taylor, senior editor, acquires music, film, and pop culture titles for the Chicago Review Press adult list under the A Ca****la line. You can email him at [email protected]. Jerome Pohlen, senior editor, acquires popular science, history, and children's activity books for the Chicago Review Press list, as well as for Zephyr Press. You can email him at [email protected]. Lisa Reardon, senior editor, acquires young adult nonfiction, children's activity, and some selected adult nonfiction books for the Chicago Review Press list. You can email her at [email protected].
