Your Submission Package

Tips on Your Submission Package
Preparing Your Submission Package
The Order of Your Package

Tips on Your Submission Package

When you select a conference to attend, the web site or brochure will let you know if you can submit queries, proposals, articles, etc. If the conference does allow for submissions, following the instructions is very important.

If you can submit, say, a proposal, there are usually limits on how much can be submitted. Don't send your whole manuscript. If they allow 20 pages total, send your proposal and a sample chapter - up to 20 pages.

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Preparing Your Submission Package

Here are some tips on how to assemble your submission package:

1. Use white paper.
2. Print only on one side.
3. Allow at least a 1” margin on all sides.
4. Do not justify your text.
5. Indent each paragraph but do not add an extra space between paragraphs.
6. Don't use staples.
7. Don't bind the manuscript or put it in a binder.
8. Don't send your only copy.
9. Don't send it by certified or registered mail.

Of course, this assumes you know how to write a professional query, proposal, article, etc.

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The Order of Your Package

1. If the conference has a submission form, remember to fill it out and put it on top of the package.
2. Under the form goes your submission in the following order (depending on what you are submitting):
3. • Query or cover letter
   • Article (if submitting to a magazine)
   • Proposal (if submitting a book idea)
   • Sample chapters (if submitting a book idea)

Be sure and take an extra copy of whatever you submit. You may have the opportunity to submit another package or show it to a faculty member.

DO NOT expect a faculty member to take your submission or manuscript home. If they want to see more, they will instruct you on what to send after you return home.

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