ruka press is currently looking for new authors and new ideas for books. Please consider the following information before making a submission.

We publish nonfiction books with a strong information-design component for a general audience. We are looking for books that explain things, that make an argument, that demystify. We are interested in economics, science, the arts, climate change and sustainability, but we’re open to other areas, too—surprise us. We like building charts and graphs, tables and timelines. Our politics are progressive, but our books need not be political.

We do not publish fiction or poetry.

If you have a book or an idea for a book that fits the bill, please send:

1. An outline or proposal of a few pages. (Don’t send an entire manuscript yet, we don’t have time to read it.) Tell us who your potential reader is, and if any other books you know of cover similar territory.

2. A resume, bio, and/or c.v. that makes clear why you are well qualified to write this book. Have you published on this subject in the past?

3. A brief writing sample, preferably of previously published writing. A link to a website or blog is OK.

4. Your full contact info, of course.

We’ll review your submission as quickly as we can. If we’re interested, we may follow up with more questions. Please keep in mind that we are a small press with a small staff.

Submit your materials to submissions at rukapress dotcom or mail to:

Submissions
ruka press
P.O. Box 1409
Washington, DC 20013

We are not able to return submissions sent by mail.

For more information about why you should (or shouldn’t) publish with ruka press, visit Why ruka press?