Information for Authors

 Excited to share your work with us? At Oxford University Press East Africa, we publish educational books for learners and students, as well as books for the general public.

Manuscripts We’re Looking For

We are now accepting manuscripts as follows:

• For Junior School: novellas in English and Kiswahili, and short stories in English. See the guidelines here.
• For Senior School: novels and plays in English and Kiswahili, and short stories in English.

Important Submission Guidelines

Please read our general publishing information before submitting your proposal.

• We do not offer editorial services such as proofreading, editing, typesetting and translation to the public.
• We do not have a printing facility, so we cannot print anything for you.
• Follow our guidelines below for submitting your work. If your work fits in our publishing plan, we will then contact with you to discuss matters further.
• We publish primarily for Eastern African learners and students. If the main audience for your book is in another part of the world, please send your proposal directly to the relevant Oxford office, which you can find by going to www.oup.com.

When you are planning your book proposal, here are things you should consider:

• Who is your audience? Be specific. How big is this target audience?
• Why will these people choose to buy your book? What is the unique selling proposition?
• Who is your competition? In other words, what other books are there on this subject, and particularly, in the East African market?
• What things make your book better than any of these competing books?
• Finally, will people continue to buy your book for several years? The most successful books have a long shelf life.

How to Submit a Proposal

If you would like to submit a manuscript for review by the Oxford University Press East African publishing team, kindly click through to this online form to complete the submission.

Along with your submission, please complete this Manuscript Proposal Form. If you are an author of Junior School literary texts, please download this guideline document.