ITALICA PRESS publishes English translations of Medieval and Renaissance works and English translations of Modern Italian fiction and dual-language poetry, and we welcome submissions and inquiries regarding possible projects in these specific areas.
For medieval and Renaissance works we are open to proposals from any area of Europe translated from Latin or any other language. We give stronger consideration to works that have not been previously published, and we are unlikely to publish a work that is already available from another publisher in the U.S.
For Italian fiction and dual-language poetry, we prefer works by major authors whose books are not available in English. These works have to have been published in Italy, in Italian and generally to be by an author of some established reputation.
For both areas, it is best to send us an inquiry by any of the following:
Please provide:
- a brief description of the project
- including title, author and date of work
- approximate length of manuscript and approximate schedule for completing the project.
- a CV of the author, editor or translator
We will respond to all inquiries that fit into our two publishing areas. If we are interested we will ask for sample chapters, in both English and the original language.
Since Italica Press is a small, independent press and we publish a select number of manuscripts each year, we do not offer contracts for partial manuscripts, nor do we offer advances against royalties.
If you have a project that you feel will fit into our program, we will look forward to hearing from you.
