Non-Fiction Book Submission Requirements

If you would like ICR to consider your manuscript for publication, please start by emailing a one-page query letter to submissions@ICR.org, and we will contact you if we’d like to see a full proposal. Do not send physical copies. ICR Publishing Group will not return or respond to unsolicited manuscripts. Response within three months.

Click here for the main Publications Submission Guidelines page.

Your query should include:

• Author name, phone number, and email address
• Very brief introduction of yourself, focusing on any relevant qualifications
• Existing author platforms and associated statistics (followers, views, engagement, speaking events, etc.)
• Publishing history, if any
• Short summary of your book (two to three sentences)
• Estimated word count and timetable for completion
• Your intended audience and why they should read your book

If after viewing your query letter, we request a proposal, here’s what it should include:

• The topic of your book and what it contributes to its field
• The intended audience
• Your CV or background, with complete contact information
• Why you are the person to write this book
• The table of contents with a one-paragraph summary or brief outline of each chapter
• The first three chapters of your manuscript
• Marketing plans for the proposed book
• Existing author platforms and associated statistics (followers, views, engagement, etc.)
• Your current speaking schedule and the average number of attendees at your speaking events
• Endorsements

If your proposal is accepted, we will request the full manuscript. The manuscript must:

• Be original, unpublished writing
• Cover topics related to the creation-evolution debate, the Bible, and/or Christian faith
• Be formatted in Times New Roman, 12-point font, and double spaced in a Microsoft Word document
• Follow the guidelines in The Chicago Manual of Style for formatting, citations, etc.
• Be accompanied by all necessary permissions for use of outside material included in the manuscript