Manuscripts

Direct all nonfiction manuscripts to the editor at the address below. Submissions unaccompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope will not be returned. No unsolicited poetry or fiction manuscripts, please.

We are also interested in queries from our readers about potential articles and reviews, and welcome those queries by fax or e-mail.
    The Common Review
    35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 400
    Chicago, IL 60601-2105
    Fax: 312-407-0334
    E-mail: tcr@greatbooks.org

For consideration manuscripts must conform to the following criteria:

1. Double-spaced, 12-point font in RTF or Microsoft Word format submitted via e-mail as an attachment only?not in the body of an email?or on CD. Only poetry submissions will be accepted in print format.

2. Author name, title of article or submission, and contact information including address, email, and telephone number.

3. A brief, 3- to 4-sentence author bio describing yourself and your accomplishments.

4. Attributions for all quoted material or page numbers in the body of the manuscript with a complete "works cited" page at the end. If your material is quoted from a review or advance copy of a book, please note this on your works cited page.

5. If possible, include all referenced material; i.e. photocopies of articles, transcripts, or books quoted, URLs of material quoted from the Internet, etc. The more information on your sources that you provide to us, the more likely it is that your article will be error free.

We follow the Chicago Manual of Style.