Founded at North Dakota State University in 1950 under the name of Institute for Regional Studies Press, North Dakota State University Press (NDSU Press) exists to stimulate and coordinate  interdisciplinary regional scholarship. These regions include the Red  River Valley, the State of North Dakota, the plains of North America  (comprising both the Great Plains of the United States and Prairies of Canada), and comparable regions of other continents.   

The scope of NDSU Press publications is not limited by topic or  discipline. We consider manuscripts in any field of  learning. Our scope is defined, however, by a regional focus in accord  with the press's mission. Generally, works published by NDSU Press address regional life directly, as the subject of study. Such  works contribute to scholarly knowledge of region (that is, discovery of  new knowledge) or to public consciousness of region (that is,  dissemination of information, or interpretation of regional experience).  In some, fewer instances the regional connection is one of service to a  regional organization. Where regions abroad are treated, either for  comparison or because of ties to those North American regions of primary  concern to NDSU Press, the linkages should be made plain.  Traditionally, we have published substantial trade books, but  the line of publications is not limited to that genre. We may also  publish textbooks (at any level), reference books, anthologies,  reprints, papers, proceedings, and monographs. We will  consider works of fiction (please submit to General Submission: Fiction), nonfiction (please submit to General Submission: Nonfiction), and poetry (please submit to General Submission: Poetry). Our aim is to provide regional works of landmark or reference status. Biographical or autobiographical works are evaluated  carefully for their prospective contribution to regional knowledge and culture. All publications, in whatever genre, must be of such quality  and substance as to embellish the imprint of NDSU Press.   

We do not consider simultaneous submissions.  An author  submitting a manuscript to NDSU Press signifies thereby that it is not also under consideration at another press.

To complete your submission, you will upload at this site:  

1. Your cover letter, to include: Description of your manuscript or manuscript proposal, chapter titles (if applicable), brief bio.
2. Your manuscript. 
3. Up to five Image samples for your text, if applicable.  

Following internal and external review, authors should be prepared to submit a digital version in MS Word of the work after it is accepted and necessary revisions  have been made.      

Founded at North Dakota State University in 1950 under the name of Institute for Regional Studies Press, North Dakota State University Press (NDSU Press) exists to stimulate and coordinate  interdisciplinary regional scholarship. These regions include the Red  River Valley, the State of North Dakota, the plains of North America  (comprising both the Great Plains of the United States and Prairies of Canada), and comparable regions of other continents. 

The scope of NDSU Press publications is not limited by topic or  discipline. We consider manuscripts in any field of  learning. Our scope is defined, however, by a regional focus in accord  with the press's mission. Generally, works published by NDSU Press address regional life directly, as the subject of study. Such  works contribute to scholarly knowledge of region (that is, discovery of  new knowledge) or to public consciousness of region (that is,  dissemination of information, or interpretation of regional experience).  In some, fewer instances the regional connection is one of service to a  regional organization. Where regions abroad are treated, either for  comparison or because of ties to those North American regions of primary  concern to NDSU Press, the linkages should be made plain.  Traditionally, we have published substantial trade books, but  the line of publications is not limited to that genre. We may also  publish textbooks (at any level), reference books, anthologies,  reprints, papers, proceedings, and monographs. We will  consider works of fiction (please submit to General Submission: Fiction) and poetry (please submit to General Submission: Poetry), provided they are established  regional classics or they promise to assume landmark or reference status  for the region. Biographical or autobiographical works are evaluated  carefully for their prospective contribution to regional knowledge and  culture. All publications, in whatever genre, must be of such quality  and substance as to embellish the imprint of NDSU Press.

We do not consider simultaneous submissions.  An author  submitting a manuscript to NDSU Press signifies thereby that it is  not also under consideration at another press.

To complete your submission, you will upload at this site:

1. Your cover letter, to include: description of your manuscript or manuscript proposal, chapter titles (if applicable), brief bio.
2. Your manuscript. 
3. Up to five image samples for your text, if applicable.
   

Following internal and external review, authors should be prepared to submit a  digital version of the work after it is accepted and necessary revisions  have been made. 

Founded at North Dakota State University in 1950 under the name of Institute for Regional Studies Press, North Dakota State University Press (NDSU Press) exists to stimulate and coordinate  interdisciplinary regional scholarship. These regions include the Red  River Valley, the State of North Dakota, the plains of North America  (comprising both the Great Plains of the United States and Prairies of Canada), and comparable regions of other continents.

The scope of NDSU Press publications is not limited by topic or  discipline. We consider manuscripts in any field of  learning. Our scope is defined, however, by a regional focus in accord  with the press's mission. Generally, works published by NDSU Press address regional life directly, as the subject of study. Such  works contribute to scholarly knowledge of region (that is, discovery of  new knowledge) or to public consciousness of region (that is,  dissemination of information, or interpretation of regional experience).  In some, fewer instances the regional connection is one of service to a  regional organization. Where regions abroad are treated, either for  comparison or because of ties to those North American regions of primary  concern to NDSU Press, the linkages should be made plain.  Traditionally, we have published substantial trade books, but  the line of publications is not limited to that genre. We may also  publish textbooks (at any level), reference books, anthologies,  reprints, papers, proceedings, and monographs. We will  consider works of fiction (please submit to General Submission: Fiction), nonfiction (please submit to General Submission: Nonfiction), and poetry (please submit to General Submission: Poetry). Our aim is to provide regional works of landmark or reference status. Biographical or autobiographical works are evaluated  carefully for their prospective contribution to regional knowledge and culture. All publications, in whatever genre, must be of such quality  and substance as to embellish the imprint of NDSU Press.

We do not consider simultaneous submissions.  An author  submitting a manuscript to NDSU Press signifies thereby that it is not also under consideration at another press.

Poetry--verse or prose--submissions should consist of approximately ninety pages, a single poem to a page. (Longer poems may extend over several pages, but please begin each poem on a new page.)

To complete your submission, you will upload at this site:
 

1. Your cover letter, to include: Description of your manuscript or manuscript proposal, chapter titles (if applicable), brief bio.
2. Your manuscript. 
3. Up to five Image samples for your text, if applicable.
    

 Following internal and external review, authors should be prepared to submit a digital version in MS Word of the work after it is accepted and necessary revisions  have been made.

North Dakota State University Press initiated the Contemporary Voices of Indigenous Peoples Series (CVIP) in 2016. The series is edited by Dr. Suzzanne Kelley, a long-time teacher, historian, and publisher. She is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, an award-winning teacher and scholar, and—since her hire in 2015—the first woman publisher in the seventy-year history of NDSU Press. In her publishing career, Kelley has shepherded more than one hundred books through production, many of them from emerging authors that have gone on to win state, regional, and national awards. 

The vision behind CVIP is to feature the authentic stories, poetry, and scholarly works of Native Americans, First Nations, Maori, Aborigines, Indians, and more to give voice to contemporary Indigenous peoples. Authors are asked to affirm their Indigenous identity and cultural connections. North Dakota State University Press adheres to a solemn commitment to avoid the damaging impact of cultural appropriation.

NDSU Press considers book-length manuscripts of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for publication. Authors selected through our blind peer review process are offered our standard author contract and national distribution.

Published in the series: 

• Volume 1: Apple in the Middle, Young Adult novel by Dawn Quigley, August 2018
• Volume 2: Stringing Rosaries: The History, the Unforgivable, and the Healing of Northern Plains American Indian Boarding School Survivors, nonfiction by Denise K. Lajimodiere, June 2019
• Volume 3: His Feathers Were Chains, poetry by Denise K. Lajimodiere, September 2020
  

To complete your submission, you will upload at this site:  

1. Your cover letter, to include: Description of your manuscript or manuscript proposal, chapter titles (if applicable), brief bio.
2. Your manuscript. 
3. Up to five Image samples for your text, if applicable.  

Following internal and external review, authors should be prepared to submit a digital version in MS Word of the work after it is accepted and necessary revisions  have been made.      
 

For this series, the North Dakota State University Press seeks traveler guides to the heritage landscapes of North Dakota and the northern plains. Guidebooks in the series should focus on particular regions or themes, directing travelers to salient features, informing them about the history and culture associated with them, and interpreting the regional experience. While writing to the literate public, authors are expected to draw on good scholarly literature and commend it to the public. They also are expected to have gone over the ground, so that they speak with authority and familiarity.

Editor for this series is Dr. Tom Isern, University Distinguished Professor and founding director of the NDSU Center for Heritage Renewal. Dr. Isern works with authors in the formative and developmental stages of their work, advising them on crafting proposals and submissions that meet mission and guidelines for the series. Submissions for the Heritage Guide Series then go through the regular submission process of the press.  

Founded at North Dakota State University in 1950 under the name of Institute for Regional Studies Press, North Dakota State University Press (NDSU Press) exists to stimulate and coordinate  interdisciplinary regional scholarship. These regions include the Red  River Valley, the State of North Dakota, the plains of North America  (comprising both the Great Plains of the United States and Prairies of Canada), and comparable regions of other continents.   

The scope of NDSU Press publications is not limited by topic or  discipline. We consider manuscripts in any field of  learning. Our scope is defined, however, by a regional focus in accord  with the press's mission. Generally, works published by NDSU Press address regional life directly, as the subject of study. Such works contribute to scholarly knowledge of region (that is, discovery of  new knowledge) or to public consciousness of region (that is,  dissemination of information, or interpretation of regional experience). In some, fewer instances the regional connection is one of service to a  regional organization. Where regions abroad are treated, either for  comparison or because of ties to those North American regions of primary concern to NDSU Press, the linkages should be made plain.  

Traditionally, we have published substantial trade books, but  the line of publications is not limited to that genre. We may also  publish textbooks (at any level), reference books, anthologies, reprints, papers, proceedings, and monographs. Our aim is to provide regional works of landmark or reference status. Biographical or autobiographical works are evaluated carefully for their prospective contribution to regional knowledge and culture. All publications, in whatever genre, must be of such quality  and substance as to embellish the imprint of NDSU Press.   

We do not consider simultaneous submissions.  An author  submitting a manuscript to NDSU Press signifies thereby that it is not also under consideration at another press.

To complete your submission, you will upload at this site:  

1. Your cover letter, to include: Description of your manuscript or manuscript proposal, chapter titles (if applicable), brief bio.
2. Your manuscript. 
3. Up to five Image samples for your text, if applicable.  

Following internal and external review, authors should be prepared to submit a digital version in MS Word of the work after it is accepted and necessary revisions  have been made.