About Quest

Quest Books, an independent publisher of nonfiction works that facilitate spiritual growth and healing, is seeking a publicist to develop and execute national publicity campaigns for 10-12 titles per year. You will have the opportunity to work on a beautiful 40-acre campus, interact with fascinating authors, and promote meaningful books of high quality.

The qualified candidate will generate publicity strategies; create and distribute press materials; coordinate author tours; seek out and maintain contact with TV and radio producers and book review editors; and pitch to national and local TV, radio, print and electronic media. We are looking for someone with strong pitching techniques, who can produce creative media hooks. Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work independently is required. Excellent communication, organizational, and follow-through skills are a must.

Please send your resume and cover letter to Nicole Krier at marketing@questbooks.net.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Quest Books cordially welcomes manuscripts and book proposals from both authors and literary agents. Please allow up to four months before we reply. Simultaneous submissions to other publishers are acceptable.

Quest Books is an imprint of The Theosophical Publishing House, division of The Theosophical Society in America.

Quest Books is committed to publishing books of intelligence, readability, and insight for the contemporary spiritual seeker. Our books explore ancient wisdom, modern science, world religions, philosophy, the arts, and the inner meaning of life to provide dynamic tools for spiritual healing and self-transformation.

Relevant areas include Theosophy, yoga, meditation, new science and cosmology, holistic health and healing, spirituality as applied to social and ecological issues, and the spiritual traditions of both West and East. For further information on the types of books we publish, please browse our Web site.

• Works intended for or about children, teenagers, or adolescents.
• Fiction or literary works (novels, short stories, essays, or poetry).
• Autobiographical material (memoirs, personal experiences, or family stories).
• Works received through mediumship, trance, or channeling.
• Works related to UFOs or extraterrestrials.
• Works related to self-aggrandizement (e.g., how to make a fortune) or how to books.
• Any genre unrelated to our Statement of Purpose (see above) or incompatible with the views of The Theosophical Society.

Academic works (e.g., Ph.D. dissertations) will be considered, provided that the work is appealing to the general reader. We will not accept manuscripts with an excessively academic style or terminology that is difficult for the general reader to understand. Most theses and dissertations require substantial reworking in style and content before they are suitable for a general audience.

After reviewing the Submission Guidelines and Book Categories accepted by Quest, the authors interested in submitting a manuscript or proposal should attach a copy of the Author's Questionnaire. Submissions will be rejected without the Author's Questionnaire.

• We prefer original manuscripts that have not previously been published, but we will also consider self-published books, or previously published works that are now out of print, provided the author currently holds the rights for publication. Books that we publish normally range from 40,000 to 100,000 words in length.
• Book proposals are welcome. Proposals should include a brief overview of the work, a table of contents, a biography of the author, and a sample chapter, as well as a completed Authors Questionnaire.
• For initial consideration, electronic submissions are acceptable sent as e-mail attachments in Microsoft Word, or on a diskette or CD by mail. If we are interested, we may ask the author to follow-up by sending a hard copy of the manuscript.
• Hard copies of manuscripts or previously published editions of submissions cannot be returned. Therefore we ask you NOT to include a stamped, self-addressed envelope, as we will not be able to send it back in any case.
• If the work has been registered with the Office of Copyrights, (www.copyright.com), indicate the name of the copyright owner.
• The title page must include the name and address of the author.
• Manuscripts should include a table of contents.

Permission to Reprint

To request permission to reprint or quote text from any of our copyrighted works, please contact www.copyright.com for fees and payment. We do not grant permission to copy artwork, photographs, or illustrations. Proper acknowledgment must be given to the Theosophical Publishing House and Quest Books for material requested from any of its publications. For copyright and credit line information, as well as permission guidelines, please contact:

Barbara Prescott
Permission Department
Quest Books
306 West Geneva Road
P.O. Box 270
Wheaton, IL 60189-0270
630-665-0130 x357
permissions@questbooks.net

Security & Privacy

Quest Books, and the Theosophical Publishing House respects the privacy of its customers and does all within its means to protect the information provided for order processing. This site requires full name, address, contact, and credit card information in order to process your request for books. You will be asked to provide this each time you order. We apologize for any inconvenience, but by storing the information on our in-house computer system only, we increase the level of safety on the Internet and require no password. Order information is protected by Thawte security software, is encrypted for transmission to us, and once on our system is available only to our small, dedicated staff of customer service people.

At some time in the future, we may wish to broadcast a newsletter or special offers over the Internet, but will give our customers the option of refusal at any time. We may use your mailing address to send our own catalogues, but will not make it available to other companies. If you decide to phone in your orders, and wish to restrict the use of your mailing address, please specify that you do not want your name and address shared with other companies.

Quest Books publishes nonfiction works to facilitate spiritual growth and healing; to encourage the study of religion, philosophy, and science; and to promote fellowship among all peoples of the world. In addition to a comprehensive selection of Theosophy titles by noteworthy authors like H.P. Blavatsky, Annie Besant, C.W. Leadbeater, and others, Quest offers books on a variety of topics including alternative healing, development of creativity, transpersonal psychology, deep ecology, mythology, comparative religion, consciousness, spiritual evolution, ancient wisdom, mysticism, esoteric studies, and perennial philosophy. This website is made possible by generous grants from the Kern Foundation This page and its contents are copyright ©2007 by the Theosophical Society in America. Quest Books ® The Theosophical Publishing House The Theosophical Society in America International Headquarters, Adyar, India