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Welcome to T2
Introduction
Troubador publishes a small number of
books each year under its t-2 imprint. Whether fiction
or non-fiction, t-2 books not only have to impress us,
but they need to stand a good chance of commercial success
in a crowded market. If we’re convinced a book has
a good chance of critical and / or commercial success,
t-2 may be the imprint.
Non-fiction books can include subjects
as diverse as self-help, mind-body-spirit, academic, specialist
manuals, local histories, subject history, textbooks,
and many others. If you’re working in a specialist
field, and can bring that knowledge along with your manuscript,
all the better.
Fiction can include novels, short stories,
biography, poetry and plays.
The titles we publish under our t-2
imprint are treated no differently from our own (or other
publishers’) commercially produced titles. We will
assign an editor to a t-2 author to work together to get
the manuscript into the best possible shape for publication.
This may include requests for re-writing or extensive
editing, and the publisher’s decision on design
is final. Having said that, we aim to work with our authors
in bringing their manuscripts to publication.
Under t-2, we may pay an author royalties
on copies sold of up to 15%, as in conventional publishing,
or we may ask for a subvention towards the costs of printing,
ranging from 20% to 50% of the costs involved, and then
split profits from sales. Each project is different, and
we are open to negotiation with authors on the ins and
outs of how publication is carried out.
Submissions
In the initial instance, we accept full
manuscript submissions via email only for t-2;
because of the volume of manuscripts we are asked to consider
for t-2, we cannot return manuscripts via regular mail.
Alternatively, authors can submit a sample of their book
to us in hard copy, along with a full synopsis. Please
enclose an SAE if you wish this to be returned. Should
we wish to see the complete manuscript we shall ask you
to send it.
Decision on publication
We usually try to assess a manuscript’s
suitability for publication as a t-2 title within two
weeks. Should we need to obtain a specialist’s report,
this may take longer.
Contact us if you wish to discuss
your manuscript’s suitability for publication as
a t-2 title.
