Author’s Questionnaire 

If you have an idea for a publication that you would like us to consider, please provide the information requested in the form supplied below. Your proposal should clearly outline the subject matter, format, and target readership for the project, and provide other information that will assist us in evaluating your proposal. The more detail you can provide in the form, the more helpful it will be in assessing your proposal. If your proposed book is to be co-authored, please provide the information marked * for all authors.
Thank you for your interest in LexisNexis Australia.

*Name		
*Address  		
*Telephone/s – mobile and landline		
*Email		
*Qualifications 	

*Present appointment 	
	
*Career to date 	

*Professional affiliations		
*Previous publications 
If you have published previously, please provide a complete list of the titles, publishers, and dates and places of publication for your works.	

*Awards
Have you received any educational, professional or writing-related awards in your field? Please tell us about them.  		
The Work (suggested title)		
Rationale
What is your purpose in writing the work? 

What particular need does it fill in the marketplace? 

What will be its unique selling points?		
Outstanding features of proposed work 
What are the particular features of your proposed publication? 
What are the specific benefits to the readers of your publication?		
At which market and level of readership is the work aimed? 
Who is to be the target readership/ audience for this title? Give as much information as you can about the demographic/s of your market/s. How does your book fit into these market/s?		
Enrolments
If your book is to be an academic text, please give all the information you can about enrolments in the primary course/s for which you intend it, as well as any other courses that may find it useful.		
Which other Australian universities or institutions are likely to use the proposed work, and in which courses? If you know of universities/courses in other countries that may use the work, please include that information.
Will it be of interest to more than one particular group, for example is it a book for practitioners that may also be useful to students in a particular course? 		
Approximate size of work 
How many pages do you estimate it will be? 		
Table of contents and synopsis 
Provide a synopsis of the work. 

Include a table of contents consisting of chapter headings and a brief sentence about each chapter. Indicate how in-depth your coverage will be. 

If possible, provide a sample chapter.	

	
Do you propose to include any illustrations or drawings? 
Will it include checklists, examples, illustrations, photographs? If so, will you be providing them?		
When is a new, updated edition of your proposed book likely to be required? 
How quickly will the content date and need revision? 		
Estimated date of delivery of final manuscript 		
Preferred publication date
When do you think would be the best time to publish this book?		

Ancillary support

What ancillary support would be required for the text?

Are you able to provide some or all of this content?

Competitors’ ancillaries
Do competitors offer ancillary support? (Please describe)		
Marketing opportunities
Are there any specific seminars, conferences or other events where you think your book would sell?  

Please provide any relevant media or other contacts who would assist in promoting and/or publicizing your book.		
Reviewers
Please provide the names of one or two people whose expertise or reputation in your field will facilitate our evaluation process.  These should be  peers  or colleagues whose opinions you would respect. Please provide names, addresses, and phone numbers. 		
Competition
List other publications on similar subjects that have been written for the same market. Please include all pertinent information (author, title, publisher, date published, price, and number of pages). 

Explain how your publication will be different from (and superior to!) each. 	

	
Technology
Are there any technology issues that we should be considering?

Will you be providing your files as Word files? 

Will you be establishing a website about your book? 		
Additional Comments 	

	

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. Please remember, the more detail you can provide in this form - the more helpful it will be in assessing your proposal.