We are looking for…

Works of fiction and non-fiction across most genres from unpublished and published writers or authors for physical and/or digital publication.

Not accepting (with apologies):

• Screenplays
• Poetry
• Erotica
• Songs
• Works less than 20,000 words long (except children’s books)

Manuscript submissions

Please include the following with the manuscript:

• Author’s bio, with:
  • Writer’s name
  • Contact information
    • Mailing address
    • E-mail address (if applicable)
    • Phone number
    • Optional: URL of web site, blog or Facebook
• Genre (fiction/non-fiction)
• Synopsis (not more than 1,500 words long)
• Any additional information about the book

Manuscript formatting guidelines

• Page size: A4
• Page margins: one-inch (2.5cm) all around
• Double spacing for lines
• Fonts: 12-point Times New Roman

Before you submit, ensure that:

• All necessary sections of the manuscript—prologue, acknowledgements, author’s note, introduction, indexes, etc., whichever are applicable—are included.
• Spelling, grammar and facts are thoroughly checked.
• Your name and contact details are correct.
• If the manuscript includes illustrations, photographs, drawings and the like, include copies of those materials. Please DO NOT submit the originals.
• You are sending the right version of the manuscript, and not the early drafts.

If you’re submitting via mail:

• Ensure you have the correct mailing address.
• If the softcopy file(s) you are submitting is too big for e-mail and you are sending them in a USB thumb drive, please ensure the drive works and is free of computer viruses.
• If you want your materials returned, please include a stamped and self-addressed envelope, and ensure that the return address (i.e., yours) is correct.

How to send

For manuscripts/complete books

Send softcopy (such as Word documents, PDF files) to mphpublishing@mph.com.my or you can utilise the form at the SUBMIT E-MANUSCRIPT button on the main page. 

For hardcopy manuscripts

Kindly mail to this address:

MPH Group Publishing Sdn Bhd
Lot 1, 1st Floor, Bangunan TH
No 5, Jalan Bersatu, Section 13/4
46200 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia

Note: Hardcopy manuscripts and all other material (such as USB thumb drives) submitted by post are non-returnable. Please include a stamped and self-addressed envelope if you wish to have the materials mailed back to you.

Turnaround times

Evaluation of submissions takes up to 4 weeks. If you do not hear from us by then, you may assume that we feel your manuscript is not ready for publication.