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Telephone: (510) 549-3564

Fax: (510) 549-1889

Mailing Address:
Heyday Books
P.O. Box 9145
Berkeley, CA 94709 USA
(Returns sent to this address will not be accepted)

Street Address:
Heyday Books
2054 University Ave., Suite 600
Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
(Returns sent to this address will not be accepted)

Returns Address:
Heyday Books
c/o Fulfillco
7900-A Edgewater Drive, Rear Unit
Oakland, CA 94621
(for retail and wholesale returns only)

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Media/Press Information

Review Copies, Press Releases, Catalogs
If you are a book reviewer, radio or TV program director or producer, or event coordinator and would like to request a catalog, press release, or review copy of a book, please send a detailed e-mail to . Be sure to include the following information:

• Your name and title
• Your organization/publication
• Your mailing address
• Your e-mail address and/or phone number
• The words "CATALOG," "PRESS RELEASE," or "REVIEW COPY" in the subject heading with the title you are requesting, and whether or not bound galleys or uncorrected proofs are acceptable (in the event that bound books are not yet available)
• A brief description of your organization, if you have never contacted us before. Sending us a recent sample issue of your publication is often very helpful (address to: MEDIA/PUBLICITY, Heyday Institute, P.O. Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709).

Interviews
To request an interview with an author, or with publisher Malcolm Margolin, please e-mail the request, including detailed contact information and the proposed venue and time, to Wendy Rockett, Marketing and Publicity Director, at .

Events
If you are a bookstore (or other retail outlet) museum curator, park interpreter, or librarian, or with another institute or nonprofit organization, e-mail the event proposal with detailed contact information to .

Text Adoption

Text Adoption
Heyday Books publishes texts in a wide variety of academic fields, and our books are frequently adopted for use in college and university courses.

Desk and Review Copy Policies
If you have adopted a Heyday Books title for course use, please submit your request for a complimentary desk copy on your school letterhead. Please include all relevant course information, including professor’s name, expected enrollment, course title, when the course will be taught, title of the book requested, whether the book will be a required text, and an address where the book should be sent. You may fax or mail your request.

If you are considering a Heyday title for course use, please submit your request for a review copy on school letterhead and enclose $5.00 per book for shipping and handling. Please include all relevant course information, including expected enrollment, course title, and when the course will be taught. Please mail your request and include both payment and shipping information.

Contact information:

Heyday Books
Attn: Text Adoptions
P.O. Box 9145
Berkeley, CA 94709
Fax: (510) 549-1889

Hardcovers are not available for review copies. Desk and academic review copy requests cannot be processed via email, but for questions regarding text adoptions, send an email to .

Submission Guidelines

General Manuscripts
Heyday is a small publisher with a focus on California and the West. We publish books on cultural and natural history, especially native history, and California art and literature. Take a look at our catalog for a better idea of the kinds of books we publish.

If you think that Heyday would be an appropriate publisher for your manuscript, please send us a query or proposal by traditional post. Include a cover letter introducing yourself and your qualifications, a brief description of your project, a table of contents and list of illustrations, notes on the market you are trying to reach and why your book will appeal to them, a sample chapter, and a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like us to return these materials to you.

Please address proposals to:

Acquisitions Editor
Heyday Books
P.O. Box 9145
Berkeley, CA 94709

Heyday Kids Manuscript and Artwork Guidelines
Please take the time to review our editorial mission and the following guidelines for manuscript and artwork submissions.

• We accept unsolicited manuscripts and illustrations via mail only.
  
• Picture books: Complete text required.
  
• Beginning readers and young adult literature: Please include a brief description of the proposed book. If your manuscript is in chapters, please submit three sample chapters and a table of contents with a chapter-by-chapter summary.
  
• We review manuscript/illustration packages from artists, however we may also consider text and art separately.
  
• Do not send original artwork. Slides, tear sheets, promo sheets, and color photocopies are okay. We are not responsible for lost submissions.
  
• Please include a cover letter introducing yourself and your qualifications. Include notes on the market you are trying to reach.
  
• Include a self-addressed stamped envelope of appropriate size and postage if you would like your samples returned.

We will do our best to respond to your query within twelve weeks of receiving it. Please address your submission and proposal to:

Acquisitions Editor
Attn: Children’s Submissions
Heyday Books
P.O. Box 9145
Berkeley, CA 94709

Rights and Permissions:

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