History In An Hour (HIAH) is always happy to consider submissions from writers wanting to contribute articles to the blog or with proposals for a HIAH title.

Articles

We are open to any subject as long as it has a broad appeal and is not too niche or obscure, nor overly academic. Word count is also very broad – anything from 300 words to 1,500. Articles over 700 words we usually publish in two parts.

HIAH reserves the right to edit submitted articles, to split into two parts, to add images and link to other articles within HIAH.

The copyright of all published articles remains with the writer.

We reserve the right to publish based on our timescale.

There is no payment but HIAH will link back to one link of your choice – your blog, Twitter account, etc.

Please submit your articles to editor@historyinanhour.com.

Ebooks / apps

HIAH will also consider proposals for titles to add to the History In An Hour series.

We are looking for broad subject areas and therefore nothing too obscure. We are particularly looking for subjects to coincide with anniversaries during 2012.

HIAH provides “history for busy people”, and many of our readers come to the subject new, therefore when writing for HIAH you must assume no prior knowledge on behalf of your reader. However they should be able to expect quality writing that condenses sometimes complex topics into readable prose. An attractive narrative is essential.

In order to be considered you have to agree to the following:

The books must be from 9,000 to 11,000 words and, in addition, must also contain brief biographical summaries of about eight to twelve of the key players involved, plus a timeline consisting of brief, one to two sentences per date. We would also require a brief biography of yourself (about 100 words) and a colour photograph.

All titles will be published in different formats – currently titles are published on the Kindle, as apps for the iPhone and iPad, and as ebooks. The ebooks are available from the Apple iBooks store, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and the Sony Ebook store. We are constantly exploring new distribution of channels.

Writers will have to adhere to the HIAH Style Guide, available on request.

Royalty rates are also available on request.

In the first instance, we would require the first 2,000 words or so.

We would also require writers to contribute the occasional article to the blog on subjects based around their book.

We look forward to hearing from you,
The History In An Hour Team.