If you would like to propose a title for one of our series, please contact the series editors with a brief outline of your proposal. If the area falls within our scope, we will send a proposal form and solicit sample material. If you have an idea for a title that does not fall within the scope of our series, feel free to get in touch anyway. We are interested in hearing about innovative ideas for titles in applied linguistics, language teaching and learning, and professional communication, so we may still be interested in working with you.

Calls for papers

​Autonomous Language Learning Series

Guidelines for writing a book based on a thesis

Candlin & Mynard do not publish theses, but would be interested in receiving proposals based on thesis research for one of our series. Please keep the following in mind if you plan to submit a book proposal based on your thesis:
  • Remove all mentions of the term thesis/dissertation.
  • Consider beginning with a personal narrative to frame the work.
  • You may need to greatly reduce your literature review and methodology
  • The description of the theoretical framework may need to be reduced
  • You may need to reduce your references.
  • There may be more of an emphasis on the context and participants’ stories, perhaps in separate chapters, in order to make the book an engaging read.
  • Title and chapter headings should be changed in order to make them more enticing to readers.
  • You may want to write in the first person throughout the book.
  • Keep your readers in mind, what could they take away from this work?
  • Think about how you might reorganize the book to make it an engaging read.
  • Take a look at other books in the field that you particularly like and get a sense of how the authors have structured them and made them engaging.
  • Naturally, a thesis covers many areas, but think about what is the main theoretical area of interest in your work. Which areas are missing from current published works? How can you fill this gap? 
  • Readers are often looking for a pedagogical or practical application, so work that in if appropriate.
  • Think about how you can engage readers in dialogue. For example, can you embed reflective questions? Can you explicitly encourage readers to replicate, share, or apply the ideas and research to their contexts? Think about what tools might support this.

Why publish with us

Advantages

Candlin & Mynard is a small epublishing company specialising in providing personal attention to authors from the idea stage to promotion and distribution. We are focused on ensuring high quality content through our close editorial attention. Authors earn a competitive royalty rate payable annually.

Publishing ebooks affords several further advantages:

  • We can market our ebooks at a competitive price
  • We can publish our ebooks more quickly than print books. This way we ensure we are publishing cutting edge contributions to the field
  • Authors can update their ebooks regularly and easily, keeping them current
  • We can link the ebooks to further practical resources for readers
  • Our ebooks are immediately accessible internationally
  • Readers can purchase our ebooks online or borrow them through e-libraries
  • Our ebooks can be viewed and accessed on multiple devices (e.g. via a PC, ebook reader, tablet or smartphone)

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How long will the process take?
A: It depends on the nature of the title, the authors and the level of support needed, but from a rough first draft to the published ebook could take anything from three months.

Q: Are there any fees for authors?
A: C&M does not charge for normal services associated with publishing an ebook, e.g. advice, feedback, support, cover design, professional copy editing, final manuscript preparation, and marketing. 

Q: How do I format my ebook?
A: Please keep the formatting very simple to allow the ebook to be read on different devices. Here is a style guide. We can also send you an example.
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Useful blogs and resources for potential authors

From PhD to Book by EIU
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​Turning your Thesis into a Book by Louise Edwards
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Revising the Dissertation by Palgrave Macmillan
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Turning your Thesis into a Book by MUP 
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