Publish This Month, Have Your Book Available for the Holidays                

Terms

To guarantee that your book is available to order by 18 December 2026, following the applicable Holiday Guarantee schedule is essential. For eligible Standard Design projects, your complete manuscript must be submitted and must pass Content Evaluation by 13 October 2026. Manuscripts with content issues that cannot be resolved before the final submission deadline are disqualified from the guarantee. At that point, there must be no pending editorial or illustration work. If editorial or illustration work was required, it must be fully completed and final versions must already have been submitted by the applicable submission deadline. Projects requiring Elite Design, or complex design work are not eligible for the Holiday Guarantee.

Timely review and final approval are also required. Final interior and cover files must be approved, and all required payments must be received, by 2 December 2026 to maintain eligibility for the 18 December 2026 publication-availability date. For publishing packages paid in installments, the final payment must be received on or before the final approval date. Revisions requested after final approval or failure to meet any applicable submission, Content Evaluation, approval, payment, or production deadline will void the guarantee.

The 18 December 2026 publication guarantee applies to your book being available to order. It does not guarantee delivery of physical or complimentary author copies by that date. Authors who require physical books delivered by 18 December must follow the earlier Holiday Guarantee schedule, including the applicable book-order deadline. Additional eligibility, ordering, shipping, and production requirements apply.