Publish with NSTA

NSTA Kids™ & NSTA Press™

Calling All Science Writers!

NSTA Press™ and NSTA Kids™ are dedicated to Publishing Books and Journals that Empower Educators to Elevate their Science Teaching and Learning.

Since 1944, we have been supporting K-12 science educators in enriching their classroom lessons, inspiring engaging stories, and elevating their teaching and curriculum development strategies. Veteran and preservice teachers, administrators, curriculum developers and coordinators within schools, districts, and states all benefit from our:

Classroom Resources delivering ready-to-go lesson plans, stories, and activities.
Teaching Strategy resources about three-dimensional teaching and learning, and reference guides.
Children’s trade books dedicated to nurturing the wonder and curiosity inherent in young minds.

To find out if your book is a good match for us, get to know our program by downloading our catalog.

hidden

Ready to Submit?

What to Send

NSTA Book Proposal form.
Submit your manuscript as an attachment (Word or PDF). Please don’t paste your story into the body of an email.
Submit only one manuscript at a time.
Manuscripts should be double-spaced.
Illustrations are not necessary.
Include your name, address, and contact information on your manuscript and in your email.
You're welcome to share any information about yourself that could help our editors understand how your experiences and perspective connect to your work.

What Not to Send

We accept only digital submissions for all manuscripts. Please do not mail a submission to us.
Please note that we do not accept text or art generated by artificial intelligence.

Given the volume of proposals we receive, we cannot ensure that we will be able to personally respond to each submission unless we are interested in pursuing the project.

Proposal Form

Questions?

Email us at nstapress@nsta.org.