Harvard University Press Manuscript Editing Services

Harvard University Press publishes books expected to matter beyond the discipline. Its acquisitions editors are looking for manuscripts that make an original argument, speak to a broad scholarly audience, and are written with enough clarity and confidence that the argument carries. A manuscript submitted to HUP that has not been edited to a high prose standard undersells its own contribution.

Off the Grid Editing prepares manuscripts for Harvard University Press submissions with attention to the argument clarity and prose precision that HUP’s editorial review demands. Our editors work in Chicago style and attend to the qualities that distinguish a Harvard-ready manuscript: a clear thesis stated without hedging, an argument structured for a broad scholarly reader, and prose edited to the sentence level throughout.

Harvard University Press is not a specialist press. Its readers come from across the humanities and social sciences, and its acquisitions editors are alert to manuscripts that write too narrowly. Our editors flag passages where the argument is addressed only to specialists, where technical terminology needs brief definition, and where the prose can be simplified without sacrificing precision. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.