Cookbook Manuscript Submission Checklist

• Title page included
• Table of contents
• Introduction or Preface
• Recipe headnotes
• All recipes included
• Recipe order finalized
• Sections/Chapters labeled
• Acknowledgments
• Index (if required)
• Contributor biographies (if needed)

• Recipe titles checked
• Ingredient lists formatted
• Directions clear & complete
• Yield specified
• Cooking times included
• Notes and tips included

• Consistent measurements
• Abbreviations spelled out first use
• Spelling & grammar checked
• Copyright credits (if using sources)

• Photographs formatted and labeled
• Photo captions included
• Permissions secured for images/quotes

• File format correct
• Files named as instructed
• All required documents included