Just wrote a book? Here are our submission guidelines for our book review department

The Black Urban Times Submission Guidelines


Submissions must be sent (3) months—preferably (4)—prior to the 1st day of the month of publication.

You must send (1) copies of every title submitted.

All galleys should have the following information on the cover:

• Title
• Author
• Price
• Publisher and imprint
• Format
• Number of pages in the finished book
• 13-digit ISBN
• Month and day of publication
• Distribution arrangements
• Publicity contact information

An accompanying letter should contain a description or synopsis of the book, and any pertinent publicity information, including the author’s previous titles, blurbs, or previous reviews. Book club, paperback, audio or movie rights sales, author tours of 5 cities or more.

Please include a separate cover sheet or letter for each copy of every title submitted.

Finished books and bound manuscripts are acceptable for submission.

We review books in the following categories: Urban Nonfiction,Urban Fiction, Urban Mystery, Urban Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror, Poetry, Street Lit and Urban romance. We do review self-published books.

Please address packages to:
The Black Urban Times
Book Review Editor
A. Jarrel Hayes
1309 Bolton St
Baltimore, MD 21217