Contact Us

Please send all general questions or letters to our creators to our mailing address:

Universal Press Syndicate
4520 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-7701
(816) 932-6600

To contact a person in a specific department, choose from the following areas.

One-Time Reprints

To request permission to reprint a comic or text feature from Andrews McMeel Universal please send the following information:

  1. The comic to be reprinted and the original publication date.
  2. A detailed explanation of how you plan to use this feature.
  3. If reprinting in a publication, the circulation of the publication, the cost of the publication to its readers, and the frequency of the publication.
  4. Whether you are requesting North American or World rights.
  5. Whether you are a for-profit or not-for-profit organization.
  6. A recent copy of your publication.

Requests should be made to:

Mary Suggett, Permissions Director
Universal Press Syndicate
4520 Main Street
Kansas City MO 64111-7701
1-800-255-6734
or e-mail your requests to:
universalreprints@amuniversal.com

We will respond to all requests within three to four weeks with a fee for use or denial of use. For more information, see the Reprint Permissions section of this site.

Print Syndication

Lee Salem, Executive Vice President and Editor
Universal Press Syndicate
4520 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-7701
(800) 255-6734
lsalem@amuniversal.com

(Please note: We do not accept electronic submissions. For more information, please see our Submission Guidelines.)

National Print and Online Syndication Sales

John Vivona, Vice President/Sales
Universal Press Syndicate
4520 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-7701
(816) 360-6930
fax - (816) 932-6625
salesdirector@amuniversal.com

International Print Syndication Sales

Kerry Slagle
Universal Press Syndicate / Atlantic Syndication
4520 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-7701
Phone: (800) 255-6734
Fax: (816) 932-6625
kslagle@amuniversal.com

Product Licensing

Sarah DeCoursey
Andrews McMeel Universal
4520 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-7701
(816) 932-6600
fax – (816) 932-6681
sdecoursey@amuniversal.com

Digital Production Questions

Catherine Kirkland, Director of Digital Feature Services
Andrews McMeel Universal
4520 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-7701
(816) 932-6600
dfsdirector@amuniversal.com

Media Inquiries and Interview Requests

Kathie Kerr, Director of Communications
Andrews McMeel Universal
4520 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-7701
(816) 360-6945
kkerr@amuniversal.com


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