The University of Georgia Press announces Georgia Open Stacks, an online open library of UGA Press books commonly used in college and university courses. Like instructors, students, and citizens everywhere, the UGA Press has moved to teleworking in the interest of public health. The content in Georgia Open Stacks supports online teaching and learning for…
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act. To mark this important milestone we have put out a new edition of Reid Harris’s And the Coastlands Wait: How the Grassroots Battle to Save Georgia’s Marshlands Was Fought—and Won. Below is President Carter’s foreword outlining just why the law was so important. Additionally,…
Dear Friends, Like the rest of the University of Georgia and most of the world, the University of Georgia Press is radically rethinking every aspect of our workflows and short- and long-term plans. While we remain committed to publishing books and supporting our authors, we are also acutely aware that our usual means of interaction…
Due to the ongoing concerns over the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the University of Georgia Press has decided to curtail its presence at conferences and academic meetings this spring out of an abundance of caution. This means we will no longer be exhibiting at or attending the following meetings: Appalachian Studies, Lexington, KY, March 12-15 National…
The University of Georgia Press is pleased to announce Chioma Urama as winner of the 2019 Georgia Poetry Prize. In partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia, the University of Georgia Press established the Georgia Poetry Prize in 2015 as a national competition that celebrates excellence in poetry. The winner…
The Press has cancelled its plans to attend AWP 2020 in San Antonio because of concerns about the potential spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. We are sorry that we will miss seeing all of our friends in the Association of Writers and Writing Programs! The good news: we’re still offering our 30% conference discount with free shipping…
Congratulations to Chekwube Danladi on winning the 2019 Cave Canem Poetry Prize for her book Semiotics. The University of Georgia Press will publish Semiotics in the fall of 2021. Established in 1999, Cave Canem is a first-book award dedicated to the discovery of exceptional manuscripts by poets of African descent. The participation of distinguished judges…
Last week at Georgia Southern University, several students engaged in a book burning to protest University of Nebraska professor Jennine Capó Crucet, whose 2015 novel Make Your Home Among Strangers had been chosen by GSU as the official book for the First-Year Experience (FYE). The University of Georgia Press stands with the Association of University Presses in condemning this act.
“With this outstanding collection, Patrick Earl Ryan makes his mark on Southern literature and how.”—Roxane Gay, Flannery O’Connor series editor
Catch up on your reading with the UGA Press Summer Sale and get 40% off all books during the month of June! Today we’re highlighting art, music, and architecture. Take a look at some of our best art, music, and architecture titles below, and use code 08JUNE40 at checkout to get 40% off. You can…
Catch up on your reading with the UGA Press Summer Sale and get 40% off all books during the month of June! Today we’re highlighting books on the state of Georgia. Take a look at some of our best Georgia titles below, and use code 08JUNE40 at checkout to get 40% off. You can buy…
Catch up on your reading with the UGA Press Summer Sale and get 40% off all books during the month of June! Today we’re highlighting food. Take a look at some of our best food titles below, and use code 08JUNE40 at checkout to get 40% off. You can buy books that are out now…
Catch up on your reading with the UGA Press Summer Sale and get 40% off all books during the month of June! Today we’re highlighting books about nature and the environment. Take a look at some of our best nature titles below, and use code 08JUNE40 at checkout to get 40% off. We’ve also included…
Catch up on your reading with the UGA Press Summer Sale and get 40% off all books during the month of June! Today we’re highlighting creative writing: short fiction, poetry, essays, and memoir. Take a look at some of our best creative writing titles below, and use code 08JUNE40 at checkout to get 40% off.…
Catch up on your reading with the UGA Press Summer Sale and get 40% off all books during the month of June! Today we’re highlighting history. Take a look at some of our best history titles below, and use code 08JUNE40 at checkout to get 40% off. You can buy books that are out now…
