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…
Our Fall 2019 catalog has landed! Click on the catalog cover or the link in the caption to take the whole thing for a spin. We’ve also highlighted a few titles below that we think exemplify the range and depth of the list. We hope you’ll agree. Our latest collaboration with the Library of Congress and…
The University of Georgia Press has created an endowment to fund a publishing apprenticeship program for students from UGA’s graduate history program. The Peggy Heard Galis History Ph.D. Apprenticeship will allow history Ph.D. candidates to gain insight into and experience in the scholarly publishing process. The endowment was created from a giving campaign funded by…
The University of Georgia Press has received a three-year $207,554 Humanities Open Book grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the Georgia Open History Library (GOHL). The GOHL will publish open digital editions of 50 out-of-print volumes to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States in 2026. The titles…
Acclaimed writer, editor, professor and commentator Roxane Gay has been chosen as the new judge for the University of Georgia Press’s Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. Gay follows Lee K. Abbott and Nancy Zafris as the latest distinguished writer to judge the Flannery O’Connor Award competitions. Gay’s writing appears in Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018,…
The University of Georgia Press announces a new outdoor series imprint with its acquisition of Milestone Press, a privately owned adventure publisher known for high quality guide books for the Southern Appalachian region. The Press will assume a backlist of 22 active titles and continue to publish new titles within the Milestone Press imprint. Founded…
The University of Georgia Press will be closed from December 24 – January 1. We will reopen on January 2. Web orders are still being accepted, but there may be delays in shipping them until after the new year. If you wish to place a phone order, please contact our distributor, Longleaf Services, at (800)…
The University of Georgia Press announces a new collection of thematic short-fiction anthologies that draw on the rich backlist of its Flannery O’Connor Award series. The collection is titled Stories from the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. In spring 2019, the Press will begin regular publication of anthologies with contents drawn from the many…
Happy Halloween, readers! The UGA Press is ready for tonight’s frightening festivities. Are you? Keep up to date with what’s going on at the UGA Press with Short Takes. Continue reading for information about our upcoming events, our latest releases, and news and reviews. Upcoming Events Frankenreads Wednesday, October 31, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00…
Keep up to date with what’s going on at the UGA Press with Short Takes. Continue reading for information about our upcoming events, our latest releases, and news and reviews. Food, Culture and Place: A Public Discussion of Foodways: Friday, October 5 at 10:30 a.m., Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library Auditorium, 300 S. Hull…
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