Short Takes: News from the Press
Keep up to date with the best of what’s been going on and what’s coming up at the Press with Short Takes. Continue reading for hot titles coming out this summer, upcoming events, authors in the news and more.
‘Our Prince of Scribes’ Q&A: Booksellers talk memories of Pat Conroy
The UGA Press sat down with some of the contributors of Our Prince of Scribes to learn more about their relationship with Pat. This month, we’re talking with booksellers.
Book Blowout 2017: Huge Sale Happening Right Now!
Get amazing bargains on more than 600 titles on all kinds of subjects—at discounts up to 70%! The details: Two easy ways to shop: – For traditional page-by-page browsing,view the sale catalog here. – For greater searching, sorting, and filtering options, view the sale titles here. When you’re ready to order, go here for final…
UGA Press’s Wormsloe Nature Books Honored by One Hundred Miles
The Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books series, an imprint of the University of Georgia Press, has been named as an honoree of the inaugural One Hundred Miles 100 for its contribution to the preservation of the Georgia coastline. One Hundred Miles is a 501(c)3 coastal advocacy organization with a mission of protecting, preserving, and enhancing the…
Sudden change of plans for Decatur Book Festival!
UGA Press Friends: Our van, with all of our Decatur Book Festival books and materials, was stolen sometime last evening. Hope you are still coming to DBF, but don’t plan on dropping by to see us. Will keep you posted, should our van be recovered. Quick update: all of our authors will still be on…
Notes from the Fellow
The welcome and information folder for the 2016 American Association of University Presses Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, at the Loews Philadelphia. As I sat in the Atlanta airport watching the minutes tick by, my anxiety inched higher and higher. I was due to land in Philadelphia for the 2016 Association of American University Presses…
Peering into the Dark Underbelly of Peer Review (or Practice Makes Best)
How many acquisitions editors does it take to change a light bulb? Only one, but she or he needs a group of expert advisers to help make the bulb bright enough, an editorial assistant to hold the ladder, and a faculty board to confirm the bulb is screwed in correctly. That’s my poor twist on…
Giveaway!
Enter our giveaway to win a Harry Crews t-shirt or a copy of BLOOD, BONE, AND MARROW! Visit our Rafflecopter giveaway here to enter. We are giving away five t-shirts and one copy of the book. Please note that there are multiple ways to enter the giveaway. The contest goes until April 30th. Winners will…
2015 AAUP Book, Jacket, & Journal Show coming to UGA Press
The University of Georgia Press has a long history of award-winning book design. Our records indicate that since 1970, University of Georgia Press books, jackets, and covers have garnered 289 design awards from from such prestigious design competitions as Print Magazine’s Regional Design Annual, The Chicago Book Clinic, the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA),…
Holiday Hours
We’ll be hanging up the closed sign later this week for the holiday break. While some of us will be in the office through Wednesday, if you put in an order after today your order won’t ship until after the first of the year. Official hours below. Happy Holidays! Closed December 23 – January 3 Offices…
