Like much of the writing world, the University of Nebraska Press is still processing all of the people, panels, parties, signings, conversations, and (naturally), the books of this year’s AWP conference. A great time was had by authors and publishers alike, but that is not the purpose of this post. No, the purpose of this post is to congratulate Jonis Agee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln creative writing professor, Bison Books author (Sweet Eyes, 2003), and winner of this year’s  George Garrett Award for Community Service, given each year by AWP. The award was given in recognition of Jonis’ teaching and mentoring … Continue reading Congratulations Jonis Agee, winner of the 2010 AWP George Garrett Award!

One of the first things I did on Thursday when I learned that Herta Müller, author of UNP title Nadirs, had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, was call translator Sieglinde Lug. Lug, professor emeriti at Denver University, didn’t answer my call. Or the calls of various international media seeking a comment. She was inside a studio, recording audio books for the blind. And by the time she got the news that Müller, who Lug has met, had won the prize, most of the rest of the world already knew. When she called me back on Friday, an exhilarated Lug … Continue reading UNP reprinting Nadirs, and a few words from the translator

Longtime readers of our blog may remember that last year, J.M.G. Le Clézio, who has published two translation titles with the University of Nebraska Press, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. A year later, it's happened again. Herta Müller, a German writer, is this year's winner, and the University of Nebraska Press published the translation of her first book in 1999. Following is the full press release: LINCOLN, Neb. (Oct. 8, 2009) – German writer Herta Müller, whose short story collection Nadirs was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 1999, is the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize … Continue reading University of Nebraska Press author winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (again!)

Happy Mother’s Day, one day late. Our Mother’s Day sale is over, but if you missed out on that one, we’re in the midst of a new sale – one offering a variety of baseball, science fiction and Lewis and Clark titles at 75 percent off. The sale continues through June 12, so there’s still lots of time to take advantage of low prices on great University of Nebraska Press titles. Speaking of baseball titles, Center Field Shot: A History of Baseball on Television, by James R. Walker and Robert V. Bellamy Jr., has won the Society of American Baseball … Continue reading Sports books (and others) on sale, plus an award and a review