Happy National Poetry Month! The University of Nebraska Press is celebrating all month long with a 50% off sale on all poetry collections. Furthermore, our Backwaters Prize in Poetry competition is accepting submissions through May 1. The poetry published by … Continue reading National Poetry Month Reading List
The submission period for the Backwaters Press yearly poetry prize is now open, and ends May 1. Guidelines for the prize series can be found here. The judge for the 2023 contest is Hilda Raz. Raz is the editor of the … Continue reading The 2023 Backwaters Prize in Poetry competition is now open
We have plenty of ways to save on your favorite books in April. Mark your calendars to stock up on spring reads! Click the links below to browse the sales; promo codes are good on U.S. and Canadian shipments only. … Continue reading April Sales 2023
To help spread the word about new UNP books, our publicity team is looking to partner with book influencers of all kinds—if you consistently post creative and thoughtful reviews of books you read, we want to work with you! As … Continue reading UNP announces Influencer Partnership
UNP will be exhibiting at the AWP Conference & Bookfair March 8-11. It’s the annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers of contemporary creative writing. Come visit us in booths 623/625 to browse our books and journals! Attending … Continue reading UNP at AWP23
The University of Nebraska Press is happy to announce that Hilda Raz will be the judge for the 2023 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry competition. Raz is the editor of the Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series at the University of … Continue reading Announcing the Judge for the 2023 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry
UNP is excited to announce the launch of our podcast! Much like our Behind the Book blog, the podcast seeks to provide content that will bring people together in search of conversation, thought-provoking ideas, and deeper behind-the-scene insights into the … Continue reading UNP announces Behind the Book Podcast
Happy Holidays from the University of Nebraska Press! Great books make great gifts, so for the rest of the year, until December 31, 2022, our entire catalog is available for 50% OFF. This sale includes over 4,000 books, so there’s something for … Continue reading Holiday Sale!
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to announce the winner of the Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry for 2022: Laura Reece Hogan of Los Angeles, California, and her manuscript Butterfly Nebula. Hogan will be awarded $2,000 for her winning … Continue reading Announcing the 2022 Backwaters Prize in Poetry Winner
On Saturday, June 25 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. meet local Nebraska authors including three UNP authors hosted by Chapters Books & Gifts. Suzanne Ohlmann author of Shadow Migration, Marjorie Saiser author of The Tracks the Whales Make, and Amy … Continue reading Meet Local Nebraska Authors on June 25
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