April brings about many exciting things. Warmer weather, blooming nature, and great poetry! April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate, we’ve curated a list of some amazing works by our poets. So while you are stuck inside by the … Continue reading Reading List: National Poetry Month
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 2024 contest is Tomás Q. Morín. Morín is the author of the … Continue reading The 2024 Backwaters Prize in Poetry competition is now open
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to Two Open Doors in a Field (Backwaters Press, March 2023) by Sophie Klahr. About the Book: The poems … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to Two Open Doors in a Field
For baseball fans, the University of Nebraska Press is a perennial MVP—most valuable publisher. George F. Will Steal some savings and save 40% on these baseball books! Enter the code 6BAB24 in the discount code field of your shopping cart … Continue reading Baseball Book Sale
The University of Nebraska Press is happy to announce that Tomás Q. Morín will be the judge for the 2024 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry competition. Morín is the author of the poetry collections Machete, A Larger Country, and Patient Zero. He … Continue reading Announcing the Judge for the 2024 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list! NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley
This week UNP will be at AWP! The AWP Conference & Bookfair is the annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers of contemporary creative writing. Enjoy a sneak peek of the UNP books you can grab there. Henrietta Goodman’s … Continue reading Excerpt: Antillia
UNP will be exhibiting at the AWP Conference & Bookfair February 7-10. It’s the annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers of contemporary creative writing. Come visit us in booths 1334/1336 to browse our books and journals! Attending the conference … Continue reading UNP at AWP24
To help spread the word about new UNP books, our publicity team launched the UNP Influencer Partnership in 2023. As part of the partnership, influencers can request and receive galleys (physical or e-book) or finished books of their choice. We … Continue reading UNP Influencer Partnership: Spring/Summer 2024 titles available
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list! NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley
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