May 18 is Astronomy Day. Established in 1973 by astronomer Doug Berger, Astronomy Day is designed to share the joy of astronomy with the general public. We’ve curated a list of books that are sure to have you gazing toward … Continue reading Reading List: National Astronomy Day
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 here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley
Congratulations to Safiya Sinclair on her Guggenheim fellowship! The Guggenheim Fellowship is a prestigious award given to individuals who demonstrate exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or superior creative ability in the arts and exhibit great promise for their future endeavors. … Continue reading UNP Author Safiya Sinclair Receives Guggenheim Fellowship
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. “This month, I’ve been reading a few UNP books from … Continue reading April Staff Reading List
ICYMI An excerpt from Inside the Mirror by Parul Kapur was featured in LitHub! Reviews Without Destroying Ourselves Review in American Indian Quarterly: “Goodwin’s work allows us to look to the past to see the vision and impact that Indigenous … Continue reading News & Reviews
Tares Oburumu lives in Yenagoa, the south side of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. He is the winner of the Green Author Prize for poetry. His works have appeared in Connotation Press, Bluepepper, Woven Tales Press, Afrocritik, and Eunoia Review, among many other journals. His … Continue reading Excerpt: Origins of the Syma Species
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! The 2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards Each year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
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
In honor of National Poetry Month, we are pleased to offer a 50% discount on poetry books! Books included are in the African Poetry series, the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, the Backwaters Prize in Poetry, as well as some beloved works by former U.S. poet laureate Ted Kooser. The poetry published by the University of Nebraska Press has delighted readers with literature of enduring value and consequence for decades. Enter 6PM24 in the discount code field of your shopping cart and click “Apply.” Offer expires April 30, 2024 and is good on U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Shop now! Continue reading National Poetry Month Sale
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