The University of Nebraska Press is proud to announce the winner of the Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry for 2024: Kimberly Ann Priest and her manuscript Wolves in Shells. “Wolves in Shells carries a narrative that spanned over two decades of … Continue reading Announcing the 2024 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry Winner
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Benjamin F. Shambaugh Published Book Award Union General (Potomac Books, 2023) by William L. Shea is a recipient of the 2024 Benjamin F. Shambaugh Award Certificate of Recognition. … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
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
The Sealey Challenge is a community call to read one book of poetry a day during August. From chapbooks to full collections, the challenge encourages you to engage with diverse voices and share your reading experience online with the #SealeyChallenge … Continue reading Poetry Must-Reads During the Sealey Challenge
The African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) promotes and advances the development and publication of the poetic arts through its book series, contests, workshops, and seminars and through its collaborations with publishers, festivals, booking agents, colleges, universities, conferences and all other … Continue reading Michael Imossan Wins 2024 Sillerman Prize
Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Will Rogers Medallion Award This award is given to books, poems, and films that exemplify the American cowboy way in honor of its namesake Will Rogers. The final … Continue reading Recent Award Winners
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
UNP is taking part in Lincoln City Libraries’ annual Summer Reading Challenge. Adult readers can win a 40% discount coupon code from UNP if they complete the program! One of the activities is to express yourself through art, so we’ve … Continue reading Summer Reading: Books for Creativity
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
We’re pleased to share our new Fall / Winter 2024 seasonal catalog! Browse the online version to see forthcoming titles from Nebraska, Bison Books, Potomac Books, the Jewish Publication Society, and the Backwaters Press. Visit our NetGalley page for a … Continue reading Introducing the Fall / Winter 2024 Seasonal Catalog
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