The following contribution is from Steve Edwards, author of Breaking into the Backcountry (Bison Books 2010). The AWP Conference & Bookfair is an annual meeting for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. Each year more than 12,000 attendees join the AWP community for four days … Continue reading From the Desk of Steve Edwards: Making Connections at AWP
November Reading List UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books where our noses have been buried. The Absolutely True Diary of a … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Tayler Lord is a publicist at UNP. Her favorite flavor of La Croix is coconut (no seriously, you should try it). As one of UNP’s newest employees (I celebrated six months just two weeks ago), the South Dakota Festival of Books … Continue reading South Dakota Festival of Books Preview
Deadline Extended to February 1! The University of Nebraska Press (UNP) has been publishing prestigious, award-winning literature for seventy-five years, but this contest is a first for UNP. In celebration of our 75th anniversary, UNP will publish a … Continue reading Lit Contest Deadline Extended
As August approaches and our summer comes to a close, the start of a new school year is just around the corner. To help prepare you for having to think again, here’s a more intellectual reading list to peruse. Don’t worry, … Continue reading Reading List: Back to School
The University of Nebraska Press (UNP) has been publishing prestigious, award-winning literature for 75 years, but this contest is a first for UNP. In celebration of our 75th anniversary, UNP will publish a volume of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry written … Continue reading 75th Anniversary Literary Contest
Rosemary Vestal is the publicity manager for UNP and accepts praise in the form of coffee, wine, or gold stars. In an age of instant gratification and impersonal emails, is it too much to ask for a little common courtesy? My … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: The Secret to Publicity and Getting What You Want Out of Marketing
I suppose every season has countless poems and stories written about it or set in that season. Certainly, when it comes to summer there is a multitude of songs and writings about the lazy days, the burning heat, the carefree … Continue reading The Director Dish
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