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Founded in 1938, UGA Press currently publishes 60-70 new books a year, ranging from works of scholarship; creative and literary works; regional books; and digital projects.

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UGA Press@ugapress.bsky.social · 5d ago

Still thinking about the Artist Talk and Reception event with Benjamin Dimmit, author of An Unflinching Look. The gallery, curated by Amy Abbe, displays photographs from his book. Check out the gallery until Oct. 17 at the Circle Gallery!🖼️ #photography

UGA Press@ugapress.bsky.social · 7d ago

We are pleased to announce Prageeta Sharma as head judge for the 2026 Georgia Poetry Prize! Sharma is the author of six collections of poetry, a 2025 NEA Creative Writing Fellow, and the Henry G. Lee ’37 professor of English at Pomona College. More on the blog: https://loom.ly/rZa66aU

Promotional graphic for the 2026 Georgia Poetry Prize from the University of Georgia Press. The orange-red poster features large yellow text reading “THE GEORGIA POETRY PRIZE.” A portrait of poet and professor Prageeta Sharma appears on the right. Text identifies her as the 2026 head judge and notes that she is a 2025 NEA Creative Writing Fellow.
UGA Press@ugapress.bsky.social · 3w ago

Chicago friends, join Will Boast, author of The Submerged, and Daniel Raeburn for their event at Pilsen Community Books! When: September 15th | 6:30 PM Where: Pilsen Community Books| 1531 W. 18th Street, Chicago, IL

Promotional flyer for an event with Will Boast, the author of The Submerged, and Daniel Raeburn. The event will be September 15th at 6:30 PM at Pilsen Community Books.
UGA Press@ugapress.bsky.social · 4w ago

Join us in remembering Wendell Berry (1934-2026), author, poet, essayist, farmer, and environmentalist. His poem "The Heron" appears in A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia, edited by Rose McLarney, Laura-Gray Street and L. L. Gaddy. #UGAPress #WendellBerry

Memorial graphic honoring Wendell Berry, 1934–2026. On a muted mustard-yellow background with a thin dark green border, the text reads “Remembering Wendell Berry.” Centered below is the cover of A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia, edited by Rose McLarney and Laura-Gray Street, with L. L. Gaddy as natural history editor. The University of Georgia Press logo and name appear at the bottom.Memorial quote graphic for Wendell Berry on a dark green background with a thin mustard-yellow border. In large mustard-yellow text, a passage from Berry’s poem “The Heron” reads: “While the summer’s growth kept me anxious in planted rows, I forgot the river where it flowed, faithful to its way, beneath the slope where my household has taken its laborious stand. I could not reach it even in dreams. But one morning at the summer’s end I remember it again . . .” The quote is attributed to Wendell Berry, “The Heron,” with the University of Georgia Press logo and name at the bottom.
UGA Press@ugapress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are pleased to announce a new endowment to support the publication and promottion of the winners of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. Huge thank you for Debbie and John Edwards for your generous support of our talented authors. https://loom.ly/Aws4u0A

New Endowment to provide support and recognition for the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction - Georgia Press

Fund will help cover publication costs, programming, supplies, travel, and other expenses The University of Georgia Press is pleased to announce a new

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UGA Press@ugapress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Come see Joycelyn Wilson in conversation with Christopher Daniel at the Atlanta History Center this Tuesday to celebrate the launch of Hacking Hip Hop: Design Remix Logic in Research Method and Practice. August 4th, 7:00 PM Register and find more information at https://loom.ly/5AAkaI0

Graphic promoting an upcoming event with Joycelyn Wilson and Christopher Daniel. Against a burgundy background, the top includes the Atlanta History Center logo reading, "Atlanta History Center Centennial 1926–2026" with the event date and time, Tuesday, August 4, 7:00 PM. A portrait of Joycelyn Wilson wearing a white blouse appears beside the cover of her book, Hacking Hip Hop: Design Remix Logic in Research, Method, and Practice. The bottom text reads, "Joycelyn Wilson in conversation with Christopher Daniel," followed by the venue, McElreath Hall, and the address: 130 W. Paces Ferry Rd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30305.
UGA Press@ugapress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Jim Downs has an essay at Lithub on the current role of public historians! @jimdowns.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social https://lithub.com/on-the-public-historians-reminding-us-how-easy-it-is-to-repeat-the-mistakes-of-the-past/

On the Public Historians Reminding Us How Easy It Is to Repeat the Mistakes of the Past

A recent essay in The New Republic asks why historians have become such visible public voices during the Trump era. Katherine Kelaidis argues that figures such as Heather Cox Richardson, Jill Lepor…

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UGA Press@ugapress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law 36 years ago on July 26, 1990. Pick up a few of these UGA Press titles as you read for Disability Pride Month at 50% off through the end of July with code 08SALE250 at ugapress.org.

Graphic with the heading “Disability Pride Month” above the book covers for My Withered Legs and Other Essays, Sifting the Feminine: Essays on a Woman’s Body, Bodies in Blue: Disability in the Civil War North, The Land Devotion, and Sports Rehabilitation and the Human Spirit. The background features the Disability Pride Flag with gray, yellow, pink, blue, and green stripes.
UGA Press@ugapress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Consider this our love letter 💌 to one of the greatest indies: Square Books in Oxford, MS. Popped in this weekend & found our books everywhere! Thank you to all the folks who put books in people's hands at Square Books, Off Square Books, Square Books, Jr., & Rare Square Books. Y'all are the best!

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UGA Press@ugapress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Happy 90th birthday to the trailblazer herself, Mary Frances Early! Snag a copy of Ms. Early's autobiography The Quiet Trailblazer: My Journey as the First Black Graduate of the University of Georgia for 50% off as part of the ugapress.org sitewide sale now through July 31, 2026.

Headshot of Mary Frances EarlyPhoto of Mary Frances Early signing her autobiography The Quiet TrailblazerPhoto of Mary Frances Early speaking at lectern