Ohio University Press (OUP), founded in 1947, is the oldest and largest
scholarly press in the state of
Ohio
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. It is a department of
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public research university in Athens, Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio, the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subse ...
that publishes under its own name and the
imprint
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Swallow Press.
History
The press publishes approximately 50 books annually and has a back catalog of over 1,500 titles. Ohio University Press entered into a licensing agreement with
Alan Swallow
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Early life
Born in P ...
's Swallow Press in 1979, eventually acquiring the imprint and its back catalog of 276 titles in 2008. The Hollis Summers Poetry Prize, named for the former Ohio University
faculty member and poet, is awarded annually by Ohio University Press. Notable Ohio University Press titles include Robert Gipe's trilogy ''Trampoline'', ''Weedeater'', and ''Pop''.
Imprints
* Swallow Press
References
External links
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Press
University presses of the United States
Book publishing companies based in Ohio
Publishing companies established in 1947
1947 establishments in Ohio
Mass media in Athens, Ohio
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