Ohio University Press (OUP), founded in 1947, is the oldest and largest scholarly press in the state of

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. It is a department of

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that publishes under its own name and the imprint 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

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'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

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