Ohio University Press (OUP) is a university press associated with
Ohio University
Ohio University (Ohio or OU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Athens, Ohio, United States. The university was first conceived in the 1787 contract between the United States Department of the Treasury#Re ...
. Founded in 1947, it is the oldest and largest scholarly press in the state of
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
.
Ohio University Press is also a member of the
Association of University Presses
The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) is an association of nonprofit, mostly, but not exclusively, North American university presses. It is based in New York City. Until December 2017, it was known as the Association of American Univ ...
,
and many of its publications are available via the OHIO Open Library.
History
Ohio University Press was incorporated in 1947 and formally established in 1964. Currently, the press publishes approximately 25-30 books annually, and it is currently a "leading publisher of books about
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
,
Appalachia
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,
Southeast Asia
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, and the
Midwest
The Midwestern United States (also referred to as the Midwest, the Heartland or the American Midwest) is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau. It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It ...
".
Notable Ohio University Press titles include Robert Gipe's trilogy ''Trampoline'', ''Weedeater'', and ''Pop''.
In 1979, Ohio University Press entered into a licensing agreement with
Alan Swallow
Alan Swallow (February 11, 1915 – November 27, 1966) was an American professor of English who created his own publishing imprint, Alan Swallow Press, and worked as editor and director of the University of Denver Press.
Early life
Born in Po ...
's Swallow Press, eventually acquiring the imprint and its back catalog of 276 titles in 2008.
Currently, Ohio University Press awards the Hollis Summers Poetry Prize to select collections of poetry. The award is named after the former Ohio University
faculty member and poet.
Imprints
* Swallow Press
See also
*
List of English-language book publishing companies
This is a list of English-language book publishers. It includes imprints of larger publishing groups, which may have resulted from business mergers. Included are academic publishers, technical manual publishers, publishers for the traditional book ...
*
List of university presses
A university press is an academic publishing
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References
External links
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Ohio University
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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