Eastern Washington University Press (EWU Press) was a
publishing house
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formed in the 1970s
that was a part of
Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University (EWU) is a public university in Cheney, Washington. It also offers programs at a campus in EWU Spokane at the Riverpoint Campus and other campus locations throughout the state.
Founded in 1882, the university is ...
. The press specialized in scholarly works about Asia and the environment; it also released works of fiction and translation of literature, including works by poets and writers such as
Robert Bly
Robert Elwood Bly (December 23, 1926 – November 21, 2021) was an American poet, essayist, activist and leader of the mythopoetic men's movement. His best-known prose book is '' Iron John: A Book About Men'' (1990), which spent 62 weeks on ...
,
Carolyn Kizer
Carolyn Ashley Kizer (December 10, 1925 – October 9, 2014) was an American poet of the Pacific Northwest whose works reflect her feminism. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985.
According to an article at the Center for the Study of the Pacific ...
,
Dorianne Laux, and
Joseph Millar.
In 2007, Eastern Washington University Press became a member of the
Association of American University Presses
The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) is an association of 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 University Presse ...
.
On June 30, 2010, the press ceased operation, and the publishing rights to many of its books were transferred to
Carnegie Mellon University Press
Carnegie Mellon University Press is a publisher that is part of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
The press specializes in literary publishing,