The University Press of New England (UPNE), located in
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Lebanon ( ) is the only city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,282 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 13,151 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. Lebanon is in western New Hampshi ...
and founded in 1970, was a
university press
A university press is an academic publishing house specializing in monographs and scholarly journals. They are often an integral component of a large research university. They publish work that has been reviewed by scholars in the field. They pro ...
consortium including
Brandeis University
Brandeis University () is a Private university, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is located within the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian, non-sectarian, coeducational university, Bra ...
,
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College ( ) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the America ...
(its host member),
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, with additional facilities in Boston and Grafton, as well as Talloires, France. Tufts also has several Doctor of Physical Therapy p ...
, the
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant coll ...
, and
Northeastern University
Northeastern University (NU or NEU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by the Boston Young Men's Christian Association in 1898 as an all-male instit ...
. It shut down in 2018
and in January 2021, Brandeis University became the sole owner of all titles and copyrights of UPNE, excluding Dartmouth College Press titles.
Notable fiction authors published by UPNE include
Howard Frank Mosher
Howard Frank Mosher (June 2, 1942 – January 29, 2017) was an American author of thirteen books: eleven fiction and two non-fiction. Much of his fiction takes place in the mid-20th century and all of it is set in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermon ...
,
Roxana Robinson,
Ernest Hebert,
Cathie Pelletier,
Chris Bohjalian
Chris A. Bohjalian () is an American novelist and the author of over twenty novels, including '' Midwives'' (1997), '' The Sandcastle Girls'' (2012), '' The Guest Room'' (2016), and '' The Flight Attendant'' (2018). Bohjalian's work has been publ ...
,
Percival Everett, Laurie Alberts and
W.D. Wetherell. Notable poets distributed by the press include
Rae Armantrout,
Claudia Rankine,
James Tate,
Mary Ruefle,
Donald Revell,
Ellen Bryant Voigt,
James Wright,
Jean Valentine,
Stanley Kunitz
Stanley Jasspon Kunitz (; July 28, 1905May 14, 2006) was an American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress twice, first in 1974 and then again in 2000.
Biography
Kunitz was born in Worcester, Massac ...
,
Heather McHugh, and
Yusef Komunyakaa. Notable nature and environment authors published include William Sargent,
Cynthia Huntington,
David Gessner
David Gessner is an American essayist, memoirist, nature writer, editor, and cartoonist.
Gessner was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard College where he worked at the ''Harvard Crimson'' d ...
, John Hay,
Tom Wessels and
Eric Zencey. Notable scholarly authors published by UPNE and its members include Kathleen J. Ferraro,
Jehuda Reinharz, Joyce Antler,
Peter Gizzi, Mary Caroline Richards,
Leslie Cannold, Colin Calloway,
David Fishman,
Diana Muir
Diana Muir, also known as Diana Muir Appelbaum, is an American historian from Newton, Massachusetts, best known for her 2000 book, ''Reflections in Bullough's Pond'', a history of the impact of human activity on the New England ecosystem.
Perso ...
,
Wolfgang Mieder
Wolfgang Mieder (born 17 February 1944 in Nossen) is a retired professor of German and folklore who taught for 50 years at the University of Vermont, in Burlington, Vermont. He is a graduate of Olivet College (BA), the University of Michigan (MA ...
, and
Gina Barreca
Regina Barreca (born 1957) is an American academic and humorist. She is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of English literature and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut and winner of UConn's highest award for excellence in t ...
. UPNE and its authors and titles have received many honors and awards including the
National Book Award
The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. ...
,
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...
, Guggenheim Fellowships, NEA Literature Fellowships, and the Barnes & Noble Discovery Award.
The press published books for scholars, educators, students, and the general public, concentrating on American studies, literature, history, and cultural studies; art, architecture, and material culture; ethnic studies (African American, Jewish, Native American, Shaker, and international studies); nature and the environment; and New England history and culture. It published around sixty titles annually, and distributed titles for a number of other small and academic presses, museums and non-profit societies.
Distribution partners
; All titles published by
*
Academia Press
*
Bibliopola Press
*
CavanKerry Press
Cavankerry Press is an American nonprofit literary press located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, which publishes poetry and nonfiction. Cavankerry Press is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, has thrice received a Citation of E ...
*
Chipstone Foundation
*
Four Way Books
*
International Polar Institute
*
Nightboat Books
*
The Sheep Meadow Press
*
Tagus Press
*
Wesleyan University Press
Wesleyan University Press is a university press that is part of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. The press is currently directed by Suzanna Tamminen, a published poet and essayist.
History and overview
Founded (in its present form ...
*
Winterthur Museum
; Selected titles published by
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Art Services International
*
Hood Museum of Art
*
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
*
New Britain Museum of American Art
*
Wadsworth Atheneum
The Wadsworth Atheneum is an art museum in Hartford, Connecticut. The Wadsworth is noted for its collections of European Baroque art, ancient Egyptian and Classical bronzes, French and American Impressionism, Impressionist paintings, Hudson Riv ...
*
Winterthur Museum
Former imprints
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Brandeis University Press
Brandeis University Press is a university press supported by Brandeis University, a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, Waltham, Massachusetts. It publishes a wide range of academic titles as well as trade books. The press was ...
* Dartmouth College Press
* ForeEdge
* Northeastern University Press
* Tufts University Press
* University of New Hampshire Press
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University of Vermont 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
Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term ...
References
External links
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New England
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the ...
Publishing companies established in 1970
Non-profit organizations based in New Hampshire
Brandeis University
Dartmouth College
University of New Hampshire
Northeastern University
1970 establishments in New Hampshire