Mercer University Press
Mercer University Press, established in 1979, is a publisher that is part of Mercer University. Press has published more than 1,600 books, releasing 35-40 titles annually with a 5-person staff. Mercer is the only Baptist-related institution with an active continuous full-time publishing program over the past thirty years.
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- 1979
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- Macon
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Mercer University Press, established in 1979, is a publisher that is part of Mercer University. Press has published more than 1,600 books, releasing 35-40 titles annually with a 5-person staff. Mercer is the only Baptist-related institution with an active continuous full-time publishing program over the past thirty years.
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Mercer University Press was founded in 1979, with headquarters in Macon. It is a member of Association of American University Presses and Green Press Initiative.
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In 2019, Gov. Brian Kemp recognized Mercer University Press as a recipient of the eighth annual Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities. A member of the Association of University Presses and The Green Press Initiative. Press awards the Ferrol Sams Award for Fiction annually. It is "given to the best manuscript that speaks to the human condition in a Southern context. This category includes both novels and short stories.
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• Parent — Mercer University • Founded — 1979 • Country — United States • Headquarters — Macon, Georgia • Publications — Books • Url — http: www.mupress.org
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Active scholar series published by Mercer University Press
• America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities Series • Voices of the African Diaspora Series • The James N. Griffith Endowed Series in Baptist Studies • Baptists in Early North America Series • Perspectives on Baptist Identities Series • Early English Baptist Texts Series • Mercer Commentary on the Bible Series • Sports and Religion Series • Food and the American South Series • Music and the American South Series • Carson McCullers Series • Flannery O’Connor Series • A.V. Elliott Conference Series • Mercer Paul Tillich Series • Mercer Kierkegaard Series • International Kierkegaard Commentary Series • The Melungeons Series • State Narratives of the Civil War Series • Mercer University Ocmulgee Series • Reprint of Scholarly Excellency • Walter Rauschenbusch Series
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