Ohio University Press
Ohio University Press (OUP) is a university press associated with Ohio University. Founded in 1947, it is the oldest and largest scholarly press in the state of Ohio. Also a member of the Association of University Presses, and many of its publications are available via the OHIO Open Library.
Also recorded as Swallow Press
Ohio University Press
- Founded
- 1947
- Headquarters
- Athens
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• Parent — Ohio University • Founded — 1947 • Country — United States • Headquarters — Athens, Ohio • Distribution — Chicago Distribution Center (US) Combined Academic Publishers (EMEA, Asia, the Pacific) Scholarly Book Services (Canada) • Publications — Books • Imprints — Swallow Press • Url — http: www.ohioswallow.com
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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, Appalachia, Southeast Asia, and the Midwest". 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 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.
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1947
Ohio University Press established.
1947
Ohio University Press is recorded from 1947.
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- 1.Publishers served by the Chicago Distribution Center. University of Chicago Press.
- 2.Ordering from Ohio University Press · Ohio University Press / Swallow Press.
- 3.Ohio University Press. About the Press.
- 4.Association of University Presses. Our Members.
- 5.Ohio University Press Joins OHIO Open Library. OHIO News. July 20, 2023.
- 6.Marema, Graham. Review: 'Pop' by Robert Gipe Shows the Power of Telling Our Own Stories. The Daily Yonder. February 19, 2021.
- 7.Renkl, Margaret. Opinion University Presses Are Keeping American Literature Alive. The New York Times. November 14, 2022. 0362-4331.
- 8.Kirch, Claire. Ohio University Press Rebrands Trade Imprint. Publishers Weekly. September 13, 2013.
- 9.Ohio University Press. Hollis Summers Poetry Prize.
- 10.Kirch, Claire. Ohio University Press Rebrands Trade Imprint. Publishers Weekly. PWxyz, LLC. September 13, 2013.
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