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The University of Wisconsin Press (sometimes abbreviated as UW Press) is a non-profit

Non-profit organization

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university press

University press

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publishing peer-reviewed

Peer review

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books and journals. It primarily publishes work by scholars from the global academic community but also serves the citizens of Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

by publishing important books about Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest

Upper Midwest

The Upper Midwest is a region in the northern portion of the U.S. Census Bureau's Midwestern United States. It is largely a sub-region of the midwest. Although there are no uniformly agreed-upon boundaries, the region is most commonly used to refer to the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and...

, and the Great Lakes region

Great Lakes region (North America)

The Great Lakes region of North America, occasionally known as the Third Coast or the Fresh Coast , includes the eight U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as well as the Canadian province of Ontario...

. The Press’s mission also includes publishing work that contributes to a literate culture and to civic conversation. Terrace Books is an imprint

Imprint

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of the press. The press also publishes the annual Brittingham Prize in Poetry

Brittingham Prize in Poetry

The Brittingham Prize in Poetry is a major United States literary award for a book of poetry chosen from an open competition.The prize, established in 1985, is sponsored by the English Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is selected by a nationally recognized poet, The winner is...

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The Press was founded in 1936 in Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

and is one of more than 120 member presses in the Association of American University Presses

Association of American University Presses

The Association of American University Presses is an association of mostly, but not exclusively, North American university presses...

. The Journals Division was established in 1965. Currently the Press employs approximately 25 full and part-time staff, produces 40 to 60 new books a year, and publishes 11 journals. It also distributes books and some annual journals for selected smaller publishers. The Press is a unit of the Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...

and serves the University of Wisconsin's overall mission of research, instruction, and outreach beyond the university.

Books Division

Since its first book appeared in 1937, the Press has published and distributed more than 3,000 titles. The Press has more than 1,400 titles currently in print, including:

scholarly books: American studies and modern American history, African studies, anthropology, Classical studies, dance history, environmental studies, film/cinema history, gay & lesbian studies, modern European and Irish history, Jewish studies, Slavic and Eastern European studies, Southeast Asian Studies, and other subjects
regional books: Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes region
books of general interest: natural history, poetry, biography, fiction, food, travel.

Journals Division

External links

University of Wisconsin Press University of Wisconsin Press home page
University of Wisconsin Press Journals Division University of Wisconsin Press Journals Division

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