Sep 17, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
It’s Freedom Summer, 1964, in tiny Maeby, Arkansas, and three SNCC volunteers have come to town determined to integrate the public library and all-white school. They’re joined in their efforts by eight year-old Sarah’s unconventional, hot pants–wearing mother. The...
Sep 10, 2015 | News, sale
The deadline for entry to the Miller Williams Poetry Prize is fast approaching (end of September). If you’re not writing, how about reading some poetry. We’ve put past winners and finalists on sale for just $10. Use code MWPP10 when ordering for this...
Sep 4, 2015 | News, Review
“Beyond Rosie is an essential resource for historians of modern America and, in particular, women’s history. In addition to noting some of the oft-overlooked contributions women made to the war, the collection is an accessible way for teachers to introduce upper-level...
Sep 1, 2015 | News, Review
Sanderia Faye’s Mourner’s Bench is an impressive first novel, set between 1964 and 1965 in Deep South Maeby, Arkansas. Amid this tumultuous time of civil rights protests, the small town of Maeby remains segregated. Much of the local population is resistant to change,...
Jul 28, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas Press, together with the Radius of Arab American Writers, announces the initiation of the Etel Adnan Poetry Series and Etel Adnan Poetry Prize. The $1000 prize will be be awarded to a first or second book of poetry, in...
Jul 15, 2015 | Event, News
Fayetteville, Ark—The University of Arkansas Press is pleased to announce the winner and finalists for the $5,000 2016 Miller Williams Poetry Prize, edited by Billy Collins. WINNER: Andrew Gent, [explicit lyrics] “Compact and strikingly imaginative poems, many...
