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Founded in 1935, LSU Press publishes significant works of scholarship as well as general interest books. For over 75 years, LSU Press has garnered national and international accolades for its work, including four Pulitzer Prizes in the fiction and poetry categories: [[A Confederacy of Dunces]]: ''A Novel'' by [[John Kennedy Toole]]; ''The Flying Change: Poems'' by [[Henry S. Taylor]]; ''Alive Together: Poems'' by [[Lisel Mueller]], and ''Late Wife: Poems'' by [[Claudia Emerson]]. Other prizes include several [[National Book Awards]], the [[National Book Critics Circle Award]], [[Los Angeles Times Book Prize]], [[Bancroft Prize]], and the [[Lincoln Prize]]. <ref name="LSUPressAwards">{{cite web|url=http://lsupress.org/awards|title= Award Winning Books from LSU Press|work=[[LSU Press]]|quote= }}</ref>
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The '''Louisiana State University Press''' ('''LSU Press''') is a [[university press]] at [[Louisiana State University]]. Founded in 1935, it publishes works of scholarship as well as general interest books. LSU Press is a member of the [[Association of American University Presses|Association of University Presses]].


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LSU Press publishes approximately 70 new books each year and has a backlist of over 2000 titles. Primary fields of publication include southern history, [[Southern literature|southern literary studies]], Louisiana and the [[Gulf South]], the [[American Civil War]] and military history, roots music, southern culture, environmental studies, European history, [[foodways]], [[poetry]], [[fiction]], [[media studies]], and [[landscape architecture]]. In 2010, LSU Press merged with ''[[The Southern Review]]'', LSU's [[literary magazine]], and the company now oversees the operations of this publication.<ref name="LSUTSRMerge">{{cite web|url=http://thesouthernreview.org/about/ |title= LSU Gold Between the Lines |work=[[Louisiana State University]]}}</ref>
One of the oldest and largest university presses in the South, LSU Press is also a member of the [[Association of American University Presses]] (AAUP), the largest organization of scholarly publishers in the world. MaryKatherine Callaway, director of LSU Press since 2003, has served two terms on the board of the AAUP and led that organization as its president in 2011-2012.


Domestic distribution for the press is currently provided by the [[University of North Carolina Press]]'s Longleaf Services.<ref name=distribution>{{cite web |title=Client Publishers |url=https://longleafservices.org/client-publishers/ |access-date=February 25, 2023 |publisher=[[University of North Carolina Press|Longleaf Services]]}}</ref>
According to the publisher’s website, “By attracting outstanding authors and publishing outstanding books, we contribute to LSU’s academic prominence through scholarly inquiry and ensure LSU’s significant contribution to the world of scholarly endeavor. Additionally, as the only regularly publishing university press in Louisiana, we take seriously our mission to promote the achievements of our state and region and educate readers about its history.” <ref name="LSUPressAbout">{{cite web|url=http://www.lsupress.org/about|title= About LSU Press|work=[[LSU Press]]|quote= }}</ref>


==Notable publications and awards==
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LSU Press publishes approximately 70 new books each year and has a backlist of over 2000 titles. Primary fields of publication include the southern history, southern literary studies, Louisiana and the [[Gulf South]], the [[American Civil War]] and military history, roots music, southern culture, environmental studies, European history, [[foodways]], [[poetry]], [[fiction]], [[media studies]], and [[landscape architecture]].
''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]'' by [[John Kennedy Toole]] was published in 1980 and won the 1981 [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fiction |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Fiction |publisher=The Pulitzer Prizes}}</ref>


Three titles have won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Poetry]]: ''The Flying Change'' by [[Henry S. Taylor]] (1986), ''Alive Together: New and Selected Poems'' by [[Lisel Mueller]] (1997), and ''Late Wife'' by [[Claudia Emerson]] (2006).<ref>{{cite web |title=Poetry |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Poetry |publisher=The Pulitzer Prizes}}</ref>
Active book series include <ref name="LSUPressSeries">{{cite web|url=http://lsupress.org/series|title= LSU Press Book Series|work=[[LSU Press]]|quote= }}</ref>:
* Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War, edited by T. Michael Parrish
* Southern Biography Series, edited by Andrew Burstein
* Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World, edited by R.J.M. Blackett and James Brewer Stewart
* Media and Public Affairs, edited by Robert Mann
* Southern Literary Studies, edited by Scott Romine
* Southern Messenger Poets, edited by Dave Smith
* Making the Modern South, edited by David Goldfield
* From Our Own Correspondent, edited by John Maxwell Hamilton
* Yellow Shoe Fiction, edited by Michael Griffith
* Reading the American Landscape, edited by Lake Douglas
* The Natural World of the Gulf South, edited by Craig Colten


Lisel Mueller's 1981 ''The Need to Hold Still'' won the [[National Book Award for Poetry]] that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=NBA Poetry Winners |url=http://nbapoetryblog.squarespace.com/journal/2011/3/31/1981.html |publisher=The National Book Award Foundation}}</ref>


[[Wayne A. Wiegand]] and Shirley A. Wiegand- ''The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South: Civil Rights and Local Activism'' won the 2019 [[Eliza Atkins Gleason Book Award]] from the [[Library History Round Table]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Wayne and Shirley Wiegand receive 2019 Gleason book award for history of integration of Southern public libraries {{!}} News and Press Center|url = http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/04/wayne-and-shirley-wiegand-receive-2019-gleason-book-award-history-integration}}</ref>
In 2010, LSU Press merged with [[The Southern Review]], LSU's distinguished literary journal, and the Press now oversees the operations of this publication.<ref name="LSUTSRMerge">{{cite web|url=http://www.lsu.edu/departments/gold/2010/12/review.shtml|title= LSU Gold Between the Lines|work=[[Louisiana State University]]|quote= }}</ref>

Kelby Ouchley received the [[John Burroughs Medal]] for natural history writing in 2023 for ''Bayou D’Arbonne Swamp: A Naturalist’s Memoir of Place.''

Gregg Andrews' ''Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875-1930 ''published in 2023 won the category of U.S. Maritime History at the [[John Lyman Book Awards]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Literature|Louisiana}}
* [[List of English-language book publishing companies]]
* [[List of university presses]]


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* [http://blog.lsupress.org/ Official blog]

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Latest revision as of 10:04, 31 August 2024

Louisiana State University Press
Founded1935; 89 years ago (1935)
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationBaton Rouge, Louisiana
DistributionLongleaf Services (US)[1]
Scholarly Book Services (Canada)[2]
Key peopleAlisa Plant, director
Publication typesbooks, magazines
Official websitewww.lsupress.org

The Louisiana State University Press (LSU Press) is a university press at Louisiana State University. Founded in 1935, it publishes works of scholarship as well as general interest books. LSU Press is a member of the Association of University Presses.

LSU Press publishes approximately 70 new books each year and has a backlist of over 2000 titles. Primary fields of publication include southern history, southern literary studies, Louisiana and the Gulf South, the American Civil War and military history, roots music, southern culture, environmental studies, European history, foodways, poetry, fiction, media studies, and landscape architecture. In 2010, LSU Press merged with The Southern Review, LSU's literary magazine, and the company now oversees the operations of this publication.[3]

Domestic distribution for the press is currently provided by the University of North Carolina Press's Longleaf Services.[1]

Notable publications and awards

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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole was published in 1980 and won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[4]

Three titles have won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: The Flying Change by Henry S. Taylor (1986), Alive Together: New and Selected Poems by Lisel Mueller (1997), and Late Wife by Claudia Emerson (2006).[5]

Lisel Mueller's 1981 The Need to Hold Still won the National Book Award for Poetry that year.[6]

Wayne A. Wiegand and Shirley A. Wiegand- The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South: Civil Rights and Local Activism won the 2019 Eliza Atkins Gleason Book Award from the Library History Round Table. [7]

Kelby Ouchley received the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing in 2023 for Bayou D’Arbonne Swamp: A Naturalist’s Memoir of Place.

Gregg Andrews' Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875-1930 published in 2023 won the category of U.S. Maritime History at the John Lyman Book Awards.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Client Publishers". Longleaf Services. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Our Publishers | Scholarly Books". Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  3. ^ "LSU Gold Between the Lines". Louisiana State University.
  4. ^ "Fiction". The Pulitzer Prizes.
  5. ^ "Poetry". The Pulitzer Prizes.
  6. ^ "NBA Poetry Winners". The National Book Award Foundation.
  7. ^ "Wayne and Shirley Wiegand receive 2019 Gleason book award for history of integration of Southern public libraries | News and Press Center".
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