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The '''Louisiana State University Press''' is a [[nonprofit]] [[book publisher]] and an academic unit of [[Louisiana State University]]. Founded in 1935, the press publishes scholarly, general interest, and regional books as part of the university’s mission to disseminate knowledge and culture. A member of the [[Association of American University Presses]], LSU Press is one of the oldest and largest [[university press]]es in the [[southern United States]]. As an integral part of LSU, the Press receives some state funding, but it is 90 percent self-supporting thanks to revenue from book sales, subsidiary rights, licenses, grants, and private contributions.<ref name="LSUPressAbout">{{cite web|url=http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/about.html|title= About LSU Press|work=[[Louisiana State University]]|quote= }}</ref> |
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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=[[Louisiana State University Press]]|quote= }}</ref> |
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LSU Press publishes about eighty new books a year and has a backlist of about 1,000 titles. The Press’s primary focus includes the U.S. South and [[Gulf South]] regions; the [[American Civil War]] and [[World War II]]; [[poetry]]; [[political philosophy]] and [[political communications|communications]]; music, particularly [[jazz]]; [[geography]]; and [[environmental studies]]. The Press was the original publisher of [[John Kennedy Toole]]’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]''. The Press launched its paperback fiction reprint series, ''Voices of the South'', in the mid-1990s.<ref name="LSUPressAbout"/> |
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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. |
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==Honors and awards== |
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The recipient of four [[Pulitzer Prizes]], LSU Press is the only university press to have been awarded Pulitzer Prizes in both fiction and poetry. LSU books have also earned other honors, including the following:<ref name="LSUPressAbout"/> |
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* [[National Book Award]] |
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* [[National Book Critics Circle Award]] |
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* [[Man Booker Prize]] |
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* [[American Book Award]] |
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* ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' Book Prize |
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* [[Bancroft Prize]] |
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* [[Lincoln Prize]] |
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* Lamont Poetry Selection by the [[Academy of American Poets]] |
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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=[[Louisiana State University Press]]|quote= }}</ref> |
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LSU Press authors have also been awarded prizes such as the following for their general body of work:<ref name="LSUPressAbout"/> |
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* [[American Academy of Arts and Letters]] |
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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]]. |
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* [[Cleveland Foundation]] |
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* [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] |
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Active book series include: |
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* [[John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|Guggenheim Foundation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/bookPages/9780807133095.html|title=Slantwise by Betty Adcock at LSU Press|accessdate=2009-05-12}}</ref> |
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* Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War, edited by T. Michael Parrish |
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* [[Poetry Foundation]] |
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* Southern Biography Series, edited by Andrew Burstein |
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* Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World, edited by R.J.M. Blackett and James Brewer Stewart |
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* Media and Public Affairs, edited by Robert Mann |
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* Southern Literary Studies, edited by Scott Romine |
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* Southern Messenger Poets, edited by Dave Smith |
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* Making the Modern South, edited by David Goldfield |
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* From Our Own Correspondent, edited by John Maxwell Hamilton |
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* Yellow Shoe Fiction, edited by Michael Griffith |
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* Reading the American Landscape, edited by Lake Douglas |
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* The Natural World of the Gulf South, edited by Craig Colten |
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<ref name="LSUPressAbout">{{cite web|url=http://lsupress.org/series|title= LSU Press Book Series|work=[[Louisiana State University Press]]|quote= }}</ref> |
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In 2010, LSU Press merged with [[The Southern Review]], LSU's distinguished literary journal, and the Press now oversees the operations of this publication. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www. |
* [http://www.lsupress.org/ Official website] |
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* [http://blog.lsupress.org/ Official blog] |
* [http://blog.lsupress.org/ Official blog] |
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Revision as of 20:56, 18 March 2013
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2009) |
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. [1]
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.
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.” [2]
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.
Active book series include:
- 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
In 2010, LSU Press merged with The Southern Review, LSU's distinguished literary journal, and the Press now oversees the operations of this publication.
References
- ^ "Award Winning Books from LSU Press". Louisiana State University Press.
- ^ a b "About LSU Press". Louisiana State University Press. Cite error: The named reference "LSUPressAbout" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).