The University of Pittsburgh Press is pleased to announce the launch of Afrasia: Contours, Crossings, Connections (ACCC), a new scholarly book series that will examine how African and Asian peoples have encountered each other across diverse geographical and cultural contexts, in the past and present, with a focus on the frictions and solidarities of these encounters as catalyzed by contemporary trends in global migration, movement, and interrelation. ACCC takes Afrasia as the conceptual and contingent space—historical and contemporary; sociocultural, political economic, and ideological; interpersonal, collective, and mass-mediated, among others—through which African and Asian peoples, as well as peoples of African…

The Pitt Poetry Series at the University of Pittsburgh Press upholds a tradition of publishing distinguished contemporary poetry. The series is honored to continue that tradition in the Fall 2024 with the following collections:   Dragstripping by Jan Beatty (on sale September 3, 2024)  Still City by Oksana Maksmychuk (on sale November 5, 2024)  Querida by Nathan Xavier Osorio, winner of the 2024 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize (on sale September 10, 2024)  Absent Here by Bret Shepard, winner of the 2023 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry (on sale October 8, 2024)  Purchase by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon (on sale October…

This post has everything you need to know to connect with UPP at AWP Kansas City, from booth signings to off-site events. The University of Pittsburgh Press will be at booth #1534/1536. Off-Site Events Thursday, February 8 What: Pitt Poetry Series Reading with Autumn House Press, Four Way Books, and Burrow Press When: 6:00–9:00 p.m. Where: Torn Label Brewing Featuring: Erin Adair-Hodges, John Paul Davis, Marsha de la O, Ryler Dustin, Lynn Emanuel, Corey Marks, V. Penelope Pelizzon, Kelly Sather, Tana Jean Welch Saturday, February 10 What: To Say Is To See: Four Years of AWP Donald Hall Prize Poets…

Mubanga Kalimamukwento of Mounds View, MN is the winner of the 2024 Drue Heinz Literature Prize, one of the nation’s most prestigious prizes for a collection of short stories. Kalimamukwento’s collection, Obligations to the Wounded, was selected by Angie Cruz. The University of Pittsburgh Press is pleased to publish this collection on October 8, 2024. “These thematically linked stories deliver an intricate study of Zambian women living in both Zambia and abroad who are weighing their options of who to love, where to live, where to work,” states Angie Cruz, author of How Not to Drown in a Glass of…

We are pleased to announce that Amy Sherman is stepping into the role of acquisitions editor at the University of Pittsburgh Press. Amy has 15 years of publishing and editorial experience, including over a decade at the Press, where she started as an editorial assistant in acquisitions before advancing to her most recent role as managing editor in 2018. Her contributions to the Press and the scholarly publishing community are immense. As managing editor, she has worked closely with authors on a range of books across our lists, often earning praise for her expertise and professionalism. While serving on the…