The University of Pittsburgh Press is deeply saddened at the passing of Ed Ochester—poet, teacher, and editor—who served as series editor of the Pitt Poetry Series from 1978 until his retirement in 2021. Terrance Hayes, Nancy Krygowski, and Jeffrey McDaniel, who took over as Pitt Poetry Series editors after Ochester’s retirement said, “As the new Pitt Poetry Series editors, having taken up Ed’s role this past spring, we will be doubling our efforts to bring attention to all Ed Ochester did for us, Pitt poets, and contemporary poetry. His role in the career of poets such as Sharon Olds, Toi…

The second annual Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books takes place on Saturday, May 13 at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary! The Festival is free to attend, and books will be available for purchase at the University of Pittsburgh Press table. Schedule of Events: 10–11 am: Ross Gay (Chapel Auditorium) 10 am: Lynn Emanuel (Poetry Tent) 12:45 pm: Nancy Krygowski (Poetry Tent) 1–2 pm: Marylynne Pitz (Long Hall, Room 204) 1:45 pm: Jan Beatty (Poetry Tent) 2:45–3:45 pm: Kathleen George (Long Hall, Room 210) The full schedule of events can be found on the Festival website.

AWP takes place in Seattle from March 8–11, and we would love for you to stop by our booth, our happy hour, one (or more!) of our author signings, and our author panels! If you’re not able to make it all the way to Seattle, you can peruse our online “exhibit booth” and get copies of our discounted titles shipped straight to your home. Conference Events Find us at booth #301/303 during exhibit hall hours for discounted poetry and short fiction titles, author signings (schedule below), or just for a chat! After hours, swing by the Seattle Beer Co. on Friday…

The University of Pittsburgh Press is pleased to announce new editors for the Composition, Literacy, and Culture series: Aja Martinez and Stacey Waite. The press owes a debt of gratitude to the outgoing series editors. David Bartholomae and Jean Ferguson Carr established the CLC series in 1989. Under their leadership, the series helped to define a field. They offered these parting words: “We proposed this series to the Press in 1989, over 30 years ago, and we are proud of the substantial list of books in our catalog and of what those books have meant to our field and to…

Ryler Dustin of Bellingham, Washington is the 2022 winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize for his collection Trailer Park Psalms. Dustin’s debut collection was selected by poet Jeffrey McDaniel. The University of Pittsburgh Press will publish Trailer Park Psalms as part of the acclaimed Pitt Poetry Series this fall (on-sale date: September 12, 2023). “I love how these poems play to our senses, how the tactile details—courtesy of taut diction and the author’s attentive ear—come to life in the reader’s mind,” says Jeffrey McDaniel. “And the high level of elegance and wisdom in these pages; Dustin dives into…