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Reflections: My Summer as a UNG Press Intern
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Authored by Ryan Lorenz, UNG Press Intern It was Fall 2025 when I first learned about the UNG Press internship program. I was just finishing my Intro to Publishing class when I saw the announcement that applications were opening for the Summer 2026 cohort. As an avid reader and writer,…
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My Summer as a UNG Press Intern
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Authored by Vanessa Reyes, UNG Press Intern I became curious about the internship for the UNG Press, after speaking with a few previous interns about their experiences. It was always the same responses: everyone there is wonderful, I learned so much, and it opens up so many opportunities. At the…
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Introducing Splintered Shadows
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Uncovering the Story Behind Splintered Shadows Splintered Shadows: Recovering a French Résistante is an unconventional adoptee-search narrative told against the backdrop of World War II. After the War, Andrée married an American serviceman, left France, and carried the story of her earlier life to her grave. Her adoptive daughter, Marilyn Moriarty, was left…
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Submitting a Query
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Authored by Vanessa Reyes, UNG Press Intern After spending the last few weeks reviewing queries for the UNG Press, I have come to learn a thing or two about submitting a manuscript. Whether it be fiction or nonfiction, there are a few cardinal rules that will greatly impact the likelihood…
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Open For Everyone: An Introduction to Open Educational Resources
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Authored by Ryan Lorenz, UNG Press Intern | Banner Image “OER Logo Open Educational Resources,” Author: Markus Büsges, Source: Wikimedia Deutschland e. V., License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Every semester, a familiar shock arrives with the syllabus. A single required textbook can run well past $100, and once the access code…
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What is New Southern Fiction?
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Authored by Vanessa Reyes, UNG Press Intern | Banner Image “Peoples Drug Company” by A. J. Latimer; Source: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman; License: Public Domain. How do you capture the South? Is it the worn signs advertising…
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From Vinyl to Voice: The History of Audiobooks and Why it Matters
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Authored by Ryan Lorenz, UNG Press Intern Pop in your earbuds, open an app, and within seconds you can be mid-chapter of the latest bestseller, all while commuting, cooking, painting, or folding laundry. Audiobooks feel like a thoroughly modern convenience, and yet their roots stretch back nearly a century (Thoet).…
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Stages of Editing
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Authored by Vanessa Reyes, UNG Press Intern Once you are lucky enough to have your manuscript picked up for publication, it may sound like a happy ending, but it is rather a beautiful beginning. From this point on, your writing will go through the four stages of editing and become…