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  • What is Open Education?

    The first week of March is Open Education Week. Organized by the Open Education Consortium (OEC), Open Education Week raises awareness about open education and shows how it’s important to teaching and learning. To properly understand the impact, let’s first look at what open education is. What is Open Education? Open…

  • Children’s Books: Industry Standards and Resources

    Children’s books can be a confusing genre. The notes below explore genre standards among different children’s books and provide resources for further research. These notes were created for UNG Press’s panel, “Children’s Book Publishing From Start To Finish” at the 2019 Dahlonega Literary Festival. Print Version: Children’s Book Industry Standards…

  • Lessons Learned from Dr. Seuss

    For literary fans across the nation, March 2nd is a glorious day for two reasons: It’s the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day, and it’s the birthday of our favorite children’s author, Dr. Seuss. Students young and old can recall enjoying Dr. Seuss’s quirky and enchanting books when they…

  • “Hello Springtime” Writing Contest

    “Nothing is so beautiful as spring…” —Gerard Manley Hopkins, “Spring” It’s finally springtime in Georgia, and we want to celebrate. Think you can write a winning story about spring? Then enter the “Hello Springtime” Writing Contest from the University of North Georgia Press. The rules are simple: Story must involve…

  • Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Guidelines for Submitting a Manuscript

    It’s time. You’re finally ready to submit your writing to a press. After many hours of researching and editing, it would certainly be a shame to see your manuscript returned to you, the dreaded rejection slip attached to the cover. In order to avoid this disappointing outcome, we’ve compiled a…

  • Intern Spotlight: Ariana Adams

    Greetings fellow bloggers! My name is Ariana Adams, and I am an upcoming senior at the University of North Georgia who has been lucky enough to land an internship with our fantastic Press this Spring. I am so excited to begin this journey and learn about all of the intriguing ins…

  • “UNG The Gold I See” Launch Info + Book Signing

    Congratulations to our two giveaway winners: Bailey Schuster and Jessie Atkinson! Mark your calendars. UNG The Gold I See: The Legacy of UNG’s Dahlonega Campus releases in only one week! Are you excited? We sure are! That’s why we’re throwing a launch party. Author Bonita Jacobs will be doing a short…

  • How to Measure Readability

    Have you every measured the readability of your writing? We’ve all had a text to read where we didn’t understand a word it said, no matter how many times we read it. Readability is the ease with which a reader can understand a written text. You may have been perfectly…