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Children’s Books: Industry Standards and Resources
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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…
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“Hello Springtime” Writing Contest
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“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…
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Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Guidelines for Submitting a Manuscript
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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…
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Intern Spotlight: Ariana Adams
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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…
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“UNG The Gold I See” Launch Info + Book Signing
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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…
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How to Measure Readability
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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…
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“Give ‘Way to the Right” Book Release Remembers the Soldiers Who Fought in World War I
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Jillian Murphy 706-864-1556 ungpress@ung.edu Give ’Way to the Right recounts the true story of Chris Emmett’s service in World War I Give ’Way to the Right releases November 11, 2018, the 100 year anniversary of the Armistice, from the University of North Georgia Press Dahlonega, GA—November 11, 2018—The University of…