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  • UNG The Gold I See: The Legacy of UNG’s Dahlonega Campus – Cover Reveal

    The University of North Georgia Press is pleased to announce the release of our first children’s book: UNG The Gold I See: The Legacy of UNG’s Dahlonega Campus by Dr. Bonita Jacobs, out November 27, 2018. We’re excited to reveal its stunning cover by illustrator J’Nelle Short. Benjamin Smith, his…

  • Brehe’s Grammar Anatomy Cover Reveal

    The University of North Georgia Press is pleased to announce the release of our latest Open Education Resource: Brehe’s Grammar Anatomy, out December 31, 2018. We’re excited to reveal its amazing cover. This Open Education Resource is developed in conjunction with Affordable Learning Georgia and the University System of Georgia.…

  • Literary Agents: Finding the Best Fit

    Literary agents are agents who represent authors and their manuscripts. They help secure a book deal between the author and a publisher. Though their role isn’t essential to getting a book published, it can be beneficial because they have network connections to the best book publishers, and often have worked…

  • A Linguist’s Tree of Knowledge: Tree Diagrams

    Learn about tree diagrams and how they differ from the Reed-Kellogg system.

  • New Release: UNG The Gold I See: The Legacy of UNG’s Dahlonega Campus (Children’s Book)

    The University of North Georgia Press is pleased to announce the release of our first children’s book entitled UNG The Gold I See: The Legacy of UNG’s Dahlonega Campus written by Dr. Bonita Jacobs and out November 27, 2018. While written for readers at Level 4, UNG The Gold I See…

  • Successfully Marketing a Book: An Author’s Role

    An important part of finding success as an author is marketing. Though book publishers help create positive buzz, authors must take on the primary responsibility of marketing their book. Marketing combines elements of publicity, promotions, and public relations to generate interest from an audience and create sales. A marketing plan…

  • Classroom Grammar: An Introduction to the Reed-Kellogg System

    The Reed-Kellogg system is a method for diagramming sentences that was commonly taught in grammar classrooms in the past. The system was introduced in the 1870s by Alonzo Reed and Brainerd Kellogg. Previous methods of diagramming focused solely on teaching proper word order to students. The Reed-Kellogg system offered an…

  • Know Your Author Rights

    It’s an exciting time when a publisher accepts an author’s manuscript. However, with the celebration comes a contract that discusses ownership rights. Authors and potential authors may wonder what rights to retain and what rights to grant to publishers. Before you make any hasty decisions, you first need to know…