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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…
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NaNoWriMo 2018 Officially Begins!
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It’s November which means it’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Authors of all genres take part in the challenge to write a 50,000 word novel from November 1 to November 30. If you’re as good at math as you are at writing, you’ll realize that’s 1,667 words per day. It’s…