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  • Committed as a Teaching Press: Literary Agents and Proofreading

    The University Press of North Georgia is proud to be a teaching press and is committed to providing NGCSU college students with real-life instructions and internship experience in a variety of different arenas of publishing.  One of the ways this is accomplished is through the “Intro to Publishing” class offered…

  • NGCSU Staff Council Chili Cook-off

    The 2012 Chili Cook-Off will take place on Thursday, March 22 from 12:30 p.m. – 2:15 in the Student Center South. Come see our Managing Editor, April Loebick, duke it out (metaphorically, of course) with other folks from NGCSU as they showcase the best chili in Northeast Georgia.Tasters tickets cost…

  • Living in a “Now” World: Evidence in Publishing Trends

    This week for one of my classes, I (Miriam) have been researching the etymology of sixty English color words using the Oxford English Dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary, and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. While this has proved an interesting study, I have found myself frustrated with obtaining access to various dictionaries.…

  • Presentation at Trailfest

    Managing Editor, April Loebick will be presenting on a special topic at this year’s Trail Fest in Historic Dahlonega, GA. Come see her on Saturday from 3-4pm at the Dahlonega Community House as she presents on “Book Proposals: How to Write & How to Submit.” This lecture will break down…

  • Spring Break!

    The week of March 12-18th is Spring Break here at NGCSU. Normal posts will return next week whenever our students return. Thank you!  

  • Press Release: The Military and the Monarchy now available through ebrary!

    The University Press of North Georgia (UPNG) is proud to announce their partnership with ebrary! Founded on the idea that books and other information should be available online to meet the growing needs of libraries, researchers, and publishers in the Internet era, ebrary has a leading e-book provider to libraries…

  • Free Peak Friday–Stonepile Writer’s Anthology–An Apple for My Grandmother

    An Apple for My Grandmother Janice Alonso   I walk the endless maze of corridors and the smell of disinfectant assaults my senses, burning the inside of my nose and stinging my eyes. They don’t manufacture enough disinfectant to rid the guilt and repulsion I feel for putting my grandmother…

  • March Newsletter is Live

    CLICK HERE to read the University Press of North Georgia’s Newsletter for March 2012. Want to receive our newsletter delivered right to your inbox? Sign up here!