Category: Press News
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Reflecting on the Inaugural Piedmont Publishing Symposium: A Vibrant Convergence of Voices
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The 2025 Piedmont Publishing Symposium united authors, publishers, students, and scholars for two days of panels on AI, open access, production, and publishing careers. Hosted at Wofford College, the event fostered connection, insight, and collaboration across the literary and academic publishing communities in the Southeast.
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Celebrating Community: UNG Press Joins Lumpkin County Library’s 5th Birthday Bash
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UNG Press joined the Lumpkin County Library’s 5th birthday celebration on May 31 in Dahlonega, GA, offering a kid-friendly scavenger hunt and free books to promote literacy. The event launched the library’s summer reading program and highlighted community partnerships with local organizations. Discover how UNG Press supports reading, outreach, and…
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Navigating the Future: AI in Publishing Course Launches This June at UNG
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Join the University of North Georgia Press’s AI in Publishing course starting June 2. Learn ethical, hands-on AI tools for writers in this 4-week virtual class.
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UNG Press Author James Barnes Wins International Award for Cherokee History and the Spirit Family
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The UNG Press title Cherokee History and the Spirit Family, by James Barnes, has earned the Second Place Grand Prize in Nonfiction at the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the largest international awards program for independent authors and publishers.
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UNG Press Helps Launch Major Southeast Publishing Symposium
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Publishing professionals and authors gather in Spartanburg for inaugural regional event.
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Exploring Cherokee History: An Interview with James Barnes
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The new nonfiction title Cherokee History and the Spirit Family is set for release on January 23, 2024, and we couldn’t be more eager to share the compelling stories inside it with our readers. A personal examination of the Cherokee Nation’s history from 1826–1910, the book follows author James Barnes’…
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Reflecting on My Time with the UNG Press
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Written by UNG Press Intern, Asa Conroy I first learned about the internship at UNG Press while discussing career plans with Dr. Tanya Bennett when I took the Aging and Death in Literature course last fall. Honestly, I had only thought of publishing as a possibility, but I was not…
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Examining Aliens: An Interview with Stephen Hundley
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As we near launch day for Stephen Hundley’s debut Southern fiction short story collection, The Aliens Will Come To Georgia First, our assistant managing editor, Ariana Adams, is excited to sit down with Stephen and discuss what the writing process looked like for this unique title. Before we do that,…