Category: Press News

  • Slides for Students Launch Info

    Slides for Students: The Effective Use of Powerpoint in Education releases April 23! We’re only two weeks away from this amazing and important monograph about student learning and powerpoint. 300 million powerpoint presentations are given daily, yet there is a disconnect between the amazing technology of powerpoint and a mediocre…

  • Book Review: “Write to Protect and Serve,” reviewed by John B. Edwards

    This book review of Write to Protect and Serve comes from John B. Edwards, Executive Director for the Peace Officers Association of Georgia. Write to Protect and Serve: A Practical Guide for Writing Better Police Reports Write to Protect and Serve provides the foundation for officers to produce professional reports that…

  • Article: “UNG Press celebrates 10 years as small publishing house”

    J. K. Devine, Communication Specialist with UNG’s University Relations, wrote an article about the UNG Press for Small Press Month. Read it now! 10 years is a long time, and we wouldn’t be here without you! Thank you, dear reader, for helping us promote education and literacy with your support.

  • Professionals in Motion: A Review of “Children’s Book Publishing from Start to Finish”

    March 1 and 2 saw the annual Dahlonega Literary Festival grace our favorite mountain town with a fantastic selection of books, authors, panels, and workshops. This occasion marked the festival’s 16th year in Dahlonega and featured authors like Rebecca Wells, author of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Nayomi Munaweera,…

  • “Hello Springtime” Writing Contest

    “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…

  • Intern Spotlight: Ariana Adams

    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…

  • “UNG The Gold I See” Launch Info + Book Signing

    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…

  • “Give ‘Way to the Right” Book Release Remembers the Soldiers Who Fought in World War I

    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…