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  • Reflecting on My Time with the UNG Press

    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…

  • Stand with the Banned: Thoughts on Book Banning Practices in the United States

    Stand with the Banned: Thoughts on Book Banning Practices in the United States

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    Although the frequency has varied over the years, the United States has had a long-term relationship with book banning. In recent years especially, we have seen an astonishing increase in this practice. Approximately 3,362 recorded book-banning instances occurred from 2022 to 2023, and that number is rising.

  • What Authors Don’t Know About Book Marketing

    What Authors Don’t Know About Book Marketing

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    As interns who have gotten the opportunity to work with the UNG Press staff for the past year, we learned a lot of surprising, little known facts about publishing. Many of these facts regard book marketing, and we were shocked at how multi-faceted the promotional process is and how little…

  • Literary Agents: Finding the Best Fit

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    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…

  • Successfully Marketing a Book: An Author’s Role

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    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…

  • Know Your Author Rights

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    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…

  • What is a Backlist?

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    Did you know that many of the most well-known novels—even your favorites—are considered backlist titles? Everything from the Harry Potter series to Catcher in the Rye and The Handmaid’s Tale are backlist titles in the publishing industry. A backlist is a publisher’s list of older books that are still in…

  • The Creativity of the Crowd

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    The Crowdsourced Poetry Project is under way! We have three lines so far and are excited to see more contributions to our sestina. Go to our Facebook page to submit your contribution for the next line. Our poem so far: I began to ask myself the questions With answers hanging…