Congratulations to Patricia Smith (
@pswordwoman
), the 2021 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize winner, honored for lifetime achievement! 🎉 Join the celebration at the
@PoetryFound
's Pegasus Awards on October 21!
The NUP staff is thrilled to announce the appointment of Parneshia Jones as the new director of NUP! Jones is currently Editorial Director for Trade & Engagement at NUP, where she has also served as an acquisitions editor & sales manager. Join us in our celebration!
@parneshia
🎊
We mourn the passing of poet, Meena Alexander. Northwestern is proud to have published her poetry that reached beyond pages and borders.
There were many languages flowing in the
fountain
In spite of certain confusion I decided to not stay
thirsty. –Meena Alexander
Congratulations to Patricia Smith (
@pswordwoman
), author of INCENDIARY ART, on being named the first recipient of the Abel Meeropol Award for Social Justice:
Our Fall 2022 catalog is now live! View new poetry collections from
@pswordwoman
and
@matthewshenoda
, and browse new works of philosophy, critical ethnic studies, and more.
Congratulations to all of the recipients of the 2020 American Poets Prizes! Nikky Finney is the winner of the 2020 WALLACE STEVENS AWARD, which is given annually to recognize outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry.
AVAILABLE NOW! "Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature" argues that the works of diasporic writers and artists from Equatorial Guinea, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba offer new worldviews that dismantle the logics of colonial modernity.
It's Nikky Finney's birthday! And we're celebrating with a ⚡️flash⚡️sale! Use promo code LOVECHILD at checkout to receive a 26% discount (plus free shipping to any location in the U.S.). Sale ends Aug 31, 2020! See all four collections here:
Join noted architecture critic and photographer
@LEEBEY
for a virtual tour of Chicago’s special places based on his recent book, SOUTHERN EXPOSURE on September 15! Visit for additional information. Registration begins tomorrow, August 10!
Tues, Sept 15 @ 7PM CT: Join us for a virtual reading and conversation with Nikky Finney and
@nandicomer
! 🎉Both poets will talk about their new poetry collections, and
@parneshia
will be the host. See you then!
Check out
@PublishersWkly
's starred review of UNSHUTTERED by
@pswordwoman
: "This is an affecting, lyrical work of empathy and imagination complemented by stunning images." .
We're now accepting applications for the Mellon Library Fellow position. This job exists as a 14-month, full-time, entry-level position in order to immerse the fellow in the acquisitions department of a leading scholarly press. Learn more here:
@NU_LIBRARY
". . . I recall these moments
not from the grand gesture
of a thing once known,
but from a small place
the place where my child’s hand
is hidden warmly inside my own."
"Traces" by
@matthewshenoda
is featured on Poem-a-Day from
@POETSorg
!
"What Keisha N. Blain, Christopher Cameron, and Ashley Farmer have done in this collection is declare, with no reservations, what African American intellectual history should look like for a new generation of scholars." NEW PERSPECTIVES reviewed:
Congratulations to Nikky Finney, one of the five 2020 poetry finalists for the 41st Los Angeles Times Book Prize! NUP is proud to be her publisher and share "Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry" with the world. Congrats to all of the finalists! .
Congratulations to Victoria Saramago, finalist for the 2022
@ASLE_US
Ecocritical Book Award! Saramago's Fictional Environments: Mimesis, Deforestation, and Development in Latin America was published by Northwestern University Press in 2020. .
We're pleased to announce the hires of Faith Wilson Stein (
@fewstein
) as senior acquisitions editor (scholarly), Kirsten Markusic as digital content & systems coordinator, and Marisa Siegel (
@marisasaystweet
) as senior acquisitions editor (trade)! .
Curbstone publishes all sorts of books, from novels, to memoirs, to essays, to translations, and more. And when it publishes poetry, those collections are inevitably extraordinary.
We can’t wait for you to see what’s coming in spring 2024.
#poetry
Next week! Landmarks Illinois is happy to co sponsor this free lecture Feb. 18 at the Harold Washington Library featuring Chicago authors
@LEEBEY
and
@DonHayner1
Black Women Who Changed the World: Keisha Blain
@KeishaBlain
co-editor of the forthcoming NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE BLACK INTELLECTUAL TRADITION sits down with
@chapter16
:
Join
@torsion_groups
for a two-day conference on new theoretical directions in psychoanalysis with some of the most important Lacanian thinkers today. This event is centered around
@gtupinamba
's THE DESIRE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS. RSVP here: .
Hello,
#AWP20
! We have an
#AWPvirtualbookfair
page up and running:
📚📚Use promo code AWP40 to take 40% off select poetry and prose books. This code is for paperbacks (with the exception of avery r. young's NECKBONE, which is a hardcover).📚📚
Still in print sort of… contains the complete text of A STREET IN BRONZEVILLE, Pulitzer Prize winning ANNIE ALLEN, MAUD MARTHA, and THE BEAN EATERS.
A must have for serious students of Black women’s literature. Get it while it’s still available.
Join us on Sept. 16 at 7PM for a virtual event with
@DrLisaBThompson
and
@epatrickjohnson
, hosted by
@blkvibration
, Mellon Diversity Fellow at NUP. Both authors will discuss how their newly published books examine complex Black experiences. Don't miss it!
Congratulations to
@roopikarisam
author of the forthcoming NEW DIGITAL WORLDS (November 2018) on being the first ever recipient of the Massachusetts Library Association’s Civil Liberties Champion Award!
On this gloriously beautiful (and gloriously long) weekend, we’re reading about the people, history, and art that helped create the spirit of the Black Midwest.
We're number 1! On
@newcity
's November 2017 Lit top 5. Don't miss
@kwamedawes
@matthewshenoda
and the nineteenth U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey read from “Bearden’s Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden” on November 27th
Join
@Adavis777A
on April 21 at Artscape Wychwood Barns for the launch of HORIZON, SEA, SOUND. Davis will be in conversation with Christina Sharpe, with reflections by Eve Tuck, Rinaldo Walcott, and Ola Mohammed.
@AnotherStoryTO
@YorkULAPS
@Artscape
.
"Books like NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE BLACK INTELLECTUAL TRADITION...inspire the next generation of black thinkers around the globe who will continue the scholarly work of their forebears."
Congratulations, Megan! In addition to being our Senior Acquisitions Editor of trade books,
@meganstielstra
is a renowned writer and teacher. We couldn't be prouder to see see that she has been voted StoryStudio's 2024 Instructor of the Year.
ANNOUNCING: Megan Stielstra has been voted StoryStudio's 2024 Instructor of the Year!
CONGRATULATIONS,
@meganstielstra
. This is so well-deserved.
We will celebrate Megan at this year's StoryBall party and fundraiser, May 16 at Revolution Brewing.
Lee Bey
@LEEBEY
documents the architectural gems of Chicago's south side over at
@BookSouthern
! Check out the account then stay tuned for SOUTHERN EXPOSURE: THE OVERLOOKED ARCHITECTURE OF CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE out this FALL:
Thank you for attending our
#AWP22
offsite reading at The Notary Hotel, Autograph Collection in Philly! And a special thank you to our readers: Amina Gautier, Kien Lam, Colleen O'Brien,
@freedewi
, and Talin Tahajian! See you next year!
@TriQuarterlyMag
@parneshia
On behalf of everyone here at NUP, we want to wish Patricia Smith huge congratulations on being the recipient of the 2023 Aiken Taylor Award, a prestigious award given annually to a distinguished poet in the maturity of their career. Congratulations, Patricia!
Join
@quailridgebooks
on April 27th at 7 pm EDT for a virtual conversation between NC author
@ProfHolloway
and
@imaniperry
! They will discuss Karla's new book, GONE MISSING IN HARLEM. Register here: .
All of this recent labor news has made us even more excited to share Theater of Capitalism by
@AlisaZhulina
, out this winter.
For anyone interested in complicity, critique, capitalism, and bourgeois theater, it’s a can’t miss preorder.
Northwestern University Press is hiring an Acquisitions Coordinator! The Acquisitions Coordinator supports and assists the work of the acquisitions department throughout the manuscript consideration process. Learn more and apply here:
We're in the throes of dibs season here in the Chicago region! Neighbors claim their shoveled parking spots with old buckets, bags of trash, and LOTS of lawn chairs. Wherever you live, whatever the weather, we're offering a 50% discount on any print book!
We're proud to showcase new works of drama and theater scholarship. Be sure to visit our exhibit at the
@ATHE_Theatre
virtual conference!
#athe2020
Through the end of July, use promo code SUN40 at checkout to receive a 40% discount on these books!
If you're attending
#AAIHS2020
, come say hello! And whether you're near or far, stop by a site we built for the conference:
Browse books, check out syllabi suggestions, and review our submission guidelines!
Happy
#InternationalTranslationDay
! Check out THE BEAST, AND OTHER TALES by Jóusè d’Arbaud, translated from the Provençal by
@JoyceZonana
, and THE CAREER OF NICODEMUS DYZMA by Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz, translated from the Polish by Ewa Malachowska-Pasek and Megan Thomas.
For
#2023ASA
, we’re highlighting a few of our Black Studies titles.
First are a pair of books that look at Black thought and creativity from different perspectives: The Blackademic Life by Lavelle Porter and Feelin by
@bettinajudd
.
#ASA2023
Today we gave Editor in Chief
@ChiMamaGianna
a farewell send-off before she heads off to her new position as Director at
@VanderbiltUP
. Congratulations Gianna! 🍾🎉
Our Spring 2022 catalog is now live! Check out forthcoming poetry collections from Vievee Francis,
@C_Russell_Price
, and
@BreezyJanae
! 🔥🌸 View it here:
This
#NationalComingOutDay
we’re celebrating a few of our queer authors and queer stories. 🎉🎉🎉
Below, find testaments to courage and heartbreak, tales of hilarity and of quotidian resistance, and memories, always, of love.
Thursday, February 2 at 7 PM Central: Join us and
@wcfbook
for an in-person event celebrating Feelin: Creative Practice, Pleasure, and Black Feminist Thought by
@bettinajudd
. For this event, Bettina will be in conversation with
@kemiaalabi
. See you then! .
We’ve finally done the deed and joined the place where the birds fly free! 🐦
We’ll still be here for as long as you are, but if you’ve embarked on a migratory journey, we’ll be there to meet you too. Same great name, same great books.
Happy pub day to our May 2023 pubs! 🎉
▪️"Loner Forensics" by Thea Brown
▪️"Entranced Earth" by Jens Andermann
▪️"Cannibal Translation" by Isabel C. Gomez
▪️"Sex Work, Text Work" by Jessica Tanner
▪"Each One Teach One" by Ron Casanova
▪"Time in the Ditch" by John McCumber
For
#NationalPoetryMonth
, NUP would like to share a poem written by our director,
@parneshia
! Parneshia's collection, VESSEL (
@Milkweed_Books
), is a winner of the Midwest Book Award & was featured as one of “12 Books to Savor” by O, The Oprah Magazine.
Happy publication day to
@phrelanzer
's CHASING DRAGONFLIES: A NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND PERSONAL HISTORY! This book will interest gardeners, readers of literary nonfiction, and anyone intrigued by transformation, whether in nature or our personal lives.
Exciting news from Northwestern University Press!!! National Book Award poet Nikky Finney's forthcoming collection, Lovechild’s Hot Bed of Occasional Poetry: Poems and Artifacts will be published in Spring 2020! Keep a lookout for updates!
April 6th @ 3 PM CDT: Join the
@NUAlumni
and
@NU_LIBRARY
for a virtual conversation between Illinois Poet Laureate, Angela Jackson, and NUP director,
@parneshia
. Register here: