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News from and about University of Minnesota Press initiatives in scholarly collaboration and technological advancements.
Jonathan P. Eburne will receive MLA's James Russell Lowell Prize
Karen Nelson Hoyle is recipient of 2012 Kerlan Award
Leah Pennywark joins University of Minnesota Press as new humanities editor
Leah Pennywark is the new University of Minnesota Press humanities editor. She starts August 26.
Manifold Moves Toward Sustainability, Promotes Learning and Equity with Two Major Grants
Manifold Scholarship will enter a new phase of its development, supported by two major grants, one from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and one from the National Endowment for the Humanities, allowing Manifold  to solidify its structure for future sustainability and to expand its work as a leading provider of digital Open Educational Resources (OERs).
The University of Minnesota Press partners with CUNY's GC Digital Scholarship Lab to launch MANIFOLD SCHOLARSHIP—a platform for iterative, networked monographs—with grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The University of Minnesota Press in partnership with the GC Digital Scholarship Lab at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York has been awarded a $732,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch Manifold Scholarship. This grant marks the continuation of an ambitious collaboration between a university press and a leading digital humanities center to advance scholarly authorship and publishing in a digital environment.
Minnesota Book Award winners
University of Minnesota Press books News to Me by Laurie Hertzel, North Country by Mary Lethert Wingerd and The Opposite of Cold by Michael Nordskog, with photography by Aaron W. Hautala, receive Minnesota Book Awards.
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar's inspiring memoir—now in paperback
Minnesota: Where Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan's career began
MinnPost Books: Heartland Fall Forum 2012
“Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” Mark Twain once remarked, and today’s independent booksellers could take that same line as their motto, to judge from the energies on display at the recent Heartland Fall Forum in Minneapolis.
NORTH COUNTRY wins inaugural Hognander Minnesota History Prize
North Country: The Making of Minnesota, by Mary Lethert Wingerd, will be honored at the Minnesota Book Awards Gala.
OUT OF THE VINYL DEEPS a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award
University of Minnesota Press is thrilled at the news that OUT OF THE VINYL DEEPS: ELLEN WILLIS ON ROCK MUSIC, a compilation of essays by the New Yorker's first pop music critic, has been selected as a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award.
Pioneering queer studies scholar Alexander Doty dies after being struck by motorcycle
Pioneering queer studies scholar Alexander Doty, a much-admired author, died after being hit by a motorcycle while on vacation in Bermuda
R.T. Rybak book launch for Pothole Confidential at First Avenue on April 13
In celebration of R.T. Rybak's memoir POTHOLE CONFIDENTIAL, First Avenue is hosting a launch party April 13 with music, ice cream, and more. This fundraiser supports the city of Minneapolis's STEP-UP youth employment program.
Regina Root's COUTURE AND CONSENSUS wins Whitaker Prize
Regina Root has been awarded the prestigious Arthur P. Whitaker Prize for her book Couture & Consensus: Fashion and Politics in Postcolonial Argentina.
RIFFTIDE nominated for Jazz Journalists Association Award
Rifftide: The Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones, edited by Paul Devlin, is nominated for Best Book about Jazz of the Year. Winners will be announced June 20th.
SISTER ARTS a Lambda Literary Award finalist
Sister Arts: The Erotics of Lesbian Landscapes, by Lisa L. Moore, is nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in the LGBT Studies category. Winners will be announced at a ceremony on June 4th, 2012.
SISTER ARTS a Publishing Triangle Award nominee
Honoring the best in LGBT writing for 2011, the Publishing Triangle and the Ferro-Grumley Literary Awards are pleased to recognize the finalists in the six categories below. The winners will be announced at our awards ceremony on April 19, 2012.
SISTER ARTS wins Lambda Literary Award
SISTER ARTS by Lisa L. Moore receives the award in the LGBT Studies sections at the 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards ceremony on June 4th, 2012.
Six UMP books on the MN Book Awards Finalists list
Finalists include Larry Haeg, Sue Leaf, Rachael Hanel, Sarah Stonich, Julie Davis, and Penny Petersen.
SUSPENDED ANIMATION wins ChLA Book Award
Suspended Animation: Children's Picture Books and the Fairy Tale of Modernity by Nathalie op de Beeck has been declared the best book of 2010 by the Children's Literature Association
Ten organizations selected for the Manifold Digital Services pilot program's second year
The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen wins 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Award
The Essential Ellen Willis a Finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award
The Essential Ellen Willis a Finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award
The Great Minnesota Cookie Book finalist for IACP Award
THE OPPOSITE OF COLD wins 2012 Gebard award from MNSAH
The Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians awards THE OPPOSITE OF COLD: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition, by Michael Nordskog and Aaron Hautala, the 8th annual David Stanley Gebhard Award.
'The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen' by Sean Sherman with Beth Dooley nominated for a James Beard cookbook award.
The Stories Still Need to Be Told: A Message for Our University of Minnesota Press Community
We believe telling the stories of Minnesota, the US, and the world is more crucial now than ever. It is our mission to do just that and we are committed to bring you our stories through, and to the other side of, this crisis. It’s the people—your engagement, your scholarship, and your ideas—that animate our work and make publishing books rewarding and important, at any moment in time.
The University of Minnesota Press announces Reading for Racial Justice open access book collection
In an effort to promote understanding and change, the University of Minnesota Press is releasing an open access collection of antiracist books, available free to read online through August 31, 2020.
The University of Minnesota Press with CUNY’s GC Digital Scholarship Lab and Cast Iron Coding announce the release of MANIFOLD 1.0.
The University of Minnesota Press with CUNY’s GC Digital Scholarship Lab and Cast Iron Coding to launch Manifold Scholarship Phase Two
A $789,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will contribute to the Manifold Scholarship project's ability to focus on assisting with installations at other institutions, further development of platform features, and a research project about potential OER (open education resources) uses of the platform.