University of Akron Press

University of Akron Press We are a small university press based in Akron, Ohio, at The University of Akron.

The Akron Poetry Prize closes in just two weeks on June 15, 2026. The competition is open to all poets writing in Englis...
06/01/2026

The Akron Poetry Prize closes in just two weeks on June 15, 2026.

The competition is open to all poets writing in English. The winning poet receives $1500 and publication of their work.

This year's judge is the brilliant Brenda Shaughnessy!

Submit your 48-90 page manuscript here: https://theuniversityofakronpress.submittable.com/submit

Don't miss your chance to get a copy of Lost Voices of the Great War signed by editors S. Victor Fleischer and Toivo Mot...
05/12/2026

Don't miss your chance to get a copy of Lost Voices of the Great War signed by editors S. Victor Fleischer and Toivo Motter THIS Saturday at the Akron History Center from 11am to 2pm!

Please join us in congratulating our fantastic student assistant Isaiah Carter on graduating from The University of Akro...
05/11/2026

Please join us in congratulating our fantastic student assistant Isaiah Carter on graduating from The University of Akron last weekend!

We are so sad that you've left us, but we're so proud to watch you continue doing great things.

Congratulations to all the 2026 graduating !

We are pleased to announce that Stephen D. Hambley has won the 2026 Henry Howe Award from the Ohio Genealogical Society ...
05/04/2026

We are pleased to announce that Stephen D. Hambley has won the 2026 Henry Howe Award from the Ohio Genealogical Society with his book The Pioneer Route and Electric Railways of Northeast Ohio!

Please join us in congratulating Stephen Hambley! 🎉

Huge thank you to everyone who joined us for last night's poetry reading, Elsewhere & Here. And special thanks to Ryan T...
04/30/2026

Huge thank you to everyone who joined us for last night's poetry reading, Elsewhere & Here. And special thanks to Ryan Teitman, Caryl Pagel, and Kristen Tetzmann for giving Akron a reading to remember! What a great turnout! 🔥 🎉

In two days, join us for Elsewhere & Here, an evening of poetry that explores the landscapes we inhabit, remember, and c...
04/27/2026

In two days, join us for Elsewhere & Here, an evening of poetry that explores the landscapes we inhabit, remember, and create. Through voices shaped by observation, memory, and world-building, Kristen Tetzmann, Caryl Pagel, and Ryan Teitman will move between the familiar and the unknown, inviting listeners to consider how place lives within us—and how we, in turn, shape the worlds around us.

Register and learn more: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elsewhere-here-poems-on-place-and-imagination-tickets-1986849555505?aff=oddtdtcreator

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