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

COVER REVEAL!We are thrilled to share the cover of Emily Corwin's incandescent poetry collection Gossamer, forthcoming A...
10/06/2026

COVER REVEAL!

We are thrilled to share the cover of Emily Corwin's incandescent poetry collection Gossamer, forthcoming April 6, 2027!

Stay tuned for pre order details soon.

ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 2026 AKRON POETRY PRIZE! Congratulations to Emma Trelles of Santa Barbara, California, who ...
09/30/2026

ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 2026 AKRON POETRY PRIZE!

Congratulations to Emma Trelles of Santa Barbara, California, who has won this year's Akron Poetry Prize as chosen by Brenda Shaughnessy!

This year's contest received a total of 656 entries. Congratulations also to all the finalists listed here: https://www.uakron.edu/uapress/akron-poetry-prize/poetryprizewinner.dot

Much gratitude to Brenda for all her care in selecting the winner. The judge for the 2027 competition will be announced soon.

And thank you to all who trusted us with their work. We read every manuscript with care, and we cherish every single submission.

Happy publication day to Motion to Survive!Motion to Survive transforms Parkinson’s from passive diagnosis into a way of...
09/22/2026

Happy publication day to Motion to Survive!

Motion to Survive transforms Parkinson’s from passive diagnosis into a way of understanding existence itself and reveals how memory, identity, and movement shape a life lived in constant motion and under increasing awareness of the body’s fragility.

Order today: https://blogs.uakron.edu/uapress/product/motion-to-survive/

We are thrilled to share the cover of Emily Rosko's forthcoming poetry collection Thereafter! Preorders open in January ...
09/22/2026

We are thrilled to share the cover of Emily Rosko's forthcoming poetry collection Thereafter!

Preorders open in January 2027! 🎉

đź“Ł Attention University of Akron students!The University of Akron Press is looking for a Marketing Assistant and a Desig...
09/15/2026

đź“Ł Attention University of Akron students!

The University of Akron Press is looking for a Marketing Assistant and a Design and Production Assistant to join our team.

These are great entry-level positions where students can gain hands-on experience working with a university press and developing skills that translate across a wide range of careers.

Learn more about each position and apply on Handshake:

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The 2026 Association of University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show is being held in the Project Gallery now until...
09/11/2026

The 2026 Association of University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show is being held in the Project Gallery now until Thursday, September 24, 8am-5pm. This exhibit is co-sponsored by the University of Akron Press and the Myers School of Art.

The annual show honors the recent thoughtful and creative work of design and production teams, extending a long tradition of excellence in design in the university press community and—through a traveling exhibit and acclaimed annual catalog of selected entries—illustrating the tenets of good design.

Forty-six outstanding book and journal entries were selected from a field of 162 submissions. Forty-eight jacket and cover entries for the show were selected from 343 entries.

If you're a book lover, don't miss your chance to check it out now before its next stop with our friends at University of Notre Dame Press! đź“š

COVER REVEAL!We are delighted to share the cover of Krystal Languell's forthcoming poetry collection, A Ways Away.A Ways...
09/03/2026

COVER REVEAL!

We are delighted to share the cover of Krystal Languell's forthcoming poetry collection, A Ways Away.

A Ways Away unfolds in three raw movements, turning from the everyday horrors of life to the natural world and back again. These poems trace the connections between social death, politicized medicine, bodily autonomy, and environmental degradation.

Through the lens of fractured logic during COVID year zero, A Ways Away examines what happens when the structures meant to sustain us become sources of harm—and Languell reminds us precisely what it means to remain attentive to the living world amid that damage. These poems have dirt under their fingernails.

Stay tuned for preorder information!

Available for preorder in paperback!Dance, Notation, and Experiential Learning: Essays on the Legacy of Maggie Patton ho...
08/31/2026

Available for preorder in paperback!

Dance, Notation, and Experiential Learning: Essays on the Legacy of Maggie Patton honors the life and artistic work of Maggie Patton, an influential choreographer, educator, and pioneering force of modern dance in Ohio. Through oral histories, archival research, movement analysis, dance notation—including a complete Labanotation score—and reflections on collaborative experiential learning, this volume traces the reconstruction of Patton’s signature solo, while illuminating the broader history of dance in higher education. Dance, Notation, and Experiential Learning bridges biography, dance history, pedagogy, and performance to demonstrate how embodied research can preserve artistic legacies, inspire new interpretations, and serve as a model for collaborative scholarship across the arts.

Preorder now and save 30%: https://blogs.uakron.edu/uapress/product/dance-notation-and-experiential-learning/

Looking for something to do this weekend? Look no further than Live at the Library, presented by ORMACO and the Wadswort...
08/19/2026

Looking for something to do this weekend?

Look no further than Live at the Library, presented by ORMACO and the Wadsworth Public Library, featuring David Giffels on Sunday, August 23 at 2 pm at the Wadsworth Public Library, 132 Broad Street, Wadsworth, OH 44281.

Live at the Library continues its celebration of 250 years of American music by revisiting the decades each month. David Giffels will dive into the 80s with a behind the scenes look at the Akron-centric band, Devo, using “The Beginning Was the End: Devo in Ohio" and even playing some of their music!

This program is free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 419-853-6016.

This program is free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit: https://wadsworthlibrary.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=302216 or call 419-853-6016.

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