NDSU Press

NDSU Press North Dakota State University Press exists to stimulate, coordinate, and publish interdisciplinary regional scholarship.

Founded at North Dakota State University in 1950, NDSU Press exists to stimulate, coordinate, and publish interdisciplinary regional scholarship. These regions include the Red River Valley, the State of North Dakota, the plains of North America (comprising both the Great Plains of the United States and Prairies of Canada), and comparable regions of other continents. Good regional scholarship is sh

aped by national and international events, and by comparative studies. The scope of NDSU Press publications is not limited by topic or discipline. The press considers manuscripts in any field of learning. The scope is defined, however, by a regional focus in accord with the press's mission. Generally, works published by the press address regional life directly, as the subject of study. Such works contribute to scholarly knowledge of region (that is, discovery of new knowledge) or to public consciousness of region (that is, dissemination of information, or interpretation of regional experience). In some, fewer instances the regional connection is one of service to a regional organization. Where regions abroad are treated, either for comparison or because of ties to those North American regions of primary concern to the Institute, the linkages should be made plain. Traditionally, the press has published substantial trade books, but the line of publications is not limited to that genre. It may also publish textbooks (at any level), reference books, anthologies, reprints, papers, proceedings, and monographs. The press will consider works of poetry or fiction, provided they are established regional classics or they promise to assume landmark or reference status for the region. Biographical or autobiographical works are evaluated carefully for their prospective contribution to regional knowledge and culture. All publications, in whatever genre, must be of such quality and substance as to embellish the imprint of NDSU Press. In addition to publishing books on a variety of regional subjects, the press also pursues grants and contracts for research and service; public programs; survey research; oral history collections; international exchanges; and exhibits, both artistic and historical. Another well-established activity is the maintenance of research collections (manuscripts, photographs, and other materials) through its archival repository at the North Dakota State University Library.

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10/21/2025

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We're here! And most of our books arrived, too... Sadly, one third of our display is in transport limbo. 😭 Still, please...
10/17/2025

We're here! And most of our books arrived, too... Sadly, one third of our display is in transport limbo. 😭 Still, please stop by our Western History Association conference display and say hello to Emma, and she will fill you in on the missing titles. ALSO, we're delighted to display Betsy Jameson 's brand new book and to send fliers and ordering info with you (but please don't take my personal copy 😁).

Giving Day has begun! OK, it began much earlier today, and it will run through tomorrow, but I'm just now getting the li...
10/14/2025

Giving Day has begun! OK, it began much earlier today, and it will run through tomorrow, but I'm just now getting the links together. If you are so inclined--and some of you already beat me to my "ask," THANK YOU--please support the many activities and ongoing success of NSDU Press.

With appreciation,
Suzzanne

https://give.ndsufoundation.com/campaigns/64249/donations/new?designation_id=AS30439

If you prefer to follow a QR code instead of the link, please see the first comment below.😊

Join me and make a gift to NDSU Giving Day

It's a good light this morning as we leave our lodgings in Linton and make our way back to Braddock. We've printed, embe...
10/12/2025

It's a good light this morning as we leave our lodgings in Linton and make our way back to Braddock. We've printed, embellished, folded covers and pages, and eaten our fill from the fine vittles provided by folks from the South Central Threshing Association (thank you, Paula Sokoloski Moch, Johanna, Tracy Jo, and Tracy!). This morning we'll assemble, stitch, and trim...finalizing our tenth chapbook project, After the Floating Barn, by Josh Gaines and Ben Clark. THANK YOU Allan and Leah Burke and Mike Frykman! We'd not be able to do this without your skillz, knowledge, and patience. Thank you, too, to our crew: Kyle Vanderburg (printer &driver!), Mason, Hannah, Tara, Grace, and Maggie. We are a small but mighty team!
--Suzzanne Kelley

As a former public library director and current publisher, this story is like a lullabye.
10/10/2025

As a former public library director and current publisher, this story is like a lullabye.

We struck our 75th Birthday Bash exhibit today, even though it seems like it was just yesterday that we put it up! We ho...
10/09/2025

We struck our 75th Birthday Bash exhibit today, even though it seems like it was just yesterday that we put it up! We hope you had the time to take a walk-through to see our history of collecting, preserving, and publishing the history, science, and stories of our region.

We did not have the heart to just toss our exhibit materials, so we're excited to say that some of the displays will be repurposed! NDSU's Museum and Collections (MAC) will take two of our segments for display on campus (one about bonanza farming and agriculture and the other from our segment called "A Tornado, a Pulitzer, and a Poet"), so the curation lives another day! In the meantime, our Certificate in Publishing team really wanted to keep the 8' chart showing the cyclical process of acquisitions, production, and distribution, so this lovely banner is now displayed in our workroom (affectionately called The Depot). Please ignore our mess . . . in the past few weeks we represented NDSU Press at the Northern Great Plains History Conference in Mankato, the North Dakota Book and Arts Festival in Jamestown, and the North Dakota Library Association conference in Grand Forks, and next week Emma and Suzzanne will be in Albuquerque at the Western History Association conference. We're living out of our suitcases these days!

10/05/2025
If you saw anything, please make contact and help restore everything to its rightful owners. ❤️‍🩹
10/05/2025

If you saw anything, please make contact and help restore everything to its rightful owners. ❤️‍🩹

This writers' group took a real hit today. It has lost everything to thieves!

This morning, MFWG founder Chris Stenson, who had loaded the trailer with everything the group has acquired in its seven-year history to attend a book show in Minot, found his SUV and trailer, and everything in it, GONE. STOLEN!

This loss includes multiple copies of the 77 works by 45 authors published by MFWG. Tables, many display cases, banners, everything the group uses to promote our books, is GONE. I am asking everyone, PLEASE SHARE! We need to get Chris's SUV, all those great books, back! Thank you!

Shout-outs to Catherine McMullen and Jamie Parsley, with thanks for their wonderful program last Monday, the closing pro...
10/04/2025

Shout-outs to Catherine McMullen and Jamie Parsley, with thanks for their wonderful program last Monday, the closing program for our 75th Birthday Bash exhibit in Memorial Union Gallery. Catherine talked about her father, Cal Olson, and the many photographs he took while working with The Fargo Forum--including the photo of Dick Shaw carrying a young victim during the tornado of 1957. That photo and the accompanying reports won the Pulitzer Prize for the Forum in 1958. Jamie Parsley followed up with related information, like how the tornado of 1957 led to research by Tetsuya Fujita (also known as Mr. Tornado), who developed the system for categorizing tornado strengths. Fujita's work identified this tornado as the first ever Category 5; his system of categorization is still in use today. Jamie also read poems from his book Fargo, 1957: An Elegy (NDSU Press, 2010); his poetic responses to the images and stories.

Our exhibit closes next Wednesday, October 8. Please stop by and take a look at our stories, now 75 years in the making. Memorial Union Gallery on the NDSU campus. Contact us for free guest parking.

Fargo, 1957: An Elegy is available here:
https://northdakotastate-ndus.nbsstore.net/fargo-1957-an-elegy-2

For news about the North Dakota State Poetry Society, check out this page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1347743369806301/

10/01/2025

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