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Mercer University Press, established in 1979, is a publisher that is part of Mercer University. Mercer University Press has published more than 1,600 books, releasing 35-40 titles annually with a 5-person staff.

Mercer is the only Baptist-related institution with an active continuous full-time publishing program over the past thirty years.

In 2019, Gov. Brian Kemp recognized Mercer University Press as a recipient of the eighth annual Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities.[1]

Mercer University Press is a member of the Association of University Presses and The Green Press Initiative.[2]

Mercer University Press awards the Ferrol Sams Award for Fiction annually. It is "given to the best manuscript that speaks to the human condition in a Southern context. This category includes both novels and short stories.[3]

Active scholar series published by Mercer University Press

Notable authors that Mercer University Press has published

James Dickey

  • Death, and the Day's Light: Poems. Mercer University Press. 2015 ISBN 9780881465198

Samuel Pickering

  • A Comfortable Boy: A Memoir]. Mercer University Press. 2010 ISBN 9780881461824
  • Walden Mercer University Press. 2011 ISBN 9780881462319
  • A Tramp's Wallet. Mercer University Press. 2011 ISBN 9780881462357
  • The Splendour Falls. Mercer University Press. 2013 ISBN 9780881464498
  • Parade's End: Essays. Mercer University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780881466652

President Jimmy Carter

  • The Craftsmanship of Jimmy Carter. Mercer University Press. 2017. ISBN 9780881466447
  • The Paintings of Jimmy Carter. Mercer University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780881466881

Terry Kay

  • The Book of Marie. Mercer University Press. 2007. ISBN 9780881460827
  • Bogmeadow's Wish. Mercer University Press. 2011. ISBN 9780881462302
  • The Greats of Cuttercane]. Mercer University Press. 2011. ISBN 9780881462494
  • The Seventh Mirror. Mercer University Press. 2013 ISBN 9780881464528
  • Song of the Vagabond Bird. Mercer University Press. 2014 ISBN 9780881464818
  • The King Who Made Paper Flowers. Mercer University Press. 2020 ISBN 9780881467727
  • The Forever Wish of Middy Sweet]. Mercer University Press. 2020 ISBN 9780881467536

Bill Curry

  • Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle: Lessons from a Football Life, Revised. Mercer University Press. 2023 ISBN 9780881468946

Mary Ann Harris Gay

  • Life in Dixie during the war. Mercer University Press. 2013. ISBN 9780865547490

Cathryn Hankla

  • Galaxies: Poems. Mercer University Press. 2017. ISBN 9780881466164
  • Lost Places: On Losing and Finding Home. Mercer University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780881466485
  • Not Xanadu: Poems. Mercer University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780881468328
  • Immortal Stuff: Prose Poems. Mercer University Press. 2023 ISBN 9780881468748

Paul Hornsby

  • Fix It In the Mix: A Memoir. Mercer University Press. 2021 ISBN 9780881467819

Don Reid of The Statler Brothers

  • The Music of The Statler Brothers: An Anthology. Mercer University Press. 2021 ISBN 9780881467512
  • Life Lessons. Mercer University Press. 2021. ISBN 9780881467963
  • Piano Days: A Novel. Mercer University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780881468694

Willie Perkins, tour manager for The Allman Brothers Band

  • No Saints, No Saviors: My Years With The Allman Brothers Band. Mercer University Press. 2010. ISBN 9780865549678
  • The Allman Brothers Band Classic Memorabilia, 1969-1976. Mercer University Press. 2015. ISBN 9780881465471
  • Diary of a Rock and Roll Tour Manager: 2,190 Days and Nights with the South's Premier Rock Band. Mercer University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780881468465

William Rawlings

  • A Killing on Ring Jaw Bluff: The Great Recession and the Death of Small Town Georgia. Mercer University Press. 2013. ISBN 9780881464313
  • The Strange Journey of the Confederate Constitution: And Other Stories from Georgia's Historical Past. Mercer University Press. 2017 ISBN 9780881466263
  • The Second Coming of the Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s. Mercer University Press. 2017. ISBN 9780881466430
  • The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes: A Novel. Mercer University Press. 2019. ISBN 9780881467130
  • Six Inches Deeper: The Disappearance of Hellen Hanks. Mercer University Press. 2020. ISBN 9780881467338
  • Lighthouses of the Georgia Coast. Mercer University Press. 2021. ISBN 9780881467758
  • The Columbus Stocking Strangler: The True Crime story of serial killer Carlton Gary Mercer University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780881468915

News Anchor at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia John Pruitt

  • Tell it True. Mercer University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780881468670

Timothy H. Scherman[4]

  • Elizabeth Oakes Smith: Selected Writings, Volume I: Emergence and Fame, 1831-1849. Mercer University Press. 2023. ISBN 9780881468854

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gov. Kemp Applauds Contributors in Arts and Humanities".
  2. ^ 'Mercer University Press'
  3. ^ Ferrol Sams Made Mark as Physician, Bestselling Author
  4. ^ https://www.oakes-smith.org/ [bare URL]

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercer_University_Press