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University of Queensland Press
Parent companyUniversity of Queensland
Founded1948
Country of originAustralia
Headquarters locationBrisbane,Queensland
Key peopleBen James, director
Publication typesBooks
No.of employees19
Official websitewww.uqp.com.au

University of Queensland Press(UQP) is an Australian publishing house based inBrisbane, Queensland.Founded in 1948 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of theUniversity of Queenslandand a traditionaluniversity press,UQP now publishes books for general readers across fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, and includes works for children and young adults.

History[edit]

The University of Queensland Press was founded in 1948 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of theUniversity of Queensland.[1]

Established as a publisher of scholarly works, UQP made its transition into trade publishing in the late-1960s, largely through poetry and thePaperback Poetsseries.[2]Considered revolutionary at the time,Paperback Poetswas a series of poetry editions in paperback format and priced at $1. The series was established after poet and novelistDavid Maloufexpressed a desire to produce a new poetry format that was affordable and had mass appeal. Alongside Malouf's debut collectionBicycle and Other Poems,thePaperback Poetsseries published volumes by writers such asRodney HallandMichael Dransfield.[3]

In 1990, UQP was the first mainstream Australian publisher to set up a list specifically forIndigenous Australianauthors in 1990 with theBlack Australian Writersseries.[citation needed]In 2023, UQP created theFirst Nations Classicsseries, a collection of UQP's award-winning titles byAboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderwriters reissued with introductions from contemporary authors. The series set out to celebrate the legacy of Indigenous Australian writing in the publisher's backlist and bring renewed attention to the featured titles.[4]Preceding this series,

In 2021, UQP became a signatory to the United Nations'Sustainable Development GoalsPublishers Compact,[5]and, in 2023, was the first Australian trade publisher to beclimate neutral or positive.[citation needed]

Description and staff[edit]

Today, UQP publishes books for general readers across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and children’s and YA. As of 2024,UQP is Queensland’s only major publishing house with domestic and international distribution.[1]

Ben James is the director and UQP employs 19 staff.[citation needed]

UQP Awards[edit]

UQP established the David Unaipon Award for an Emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Writer in 1988 in honour ofNgarrindjeriauthor, inventor and activistDavid Unaipon,and it remains the most prestigious national award for unpublished Indigenous authors today. The award established the careers of hailed Australian writers such asDoris Pilkington Garimara,Samuel Wagan Watson,Larissa Behrendt,Tara June WinchandEllen van Neerven.[citation needed]

UQP established the UQP Quentin Bryce Award in 2020 in honour ofDame Quentin Bryceto recognise a book in its list each year that celebrates women’s lives and/or promotesgender equality.The inaugural recipient of the award was van Neerven’s poetry collectionThroat,which went on to be recognised in multiple prizes, including winning Book of the Year at the 2021 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.[6]

In partnership with Arts Queensland, UQP supports theThomas Shapcott Poetry Prize.Established in 2003 and named in honour of the distinguished Queensland poetThomas Shapcott,the prestigious prize discovers and celebrates emerging Queensland poets and offers them a publishing contract with UQP. Previous winners of the prize include celebrated poets Holland-Batt,Felicity Plunkett,Gavin Yuan Gao andRae White.[citation needed]

UQP also supports the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer Queensland Literary Award. The award was established in 1999 with the aim to mentor Queensland writers in the early stages of their careers. The winner receives a publishing contract with UQP.[citation needed]

Recognition[edit]

Since 2019, UQP authors have won significant national acclaim, with award wins in all of Australia's most prestigiousliterature prizesincluding theMiles Franklin Literary Award,theStella Prize,thePrime Minister’s Literary Awards,and others.[citation needed]

In 2021, 2022, and 2023, UQP was awarded Small Publisher of the Year by theAustralian Book Industry Awards.[citation needed]

API Network[edit]

Founded in 1997, Australian Public Intellectual Network (API Network) is an organisation focused on linking Australianpublic intellectuals,and a registered publisher as Network Books. API Network was a scholarly imprint through the University of Queensland Press until 2004. Over this period it gradually transferred toPerth,Western Australia,where its imprint Network Books was formed as anot-for-profitpublisher of scholarly titles on Australia.[7]Creative Arts Reviewwas edited by Ffion Murphy and included as a supplement to theJournal of Australian Studiesbetween 1998 and 2008. It was produced at the Australia Research Institute,Curtin University of Technology,and published by UQ Press and the API Network.Journal of Nutritional Studieswas also produced in this way.[8]In 2002 API Network was also associated with Fremantle Centre Press.[9]

As of 2006 it published the refereed journalsJournal of Australian Studies,Australian Cultural History,andLife Writing(from 2005[10]), as well as four book series:Australian Scholarly Classics,Symposia,Australian Essay,andFresh Cuts.It also published theAPI Review of Books(JAS (Journal of Australian Studies) Review of Booksfrom 2001-2005[11][12]),Altitude 21Celectronically.[7]As of 2022the API Network continues to publishACH: International Journal of Culture and History in Australia,[8]which has been published electronically since 2003.[13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"About us".UQP.Retrieved5 March2024.
  2. ^Martin, Sam (2010)."Publish or Perish? Re-Imagining the University Press".M/C Journal.13(1).doi:10.5204/mcj.212.Retrieved5 March2024.
  3. ^David Paul Wagner."Paperback Poets".Publishing History.
  4. ^"UQP to publish a First Nations Classic series in 2023".UQP.Retrieved5 March2024.
  5. ^"List of SDG Publishers Compact Members".UN Sustainable Development Goals.Retrieved5 March2024.
  6. ^"Book of the Yare 2021 Winner".State Library New South Wales.Retrieved5 March2024.
  7. ^ab"Australian Public Intellectual [API] Network".api-network.com.Archived fromthe originalon 30 October 2006.Retrieved27 September2022.
  8. ^ab"Australian Public Intellectual Network".Australian Public Intellectual Network.Retrieved27 September2022.
  9. ^API Network,Trove,2002,retrieved27 September2022,Dedicated to the 'democratisation of knowledge', the API Network is a free electronic gateway specialising on matters Australia. In association with Fremantle Arts Centre Press, the University of Queensland Press and the Division of Humanities Curtin University of Technology, it links public intellectuals through its mailing list, online forum, chat room and regular posting of news relating to book, journal and ezine publications, conferences, events, tours and funding opportunities in the field of Australian studies.
  10. ^API Network (2004),"Life writing[catalogue entry]",Trove,retrieved27 September2022
  11. ^Curtin University of Technology. Centre for Australian Studies; Australian Public Intellectual Network (2001),JAS review of books,Australian Studies Centre, Curtin University of Technology,ISSN1447-7653
  12. ^Cloran, Phil; Curtin University of Technology. Australia Research Institute; Australian Public Intellectual Network (2005),API review of books,Australia Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology,ISSN1833-0932
  13. ^ACH: The journal of the history of culture in Australia,Australian Public Intellectual Network, 2003,ISSN0728-8433

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