Founded in 1938, the University of Georgia Press is the largest book publisher in the state. It has been a member of the Association of American University Presses since 1940. With a full-time staff of 24 publishing professionals, the Press currently publishes 80-85 new books a year and has over 1,500 titles in print. It has well-established lists in Atlantic World and American history, American literature, African American studies, southern studies, and environmental studies, as well as a growing presence in the fields of geography, urban studies, international affairs, and security studies.

Because it is affiliated with a land-grant institution that is the flagship university in Georgia, the Press has a long-standing commitment to publishing books about the state and region, including natural history field guides and other heavily illustrated works. It is also a long-time publisher of creative writing through books published in conjunction with the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, the Associated Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction, and other literary competitions and series. The publishing program has been nationally recognized, and in recent years a number of books published by the Press have won major awards. For more information about the Press visit http://www.ugapress.org.