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Mercer University Press
Parent companyMercer University
Founded1979
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationMacon, Georgia
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.mupress.org

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

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Notable authors that Mercer University Press has published

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James Dickey

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

Samuel Pickering

President Jimmy Carter

Terry Kay

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

Cathryn Hankla

Paul Hornsby

Don Reid of The Statler Brothers

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

Timothy H. Scherman[4]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gov. Kemp Applauds Contributors in Arts and Humanities".
  2. ^ 'Mercer University Press'
  3. ^ Honaker, Andrea (April 28, 2022). "Ferrol Sams made mark as physician, bestselling author | Mercer Legends".
  4. ^ "EOS". EOS.
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