Literary Lubbock 2021: Recap and Interview
February 4, 2022
Watch a recap of our 2021 Literary Lubbock event (produced by our friends at Studio E) and a sit down between our acquisitions editor and Chef Adan Medrano, author of… READ MORE
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How Publishing Collaborations Change Us
November 10, 2021
For a small university press, where each staff member is their own department, one of the most important parts of our publishing program is our partners. These collaborators allow us… READ MORE
Talking With New Director Katie Cortese
September 13, 2021
After her first summer on the job, we spent some time talking with our new faculty director Katie Cortese about small-press publishing, being a university press author, and charting a path forward for… READ MORE
Get to Know Winner of Walt McDonald First Book Award Winner: Lubna Safi
August 30, 2021
We have recently announced the latest winner of the Walt McDonald First-Book Prize in Poetry. In spring 2022, we will publish Lubna Safi’s Your Blue and the Quiet Lament. Our acquisitions editor Travis had a short… READ MORE
The Lou Halsell Rodenberger Book Prize in History, Culture, and Literature
July 6, 2021
The Lou Halsell Rodenberger Prize confers a $1,000 award and publication of the manuscript best illuminating women’s roles in the history, culture, and letters of Texas and the American West, especially in… READ MORE
Spotlight on the Peace and Conflict Series
June 7, 2021
Throughout this 50th anniversary year, we’ve been doing a great deal of looking ahead at new and future initiatives. We thought it might be a good time to look back on some of our… READ MORE
Talking with John Erickson about Ranching and Fire
June 2, 2021
Most of you will know him as the author of the Hank the Cowdog book series, but John Erickson is also a rancher and memoirist. His newest book, Bad Smoke, Good Smoke, documents a fire that… READ MORE
Announcing the Iron Horse Prize
March 15, 2021
Throughout 2021, our 50th anniversary year, we will not only reflect on past publishing endeavors but also look ahead to fresh initiatives. One such venture is our new Iron Horse Prize for a… READ MORE