Carnegie Mellon University Press

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Carnegie Mellon University Press
Parent company Carnegie Mellon University
Founded1973
Founder Gerald Costanzo
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Distribution Chicago Distribution Center [1]
Publication typesBooks
Official website www.cmu.edu/universitypress/

Carnegie Mellon University Press is a publisher that is part of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The press specializes in literary publishing, in particular, poetry. The press is currently a member of the Association of University Presses, [2] to which it was admitted in 1991. [3]

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It is headquartered within the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Baker Hall and specializes in poetry. Gerald Costanzo is the founder and director of the publishing house. The press was established in 1972, initially under the name Three Rivers Press. Three Rivers published chapbooks and full-length poetry collections as well as Three Rivers Poetry Journal. The journal appeared semi-annually from 1972-1992.

Publications

Notable book series published by the press include the following: [3]

Following the closure of Eastern Washington University Press in 2010, Carnegie Mellon University Press acquired the EWUP's catalog. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Chicago Distribution Center | Publishers served by the Chicago Distribution Center" . Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. "Our Members". Association of University Presses . Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Carnegie Mellon University Press". Directory 2016: Information on Scholarly Presses in the U.S., Canada, and Overseas. Washington, DC: Association of American University Presses. 2016. p. 54.
  4. Raube, Shilo (2010). "Carnegie Mellon University Press Acquires Stock of Eastern Washington University Press". Carnegie Mellon University . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  5. Howard, Jennifer (February 26, 2010). "When a University Press Falls, Who Catches Its Authors?". The Chronicle of Higher Education . LVI (24): A13.