Mercer University Press

University press in Macon, Georgia

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Mercer University Press

Parent company| Mercer University
Founded| 1979
Country of origin| United States
Headquarters location| Macon, Georgia
Publication types| Books
Official website| www.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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* America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities Series
* Voices of the African Diaspora Series
* The James N. Griffith Endowed Series in Baptist Studies
* Baptists in Early North America Series
* Perspectives on Baptist Identities Series
* Early English Baptist Texts Series
* Mercer Commentary on the Bible Series
* Sports and Religion Series
* Food and the American South Series
* Music and the American South Series
* Carson McCullers Series
* Flannery O’Connor Series
* A.V. Elliott Conference Series
* Mercer Paul Tillich Series
* Mercer Kierkegaard Series
* International Kierkegaard Commentary Series
* The Melungeons Series
* State Narratives of the Civil War Series
* Mercer University Ocmulgee Series
* Reprint of Scholarly Excellency
* Walter Rauschenbusch Series

## 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

* A Comfortable Boy: A Memoir]. Mercer University Press. 2010 ISBN 9780881461824
* Walden Mercer University Press. 2011 ISBN 9780881462319
* A Tramp's Wallet. Mercer University Press. 2011 ISBN 9780881462357
* The Splendour Falls. Mercer University Press. 2013 ISBN 9780881464498
* Parade's End: Essays. Mercer University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780881466652

President Jimmy Carter

* The Craftsmanship of Jimmy Carter. Mercer University Press. 2017. ISBN 9780881466447
* The Paintings of Jimmy Carter. Mercer University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780881466881

Terry Kay

* The Book of Marie. Mercer University Press. 2007. ISBN 9780881460827
* Bogmeadow's Wish. Mercer University Press. 2011. ISBN 9780881462302
* The Greats of Cuttercane]. Mercer University Press. 2011. ISBN 9780881462494
* The Seventh Mirror. Mercer University Press. 2013 ISBN 9780881464528
* Song of the Vagabond Bird. Mercer University Press. 2014 ISBN 9780881464818
* The King Who Made Paper Flowers. Mercer University Press. 2020 ISBN 9780881467727
* The Forever Wish of Middy Sweet]. Mercer University Press. 2020 ISBN 9780881467536

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

* Life in Dixie during the war. Mercer University Press. 2013. ISBN 9780865547490

Cathryn Hankla

* Galaxies: Poems. Mercer University Press. 2017. ISBN 9780881466164
* Lost Places: On Losing and Finding Home. Mercer University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780881466485
* Not Xanadu: Poems. Mercer University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780881468328
* Immortal Stuff: Prose Poems. Mercer University Press. 2023 ISBN 9780881468748

Paul Hornsby

* Fix It In the Mix: A Memoir. Mercer University Press. 2021 ISBN 9780881467819

Don Reid of The Statler Brothers

* The Music of The Statler Brothers: An Anthology. Mercer University Press. 2021 ISBN 9780881467512
* Life Lessons. Mercer University Press. 2021. ISBN 9780881467963
* Piano Days: A Novel. Mercer University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780881468694

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

* Tell it True. Mercer University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780881468670

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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* Literature portal
* Georgia portal

* List of English-language book publishing companies
* List of university presses

## 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.

## External links

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Mercer University

Academics|

* Engineering
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Facilities|

* American Baptist Historical Society
* Claude Smith Field
* Cowles–Woodruff House
* Grand Opera House
* Hawkins Arena
* Macon Coliseum
* Monroe F. Swilley Jr. Library
* Moye Complex
* Tift College

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* Men
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* Football
* Lacrosse
* Men
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* Men

Media|

* The Mercer Cluster
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* List of Mercer University people

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