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283: 754: 760: 297: 172: 229:'s initial leadership of the press lead to an early specialization in literature. As both a professor and editor, Williams nurtured hundreds of young poets, most notably former US poet laureate Billy Collins, who cites Williams as a mentor and his "first editorial father." The press published Collins's 187:
In December 1980 the McIlroy House was formally opened as its home, and in the following year the press published its first three books. Martha Sutherland of the university's School of Architecture designed a stylized version of the McIlroy House that was chosen for the colophon, which appears on the
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The University of Arkansas Press was established in May 1980 as the publishing arm of the University of Arkansas by the board of trustees of the university. Miller Williams was named the first director of the press, and Willard B. Gatewood Jr. was named the chairman of the first press committee. For
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Enid Shomer was named poetry editor in 2002 and directed the Arkansas Poetry Prize (later named the Miller Williams Poetry Prize). In 2014 Billy Collins returned to the press to serve as editor of the poetry series and as judge for the Miller Williams Poetry Prize, which annually awards publication
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In 2013 Mike Bieker was named director. The press continues to publish about twenty-five titles per year, covering poetry and literature, African American studies, food studies, sports studies, and art and architecture.
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In November 1983 a fire severely damaged the McIlroy House. In September 1987, another fire damaged the press's warehouse and destroyed much of its book inventory.
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to establish the CantoMundo Poetry Prize, which annually awards publication and a cash prize to a Latino poet writing in English. Judged and edited by
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closed the press, but it was reopened within months after intense public outcry. In 1998 the press received an endowment from
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to establish the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize (named in honor of Lebanese American poet, essayist, and visual artist
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and the university hired Lawrence Malley as the director. Malley expanded the press's coverage of
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The McIlroy House at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
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to two finalists and a cash prize of $ 5,000 to one winner.
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the first five years of operation, assistance from the
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was crucial to editorial and production operations.
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Parent company
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Chicago Distribution Center
Books
academic journals
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university press
University of Arkansas
Association of University Presses
peer-reviewed
academic journals
Miller Williams
Fayetteville
Daisy Bates
Jimmy Carter
Billy Collins
Ellen Gilchrist

University of Missouri Press
John A. White
Tyson Foods
sports studies
African-American studies
Middle East studies
Miller Williams
CantoMundo
Deborah Paredez
Carmen Giménez Smith

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