Publications Unit


Type Of Publisher
Press
Year Established
1991
Address
Normal, IL
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
The Publications Unit is a service and instructional branch of the Department of English that provides editorial, technical, marketing/advertising, and desktop publishing/production support associated with several affiliated literary publications and scholarly journals, including the award-winning Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora, SRPR (Spoon River Poetry Review), the Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter, as well as the small presses FC2 (Fiction Collective 2), Downstate Legacies, and the teaching chapbook press and workshop, PRESS 254. The Publications Unit serves the mission of advancing contemporary literature and scholarship; developing and promoting equitable and inclusive praxes in literary and scholarly publishing; serving as a community resource for scholarship, research, and publishing; educating students in publishing studies and creative writing; and engaging the community through partnerships, activities, and events.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
Yes