Website
Type Of Publisher
Press
Genres Published
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Cross Genre Hybrid, Experimental, Visual Art
Year Established
1979
Address
Huntsville, Texas
Name
J. Bruce Fuller
Title
Director
Email
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Founded in 1979 by Dr. Paul Ruffin, TRP: The University Press of SHSU is committed to publishing quality poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and scholarship. TRP is especially interested in the following areas: 20th/21st Century American Poetry, Environmental Writing, Ecopoetics, Contemporary Poetics, Creative Writing Pedagogy, Southern Literature, Southern Issues, Gulf Studies, Texas/Louisiana Literature, Texas/Louisiana History, Cajun-Creole Studies, Innovative/Hybrid forms, and the Intersection of Text and Image. TRP currently publishes between fifteen and twenty-five titles each year. Housed at Sam Houston State University, TRP: The University Press of SHSU is a member of the Texas A&M Press Texas Book Consortium, the Association of University Presses, and the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses. The mission of TRP: the University Press of SHSU is to develop and maintain a vigorous publishing program that serves the intellectual life of Sam Houston State University, as well as in regional and national letters. TRP publishes literary creative writing and scholarship and follows industry standards and best practices to promote excellence in publishing. In addition to publishing a diverse list of emerging and established authors, TRP teaches publishing and editorial skills to SHSU graduate students for the benefit of the student, the university, and the field. A division of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, TRP enhances the regional and national reputation of Sam Houston State University through visibility, collaboration, public outreach, and dissemination of knowledge.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Reading Period
Varies
Response Time
4 - 6 months
Fee Amount
Free Open Reading Period; $28 Full-length Contests; $20 Chapbook/Novella Contests.
Author Payments
royalties, cash, copies
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Distributors
Texas Book Consortium - Texas A&M University Press
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