The Kent State University Press is the publishing arm of Kent State University. Our mission is “to advance knowledge through publishing.” We carry out our mission by publishing groundbreaking scholarship and important books of general interest and distributing them throughout the world. The Press publishes about 35 titles a year in history, literature, and regional studies that further knowledge of the humanities and preserve and promote a literate society.

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We welcome submissions of new nonfiction works in the following areas: Ohio and the surrounding region, Sports, History (U.S. history, especially the Civil War era; abolitionism; U.S. foreign relations; military, true crime), Literary Studies (Hemingway, Midwestern authors, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings)

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Send a letter or email of inquiry to Joyce Harrison, Acquiring Editor, jharri18@kent.edu. Nonfiction only in the areas listed. Do not send complete manuscripts or proposals without making an initial inquiry.

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