Mercer University Press

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.

Mercer University Press is a member of the Association of University Presses and The Green Press Initiative.'Mercer University Press'

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.

Active scholar series published by Mercer University Press 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 James Dickey Death, and the Day's Light: Poems. Mercer University Press. 2015

Samuel Pickering A Comfortable Boy: A Memoir]. Mercer University Press. 2010 Walden Mercer University Press. 2011 A Tramp's Wallet. Mercer University Press. 2011 The Splendour Falls. Mercer University Press. 2013 Parade's End: Essays. Mercer University Press. 2018.

President Jimmy Carter The Craftsmanship of Jimmy Carter. Mercer University Press. 2017. The Paintings of Jimmy Carter. Mercer University Press. 2018.

Terry Kay The Book of Marie. Mercer University Press. 2007. Bogmeadow's Wish. Mercer University Press. 2011. The Greats of Cuttercane]. Mercer University Press. 2011. The Seventh Mirror. Mercer University Press. 2013 Song of the Vagabond Bird. Mercer University Press. 2014 The King Who Made Paper Flowers. Mercer University Press. 2020 The Forever Wish of Middy Sweet]. Mercer University Press. 2020

Bill Curry Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle: Lessons from a Football Life, Revised. Mercer University Press. 2023

Mary Ann Harris Gay Life in Dixie during the war. Mercer University Press. 2013.

Cathryn Hankla Galaxies: Poems. Mercer University Press. 2017. Lost Places: On Losing and Finding Home. Mercer University Press. 2018. Not Xanadu: Poems. Mercer University Press. 2022. Immortal Stuff: Prose Poems. Mercer University Press. 2023

Paul Hornsby Fix It In the Mix: A Memoir. Mercer University Press. 2021

Don Reid of The Statler Brothers The Music of The Statler Brothers: An Anthology. Mercer University Press. 2021 Life Lessons. Mercer University Press. 2021. Piano Days: A Novel. Mercer University Press. 2022.

Willie Perkins, tour manager for The Allman Brothers Band No Saints, No Saviors: My Years With The Allman Brothers Band. Mercer University Press. 2010. The Allman Brothers Band Classic Memorabilia, 1969-1976. Mercer University Press. 2015. Diary of a Rock and Roll Tour Manager: 2,190 Days and Nights with the South's Premier Rock Band. Mercer University Press. 2022.

William Rawlings A Killing on Ring Jaw Bluff: The Great Recession and the Death of Small Town Georgia. Mercer University Press. 2013. The Strange Journey of the Confederate Constitution: And Other Stories from Georgia's Historical Past. Mercer University Press. 2017 The Second Coming of the Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s. Mercer University Press. 2017. The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes: A Novel. Mercer University Press. 2019. Six Inches Deeper: The Disappearance of Hellen Hanks. Mercer University Press. 2020. Lighthouses of the Georgia Coast. Mercer University Press. 2021. The Columbus Stocking Strangler: The True Crime story of serial killer Carlton Gary Mercer University Press. 2022.

News Anchor at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia John Pruitt Tell it True. Mercer University Press. 2022.

Timothy H. Scherman Elizabeth Oakes Smith: Selected Writings, Volume I: Emergence and Fame, 1831-1849. Mercer University Press. 2023.

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