University of Oregon Press
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University of Oregon Press, or UO Press is an American
university press
that is part of the University of Oregon
in Eugene
, Oregon
.
Since June 1, 2005, books published by UO Press have been distributed by the Oregon State University Press
.
of essay
s featuring a foreword by National Book Award
-winner Barry Lopez
. The contributions are "drawn from the pages of Oregon Quarterly
— the University of Oregon's award-winning magazine — and the annual Oregon Quarterly Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest."
, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
. From the University of Oregon Library Special Collections and originally published in 1977, the works were "selected to illustrate the writer's creative process."
An Anthology of Northwest Writing: 1900-1950 (Book 17) is a collection featuring writings by Woody Guthrie
, Mary Barnard
and Eva Emery Dye
(The Conquest. Originally published in 1979, "Authors and pieces were selected to represent writings typical of the region and time, speak about the history of the region, or simply as enduring, quality prose."
Dialogues With Northwest Writers (originally published in 1982) features interviews with writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin
, Tom Robbins
, Lawson Fusao Inada
, John Keeble
, Richard Hugo
, James Welch, Mary Barnard
and others about their writings and inspirations.
Warnings: An Anthology on the Nuclear Peril (originally published in 1984) is a collection of "fiction, poetry, essays, art and an interview discussing implications of the nuclear age. Contributors include Ken Kesey
, William Stafford, Patricia Goedicke
, Gary Snyder
, John Haines
, and Robert Morris."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
university press
University press
A university press is an academic, nonprofit publishing house that is typically affiliated with a large research university, and publishes work that has been reviewed by scholars in the field. It produces mainly scholarly works...
that is part of the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
in Eugene
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
.
Since June 1, 2005, books published by UO Press have been distributed by the Oregon State University Press
Oregon State University Press
Oregon State University Press, or OSU Press, founded in 1961, is a university press that publishes roughly 15 titles per year and is part of Oregon State University...
.
Best Essays Northwest
Best Essays Northwest (2003) is an anthologyAnthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
of essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s featuring a foreword by National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
-winner Barry Lopez
Barry Lopez
Barry Holstun Lopez is an American author, essayist, and fiction writer whose work is known for its environmental and social concerns.-Biography:...
. The contributions are "drawn from the pages of Oregon Quarterly
Oregon Quarterly
The Oregon Quarterly is an American magazine published by the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.According to the website:Oregon Quarterly is the magazine of the University of Oregon. Four times a year, we present the diversity of ideas and people associated with the University, Oregon, and the...
— the University of Oregon's award-winning magazine — and the annual Oregon Quarterly Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest."
Contents
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Lauren Kessler Lauren Kessler is an American author, as well as Director of the Literary Nonfiction Program and Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.... Robin Cody Robin Cody is an American writer from Oregon. His works include fiction and non-fiction books about nature.-Biography:Robin Cody was born in St. Helens, Oregon. When he was five, his family moved to Estacada, Oregon when his father was hired as the grade school principal there. The Codys remained... and Joni James Gayle Forman Gayle Forman is an American writer who writes for young adults.Forman began her career writing for Seventeen Magazine in which most of her articles focused on young people and social concerns. Later she became a freelance journalist for publications like Details Magazine, Jane Magazine, Glamour... |
Northwest Review Book series
Kesey (Book 16) is a collection of notes, manuscripts and drawings by Ken KeseyKen Kesey
Kenneth Elton "Ken" Kesey was an American author, best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , and as a counter-cultural figure who considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. "I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a...
, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey. Set in an Oregon asylum, the narrative serves as a study of the institutional process and the human mind, as well as a critique of Behaviorism and a celebration of humanistic principles. Written in 1959, the novel was adapted into a...
. From the University of Oregon Library Special Collections and originally published in 1977, the works were "selected to illustrate the writer's creative process."
An Anthology of Northwest Writing: 1900-1950 (Book 17) is a collection featuring writings by Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
, Mary Barnard
Mary Barnard
Mary Ethel Barnard was an American poet, biographer and Greek-to-English translator. She is known for her clear interpretation of the works of Sappho, a translation which has never gone out of print....
and Eva Emery Dye
Eva Emery Dye
Eva Emery Dye was an American writer, historian, and prominent member of the Women's Suffrage movement. As the author of several historical novels, fictional yet thoroughly researched, she is credited with "romanticizing the historic West, turning it into a poetic epic of expanding civilization."...
(The Conquest. Originally published in 1979, "Authors and pieces were selected to represent writings typical of the region and time, speak about the history of the region, or simply as enduring, quality prose."
Dialogues With Northwest Writers (originally published in 1982) features interviews with writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin is an American author. She has written novels, poetry, children's books, essays, and short stories, notably in fantasy and science fiction...
, Tom Robbins
Tom Robbins
Thomas Eugene "Tom" Robbins Thomas Eugene "Tom" Robbins Thomas Eugene "Tom" Robbins (born July 22, 1936 is an American author. His best-selling novels are serio-comic, often wildly poetic stories with a strong social and philosophical undercurrent, an irreverent bent, and scenes extrapolated from...
, Lawson Fusao Inada
Lawson Fusao Inada
Lawson Fusao Inada is an American poet and was the fifth poet laureate of the U.S. state of Oregon.-Early life:Inada is a third-generation Japanese American...
, John Keeble
John Keeble
John Keeble is a British pop musician, who is the drummer with the 1980s band, Spandau Ballet.Spandau Ballet disbanded in 1990, after their final studio album, Heart Like a Sky, failed to live up to the critical and commercial success of their earlier albums, such as True and Parade.In 1999, John...
, Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo
Richard Hugo , born Richard Hogan, was an American poet. Primarily a regionalist, Hugo's work reflects the economic depression of the Northwest, particularly Montana. Born in White Center, Washington, he was raised by his mother's parents after his father left the family...
, James Welch, Mary Barnard
Mary Barnard
Mary Ethel Barnard was an American poet, biographer and Greek-to-English translator. She is known for her clear interpretation of the works of Sappho, a translation which has never gone out of print....
and others about their writings and inspirations.
Warnings: An Anthology on the Nuclear Peril (originally published in 1984) is a collection of "fiction, poetry, essays, art and an interview discussing implications of the nuclear age. Contributors include Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey
Kenneth Elton "Ken" Kesey was an American author, best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , and as a counter-cultural figure who considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. "I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a...
, William Stafford, Patricia Goedicke
Patricia Goedicke
Patricia Goedicke was an American poet.Born Patricia McKenna in Boston, Massachusetts, she grew up in Hanover, New Hampshire, where her father was a resident psychiatrist at Dartmouth College. During her high school years she was an accomplished downhill skier. She earned her B.A. at Middlebury...
, Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder is an American poet , as well as an essayist, lecturer, and environmental activist . Snyder is a winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry...
, John Haines
John Haines
John Haines was an American poet and educator who had served as the poet laureate of Alaska.John Meade Haines, who was born in Norfolk, Virginia, published nine collections of poetry. He was appointed the Poet Laureate of Alaska in 1969. A collection of critical essays about his poetry, The...
, and Robert Morris."