The University of Iowa Press is a university press that is part of the University of Iowa.
Established in 1969, the University of Iowa Press publishes books that fill the needs of scholars and students throughout the world, poetry and short fiction, and works of creative nonfiction. As the only university press in the state of Iowa, it is also dedicated to preserving the literature, history, culture, wildlife and natural areas of the Midwest.
For scholars and students, the press publishes reference and course books in the areas of archaeology, American studies, American history, literary studies, literature and medicine, theatre studies and the craft of writing.
For general readers, the press publishes the winners of the Iowa Short Fiction Award and the Iowa Poetry Prize, poetry anthologies, books on the archaeology and natural history of the Midwest, cookbooks, letters and diaries, biographies, memoirs, regional history, and collections of historic and contemporary photographs.
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