University of Queensland Press
UQP is one of Australia's leading publishing houses, established in 1948 and known for literary works, poetry and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories.
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Overview
University of Queensland Press (UQP) is described on its own website as one of Australia's leading publishing houses, established in 1948. It has consistently produced culturally significant works across genres such as fiction, non-fiction and poetry, as well as children's and young adult books, and is known for publishing literary works, poetry and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories. UQP states that it is Queensland's only major publishing house with domestic and international distribution, and that it has launched the careers of authors including Peter Carey, David Malouf, Kate Grenville and Janette Turner Hospital, as well as more recently established authors such as Melissa Lucashenko, Tony Birch, Julie Koh and Mirandi Riwoe. UQP also established the David Unaipon Award in the late 1980s, described as the most prestigious national award for unpublished Indigenous authors.
History
UQP states that it was established in 1948 and has consistently produced culturally significant works across genres such as fiction, non-fiction and poetry, as well as children's and young adult books. It describes itself as known for publishing literary works, poetry and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories, and as Queensland's only major publishing house with domestic and international distribution. According to UQP, it has launched the careers of some of Australia's most highly respected authors, from Peter Carey, winner of the Booker Prize, David Malouf, Kate Grenville and Janette Turner Hospital to more recently established and award-winning authors such as Melissa Lucashenko, Tony Birch, Julie Koh and Mirandi Riwoe. UQP also states that it established the David Unaipon Award in the late 1980s and that it remains the most prestigious national award for unpublished Indigenous authors, having established the careers of Doris Pilkington Garimara and Samuel Wagan Watson.
Products and positioning
One of Australia's leading publishing houses; Queensland's only major publishing house with domestic and international distribution.
Product categories. Fiction · Non-fiction · Poetry · Children's and young adult books
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