Mercer University Press Explained

Parent:	Mercer University
Founded:	1979
Country:	United States
Headquarters:	Macon, Georgia
Publications:	Books

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.^[1]

Mercer University Press is a member of the Association of University Presses and The Green Press Initiative.^[2]

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.^[3]

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^[4]

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

See also

• List of English-language book publishing companies
• List of university presses

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gov. Kemp Applauds Contributors in Arts and Humanities .
2. 'Mercer University Press'
3. Web site: Ferrol Sams made mark as physician, bestselling author | Mercer Legends. Andrea. Honaker. April 28, 2022.
4. Web site: EOS. EOS.