University of Queensland Press

The University of Queensland Press (UQP) is an Australian publisher founded in 1948. UQP is famous for launching the careers of many celebrated Australian writers, such as David Malouf, Peter Carey, Kate Grenville, Doris Pilkington and Nick Earls.

History

UQP began as a publisher of scholarly works in 1948, and it was only in the mid 1960s that it made its transition into trade publishing through its Paperback Poets series. The Paperback Poets series came into being because Australian novelist and poet David Malouf approached publisher Frank Thompson and suggested that poetry ought to be made available widely and cheaply. Thompson agreed, and UQP's poetry list began with Malouf's first book, Bicycle and Other Poems, alongside volumes by Michael Dransfield and Rodney Hall. Since then, UQP has become Australia's leading poetry publisher, maintaining a poetry list that includes John Tranter, David Malouf, Thomas Shapcott, and many others.

UQP has also since branched into publishing books for general readers in the areas of fiction, non-fiction, Indigenous writing and youth literature.

In 2010, UQP announced that it will release selected out-of-print titles in digital formats, in addition to the digital and print publishing of new books.

Books and Authors

The UQP publication list includes novels, short stories, memoirs, essays, and poetry by writers such as Les Murray, Peter Carey, David Malouf, Katherine Susannah Prichard, Kenneth Slessor, Thea Astley, Jay Verney, Janette Turner Hospital, Kate Grenville, Beverly Farmer, Lily Brett, Frank Brennan, Ian Lowe, Bernhard Schlink, Olga Masters and Elizabeth Jolley.

External links

• Official website