About the Press

THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS was founded in 1963 to advance the intellectual interests not only of the University of Virginia, but of institutions of higher learning throughout the state. A member of the Association of American University Presses, UVaP currently publishes fifty to sixty new titles annually. New titles are approved by the Board of Directors after a rigorous process of peer review. The UVaP editorial program focuses primarily on the humanities and social sciences with special concentrations in American history, African American studies, southern studies, literature, ecocriticism, and regional books. While it continuously pursues new titles, UVaP also maintains a backlist of over 1,000 titles in print.

Active series include the Papers of George Washington; the Papers of James Madison; the Victorian Literature and Culture Series; CARAF Books (translations of Francophone literature); New World Studies; Cultural Frames, Framing Culture; the Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies; Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism; The American South Series; A Nation Divided: New Studies in the Civil War; Constitutionalism and Democracy; Race, Ethnicity, and Politics; Reconsiderations in Southern African History; Studies in Early Modern German History; Studies in Religion and Culture; Southern Texts Society; and the Virginia Bookshelf series of regional reprints. 

Current and prospective authors, please see our Information for Authors page.

A listing of open faculty and classified positions at the Press is available here.

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Board of Directors

Chair

Melvin P. Ely
Newton Family Professor of History and Black Studies,
College of William and Mary

Members

Anna Brickhouse
Professor, Department of English, University of Virginia

Phoebe Crisman
Asociate Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Virginia

Barry J. Cushman
Professor, School of Law, University of Virginia

Susan V. Donaldson
National Endowment for the Humanities Professor, Department of English, College of William and Mary

Gabrielle M. Lanier
Associate Professor of History, James Madison University

David M. O'Brien
Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor, Department of Politics, University of Virginia

Mr. Herman (Hank) Shugart
W. W. Corcoran Professor of Environemntal Sciences and Director, Center for Regional Environmental Studies, University of Virginia

Rosemarie Zagarri
Professor, History Department, George Mason University

Ex Officio

J. Milton Adams
Vice Provost for Academic Programs, University of Virginia

Jonathan D. Bowen
Assistant to the President and Writer, University of Virginia

Penelope J. Kaiserlian
Executive Secretary
Director of University of Virginia Press

Press Staff

Penelope J. Kaiserlian
Director
(434) 924-3361, pkaiserlian@virginia.edu

Angie Hogan
Assistant to the Director
Rights and Permissions Manager
(434) 924-3361, arh2h@virginia.edu

Mary E. MacNeil
Database Manager
mmm5w@virginia.edu

Acquisitions

Cathie Brettschneider
Humanities Editor
(434) 982-3033, cib8b@virginia.edu

Richard K. Holway
History and Social Sciences Editor
(434) 924-7301, rkh2a@virginia.edu

Boyd Zenner
Architecture and Environmental Editor
(434) 924-1373, bz2v@virginia.edu

Raennah Mitchell
Acquisitions Assistant
(434) 924-4725, rm3xa@virginia.edu

Manuscript Editorial

Ellen Satrom
Managing Editor
(434) 924-6065, egs6s@virginia.edu

Mark Mones
Project Editor
(434) 924-6066, emm4t@virginia.edu

Ruth Steinberg
Project Editor
(434) 924-6067, rs9er@virginia.edu

Mark H. Saunders
Director of Marketing
(434) 924-6064, mhs5u@virginia.edu

Nancy Mills
Marketing Manager
(434) 924-6070, njm8j@virginia.edu

Jason Coleman
Electronic Marketing & Exhibits Manager
(434) 924-1450, jgc3h@virginia.edu

Loren Biggs
Publicist
(434) 982-2932, lrb6c@virginia.edu

Martha Farlow
Design & Production Manager
(434) 924-3585, mfarlow@virginia.edu

Chris Harrison
Assistant Design & Production Manager
(434) 924-6069, charrison@virginia.edu

Brooke Kelley
Design/Production Assistant
(434) 982-2704, bwk4u@virginia.edu

Duncan Pickett
Chief Accountant
(434) 924-6068, fdp7e@virginia.edu

Brenda W. Fitzgerald
Customer Service Manager
(434) 924-3469, bwf@virginia.edu

Leslie Fitzgerald
Business Assistant
(434) 924-3468, lbs6h@virginia.edu

Johnny R. Tyler
Warehouse Manager
(434) 924-6305, jrt3u@virginia.edu

Mike Piner
Warehouse Assistant
(434) 924-3712, mjp4d@virginia.edu

Mark H. Saunders
Electronic Imprint Manager
(434) 924-6064, mhs5u@virginia.edu

Oludotun Akinola
Systems Engineer/Programmer
(434) 924-4423, oa2m@virginia.edu

John Carlson
Project Editor
(434) 962-6153, jic7r@virginia.edu

Jason Coleman
Electronic Marketing & Exhibits Manager
(434) 924-1450, jgc3h@virginia.edu

Tim Finney
Programmmer/Analyst
(434) 243-8982, tfinney@virginia.edu

Mary Ann Lugo
Project Editor
(434) 982-2310, ml2z@virginia.edu

David Sewell
Editorial and Technical Manager
(434) 924-9973, dsewell@virginia.edu

Shannon Shiflett
Programmer/Analyst
(434) 924-4495, shiflett@virginia.edu

UVaP Internship Program

The University of Virginia Press seeks volunteer interns on an ongoing basis. These unpaid internships are a wonderful chance to gain valuable job experience and an understanding of the field of scholarly publishing. Past interns have gone on to successful careers in both scholarly and trade publishing. Opportunities are available in Acquisitions, Marketing, Manuscript Editorial, Rights and Permissions, and the Business Office. Duties vary by department.

We ask for a time commitment of ten hours a week and prefer that interns stay at the Press for two semesters, though shorter internships are possible. Graduate and undergraduate students from all areas of the humanities and social sciences are encouraged to apply.

If you would like to find out more about our internship program please contact Loren Biggs at lrb6c@virginia.edu.

Postal and Shipping Addresses

U. S. Postal Address

University of Virginia Press
P.O. Box 400318
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4318

University of Virginia Press
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Charlottesville, VA 22903

University Press Warehouse
500 Edgemont Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903