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University of North Georgia Press
Academic, Fiction, History
Published Updated Reviewed every month · next review November 2026
About UNG Press
UNG Press is open to unagented authors by email for scholarly work, creative nonfiction and textbooks. You send one email to ungpress@ung.edu with every requested document attached. It accepts New South literary fiction only from June through August each year.
UNG Press is the University of North Georgia Press, based in Dahlonega, Georgia. It publishes research in New South literature studies, Appalachian studies, Native American studies with a Cherokee emphasis, pedagogy, military and leadership studies, security studies, technical media and wellness. It also publishes creative nonfiction with the AUSA book program, New South literary fiction and peer-reviewed textbooks and OER on subjects taught at UNG.
Submissions are open by email, and no fees are mentioned. Check the Book Proposal Checklist, then send one email to ungpress@ung.edu with all documents attached as Word or PDF. Scholars send a prospectus, outline, sample chapter and CV. Fiction writers send a query, synopsis, sample chapter and bio, and only from June to August. As a teaching press, it may use submissions in UNG publishing courses unless you opt out.
What UNG Press is looking for
- Research in New South literature, Appalachian studies (agriculture emphasis) and Native American studies (Cherokee emphasis)
- Innovative pedagogy, military and leadership studies, security studies, technical media innovation and wellness
- Creative nonfiction in partnership with the AUSA book program
- New South literary fiction, accepted only June through August
- Peer-reviewed textbooks and OER on subjects taught at UNG
Publishes
- Academic
- Fiction
- History
- Literary fiction
- Nonfiction
Specialties
- Literary fiction
- Textbook
- University press list
How to submit to UNG Press
From its own guidelines- Check the Book Proposal Checklist (PDF) on the UNG Press site.
- Gather every requested document as Word or PDF files.
- Disclose any AI use and say in your query if you opt out of course use.
- Send one email with all attachments to ungpress@ung.edu, not to individual staff.
Is UNG Press right for your book?
A good fit if
This press suits scholars, textbook authors and creative nonfiction writers in its research areas, plus New South fiction writers who can submit in summer.
Look elsewhere if
Look elsewhere for original poetry, religious inspiration, children's books, YA fiction, art or photography books, family biographies, genealogies, autobiographies, articles or unrevised dissertations.
Questions about UNG Press
Does UNG Press accept unsolicited manuscripts?
Yes. UNG Press accepts proposals from unagented authors by email for scholarly work, creative nonfiction and textbooks. It takes New South literary fiction only from June through August each year. It does not publish original poetry, children's books, YA fiction, autobiographies or unrevised dissertations, and it does not read incomplete submissions or ones sent to individual staff.
How do I submit to UNG Press?
Check the Book Proposal Checklist, then send one email to ungpress@ung.edu with all documents attached as Word or PDF. Scholars send a 2 to 3 page prospectus, an outlined table of contents, a sample chapter or first 25 pages and a CV. Fiction and creative nonfiction writers send a query, synopsis, sample chapter, short bio and resume.
Where is UNG Press based?
UNG Press is based in Dahlonega, Georgia, at the University of North Georgia. It works as a teaching press, so it may use your submission in UNG publishing courses unless you opt out in your initial query. It also asks you to disclose any AI use. No submission fees are mentioned in its guidelines.
Listing history
- Checked on the publisher's own site
