Southeast Missouri State University Press

The Southeast Missouri State University Press is a university press affiliated with Southeast Missouri State University, located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University Press, in association with Southeast Missouri State University, offers a minor in "Small-press Publishing" for students "who wish to acquire the basic skills for independent-press publishing and editing".[1][2]

Southeast Missouri State University Press
Parent companySoutheast Missouri State University
Founded2001
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationCape Girardeau, Missouri
Publication typesBooks
Official websitesemopress.com

Literary prizes

The Southeast Missouri State University Press hosts several literary awards, including the following:

  • Cowles Poetry Book Prize: This prize is awarded to the author of a poem collection. Winning entries are published by the press, with the author receiving a $2,000 prize and 30 complimentary copies of the work.[3][4]
  • Nilsen Literary Prize for a First Novel: This prize is awarded to a first-time novelist. Winning entries are published by the press, with the author receiving a $1,000 prize.[5][6]
  • Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors: This contest celebrates short literary works that evokatively convey the "military service perspectives of ... soldiers and veterans of all conflicts".[7] Winning entries are publishing in an anthology series that is released annually by the press.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. "About the Press". Southeast Missouri State University Press. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. "Small Press Publishing Minor". Southeast Missouri State University Department of English.
  3. "Cowles Poetry Book Prize". Poets & Writers. 48 (2). 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via Gale.
  4. "Vern Cowles Poetry Book Prize". The Writer. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  5. "Endowment Propels University Press to Spearhead Novel Competition". US Federal News Service. 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via ProQuest.
  6. "SEMO Invites First-Time Novelists to Compete". KFVS-TV. Associated Press. 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  7. "Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors". Southeast Missouri State University Press. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  8. "Southeast Missouri State University Press to Release 'Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors' Vol. 4". Capaha Arrow. 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via NewsBank.
  9. Woods, Dan (2012). "Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors". KRCU Public Radio. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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