Posted Thursday 3 December 2009
Dr David Rogers, Head of the University's School of Humanities and KUP Ltd director, initially came up with the idea for a publishing arm five years ago. "It's been a long road but we were utterly convinced that by setting up a press we could disseminate what's going on in the academic world to the general public and therefore contribute to wider debates," he said. "One of our first books, for example, is on sustainability, which is highly topical given the United Nations' Climate Conference in Copenhagen next week."
The official launch of KUP Ltd, at a central London bookshop this week, was attended by a wide range of published and prospective authors and academics. "It's important to stress that we are not a vanity publisher," Dr Rogers said. "Submissions will be judged solely on the quality of the writing, and we will treat every incoming manuscript with the seriousness it deserves. We will nurture authors at every stage of the publishing process with strong editorial support, which is something that too few publishers now do."
Highlights from the Autumn list, announced at the launch, include the memoir The Sound of Turquoise by Gill Gregory; popular philosophy with Finding Our Sea-Legs: Ethics, Experience and the Ocean of Stories by Will Buckingham and Sustainability in Practice From Local to Global: Making a Difference, Editors: Nicola Corrigan, Sarah Sayce, Ros Taylor.
KUP Ltd hopes to provide work placements to students on a wide range of courses throughout the University, from creative writing to business and design.
Further information on the books, and for prospective authors, is available by visiting the KUP Ltd website.
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