1 2 3 4 HOME BROWSE BOOKS RESOURCES ABOUT BLOG VIRTUAL EXHIBITS About The Backwaters Press Founded in 1997, the Backwaters Press has published award-winning books by some of America’s finest writers. The University of Nebraska Press acquired the Backwaters Press in 2018, with its impressive backlist in poetry and prose that contributes to the cultural landscape of our state and region. As a general interest imprint of UNP, the Backwaters Press continues to plant it roots firmly in the Great Plains, delighting readers with literature of enduring value and consequence. Nebraska is proud to announce that titles under the Backwaters Press imprint will be available as ebooks as well. The Backwaters Prize in Poetry, an international poetry book competition, was initiated in 1998 and continues under the auspices of UNP. Contest winners are chosen by distinguished American poets; past judges include Hayden Carruth (winner of the National Book Award and the National Book Circle Critics Award), Philip Levine (National Book Award winner and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize), and Ted Kooser (Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner). Visit the Backwaters Prize in Poetry page for more information and a link to make an electronic submission. Join our mailing list to receive updates about the prize competition and the Backwaters Press. Support the Backwaters Press by joining Friends of UNP. Subjects Creative Works Poetry Featured Books Previous Long Rules Nathaniel Perry Everybody's Jonesin' for Something Indigo Moor Unholy Heart Grace Bauer Foxlogic, Fireweed Jennifer K. Sweeney Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 From the UNP Blog Excerpt: Country of the Cursed and Driven Paul Barba is an assistant professor of history at Bucknell University. His book, Country of the Cursed and Driven (Nebraska, 2021), is new this month. Part I Slave Raiders and Their Cycles of Violence, 1500s–1760s On May 12, 1745, a party of Spanish colonists marched into the church of San Fernando de Béx [...] November Staff Reading List UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. “I am finally reading The Breaking of Northwall by Paul O. Williams. It’s the first book [...] Our Imprints Nebraska Bison Books The Jewish Publication Society Potomac Books The Backwaters Press About Us Contact Us Our Mission UNP Journals Support UNP Our Distributed Publishers Other UNP Websites Privacy Policy Career Opportunities Rights & Permissions Code of Conduct Land Acknowledgment Browse New Books Titles A-Z Browse All Series Advanced Search Resources For Booksellers For Educators For Media For Authors Virtual Tours Request/Download a Catalog Blog Browse Our Newsletters Join our list Search the site Shopping Cart Member of the Association of University Presses The University of Nebraska Press is part of a land-grant institution with campuses and programs on the past, present, and future homelands of the Pawnee, Ponca, Otoe-Missouria, Omaha, Dakota, Lakota, Kaw, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Peoples, as well as those of the relocated Ho-Chunk, Sac and Fox, and Iowa Peoples. U.S. Orders and Customer Service: 800-848-6224 | U.S. Fax Orders and Customer Service: 800-272-6817 Foreign Orders and Customer Service: 919-966-7449 | Foreign Fax Orders and Customer Service 919-962-2704 Customer Service E-mail: customerservice@longleafservices.org | Book Orders E-mail: orders@longleafservices.org | Journals Customer Service E-mail: journals@unl.edu © 2021 University of Nebraska Press | 1225 L Street, Suite 200 | Lincoln, NE 68588-0630 Created and Powered by Supadu