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Miller Williams Poetry Series
The University of Arkansas Press annually selects books for the Miller Williams Poetry Series, awarding the $5,000 Miller Williams Poetry Prize each summer. For nearly 25 years, this series has been the cornerstone of the press’s commitment to outstanding new poetry, honoring its cofounder and longtime director, Miller Williams.
Forthcoming
Eat Like the Hogs Available for Pre-Order
Eat Like the Hogs: A Collection of Favorite Recipes from Razorback Greats is available for pre-order. “Eat Like the Hogs," writes Food Network host and former Razorback Eddie Jackson, "is a one-of-a-kind cookbook that brings Razorback pride to the table with nearly...
Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of Writing the Future
The University of Arkansas Press is excited to announce the forthcoming publication of Writing the Future: Perspectives on Nationally Competitive Scholarships, edited by Suzanne McCray, Doug Cutchins, and Cindy Schaarschmidt. Writing the Future: Perspectives on...
Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of Eat Like the Hogs
The University of Arkansas Press is excited to announce the forthcoming publication of Eat Like the Hogs: A Collection of Favorite Recipes from Razorback Greats, edited by Karen Van Horn and Becky Bull. Eat Like the Hogs features nearly 300 favorite recipes from...
Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of Architects of Being
The University of Arkansas Press is excited to announce the forthcoming publication of Architects of Being: The Creative Lives of Louise Nevelson and Esphyr Slobodkina by Catherine Walworth. Architects of Being is a scholarly exhibition catalog that brings together...
Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of A Games Changer
The University of Arkansas Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of A Games Changer: The International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020, and COVID-19 by Stephen R. Wenn and Robert K. Barney. Unprecedented. Unparalleled. While past Olympic festivals in...
News
A Games Changer: The International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020, and COVID-19 is Now Available!
A Games Changer: The International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020, and COVID-19 by Stephen R. Wenn and Robert K. Barney is now available. “Faced with...
Barley Child Reviewed in the Colorado Review
Barley Child: Poems by Greg Rappleye—winner of the 2025 Miller Williams Poetry Prize has been reviewed in the Colorado Review by Robert Dunsdon....
The 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize has been Awarded to Samuel Piccone
The University of Arkansas Press is pleased to announce that the 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize has been awarded to Samuel Piccone by series...
Eat Like the Hogs Available for Pre-Order
Eat Like the Hogs: A Collection of Favorite Recipes from Razorback Greats is available for pre-order. “Eat Like the Hogs," writes Food Network host...
Awards
Reviews
Barley Child Reviewed in the Colorado Review
“[A] richly imagined and lyrically presented record of the Irish American experience from the pen of someone who knows, who can reliably summon up both its reality and its spirit.”
The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford Receives a Starred Publishers Weekly Review
“It’s a page-turner.”
Mob Rule in the Ozarks Reviewed in the Fort Smith Historical Society Journal
“This well written and meticulously researched volume by Kenneth Barnes is … a significant addition to historical scholarship of the nation”
Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks Reviewed in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly
“The crucial work of Lucile Morris Upton and her successors is needed now more than ever if future generations are to better understand our present.”
Publishers Weekly Reviews Parallax
“Readers will find this a moving and impactful collection.”
Kirkus Starred Review for The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford
“The full-throated biography fans have been yearning for.”
Major Jackson reads “Field Guide as Sonnet” by A. D. Lauren-Abunassar
“Today’s poem honors the spirit of courageous women who humbly persist, who do not hold back on love.”
Red Ocher Reviewed in the Colorado Review
“Poli’s collection illustrates how a collapse can lead to an expansion, leading not to an expansion of knowing, but of the true beauty of not knowing.”
Broadcasting the Ozarks Reviewed at Bluegrass Unlimited
“A book that will be of interest to anyone who enjoys reading about the history of music in rural America.”
