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Our Mission

As the largest publisher and only university press in the state, the University of South Carolina Press furthers the central missions of the University as a whole: As part of the University's research mission, the Press advances knowledge through the publication and dissemination of the research conducted at this and other universities. As part of the University's teaching mission, the Press provides an outlet for research—good research leads to good teaching—and furnishes scholarly material to both teachers and students. As part of the University's outreach mission, the Press enriches the state's natural and cultural heritage and understanding through its extensive regional publishing program. Established in 1944, USC Press is one of the oldest publishing houses in the South and among the most respected in the Southeast. With more than 1,500 published books to its credit, 800 in print, and 50 new books published each year, the Press is essential in enhancing the scholarly reputation and worldwide visibility of the University of South Carolina.
Business Office:
University of
South Carolina Press
718 Devine Street
Columbia, SC 29208

All Other Departments:
University of
South Carolina Press
1600 Hampton Street
5th Floor
Columbia, SC 29208

800-768-2500 · 803-777-5243 · Fax 800-868-0740

USC Press Staff
Director's Office

Director
Curtis Clark
(803) 777-5245
cclark@gwm.sc.edu
Assistant to the Director
Karen Riddle
(803) 777-5245
riddlek@gwm.sc.edu

Business Office

Business Manager
Dianne Smith
(803) 777-1773
dianne@gwm.sc.edu
Assistant Business Manager
Vicki Sewell
(803) 777-7754
sewellv@gwm.sc.edu
Customer Service Representative
Libby Mack
(803) 777-1108
lmack@gwm.sc.edu
Warehouse Assistant
Eddie Hill
(803) 777-0184
jehill@gwm.sc.edu

Acquisitions

Assistant Director for Operations
Linda Haines Fogle
(803) 777-4848
lfogle@gwm.sc.edu
Acquisitions Editor
Alexander Moore
(803) 777-8070
alexm@gwm.sc.edu
Acquisitions Editor
Jim Denton
(803) 777-4859
dentoja@gwm.sc.edu

Editorial

Managing Editor
Bill Adams
(803) 777-5075
adamswb@gwm.sc.edu
Project Editor
Karen Rood
(803) 777-5877
roodk@gwm.sc.edu
Editorial Assistant
Karen Beidel
(803) 777-9055
kcbeidel@gwm.sc.edu

Design & Production

Design & Production Manager
Pat Callahan
(803) 777-2449
mpcallah@gwm.sc.edu
Book Designer
Brandi Lariscy Avant
(803) 777-9056
lariscyb@gwm.sc.edu
Design & Production Assistant
Ashley Mathias
(803) 777-2238
samathi@gwm.sc.edu

Marketing

Assistant Director for Sales & Marketing
Jonathan Haupt
(803) 777-2021
jhaupt@gwm.sc.edu
Sales Assistant
Carol Dibble
(803) 777-5029
cdibble@gwm.sc.edu
Advertising & Design Manager
Lynne Parker
(803) 777-5231
parkerll@gwm.sc.edu

Submission Guidelines

The University of South Carolina Press publishes works of original scholarship in the fields of history (American, African American, Southern, Civil War, Culinary, Maritime, and Women's), Regional Studies, Literature, Religious Studies, Rhetoric, and Social Work.

Projects submitted for consideration by the University of South Carolina Press should include the following:

  1. A cover letter that briefly describes the work (scope, purpose, and length), explains how it differs from competing works, and assesses its likely readership.
  2. If the work is a completed manuscript, a table of contents and representative chapter (not the entire manuscript); otherwise, a detailed prospectus.
  3. A current curriculum vitae.
  4. Before final approval for contract all projects will undergo rigorous, anonymous peer review and endorsement by the University of South Carolina Press Committee, made up of USC faculty members.

Submissions should be sent to:

    University of South Carolina Press
    1600 Hampton Street
    5th Floor
    Columbia, SC 29208
to the attention of the appropriate editor:

Trade Titles:
Linda Haines Fogle, Assistant Director for Operations

Literature, Religious Studies, Rhetoric, Social Work:
Jim Denton, Acquisitions Editor

History, Regional Studies:
Alexander Moore, Acquisitions Editor

General inquiries should be sent to:
Linda Haines Fogle, Assistant Director for Operations

This page updated June 12, 2008 by parkerll@sc.edu
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