Mercer University Press

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Mercer University Press

Parent company	Mercer University
Founded	1979
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Macon, Georgia
Publication types	Books
Official website	www.mupress.org

Mercer University Press, established in 1979, is a publisher that is part of Mercer University. Mercer University Press has published more than 1,600 books, releasing 35-40 titles annually with a 5-person staff.

Mercer is the only Baptist-related institution with an active continuous full-time publishing program over the past thirty years.

In 2019, Gov. Brian Kemp recognized Mercer University Press as a recipient of the eighth annual Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities.^[1]

Mercer University Press is a member of the Association of University Presses and The Green Press Initiative.^[2]

Mercer University Press awards the Ferrol Sams Award for Fiction annually. It is "given to the best manuscript that speaks to the human condition in a Southern context. This category includes both novels and short stories.^[3]