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The '''University of Washington Press''' is an American academic [[publishing house]]. The organization is a division of the [[University of Washington]], based in [[Seattle]]. Although the division functions autonomously, they have worked to assist the university's efforts in support of the [[Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture]], the [[University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies|Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies]], and the Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education. Since 1915, they have published the works of first-time writers, including students, poets, and artists, along with authors known throughout the world for their work in the humanities, arts, and sciences.

The organization's daily operations are conducted out independently of the university, but the imprint is controlled by a committee of faculty members that the university president has selected. Each manuscript must go through a collaborative approval process overseen by the editors and the University Press Committee before being chosen for publication under the University of Washington Press imprint. Once a selection has been approved for publication, the organization begins the production process, which includes typesetting and copy editing, along with cover design and promotions. Rather than printing in-house, all composition, printing, and binding services are contracted through external facilities.

Approximately a third of the manuscripts published originate from within the university. The publishing house receives over 1,000 manuscripts and book proposals each year from throughout the world, with about seven percent approved for publication. Published titles include nonfiction works of history and culture, focusing on a variety of academic fields including [[Asian studies]], [[Asian American studies]], [[Middle Eastern studies]], [[Western history]], [[natural history]], [[environmental studies]], [[anthropology]], biography, and fine art. {{As of|2013}}, over 4,400 books have been published, with over 1,400 remaining in print. Approximately 70 books are released on an annual basis. Among the books published by the press are works by [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureates, including [[Tsung-Dao Lee]].

== Background ==
The University of Washington Press was established in 1915, as a division of the [[University of Washington]]. The publishing house is a nonprofit corporation whose primary function focuses on advancing cultural understanding through the research, development, and publication of academic work, considered to be of historical value. The first book published was ''Governors of Washington, Territorial and State'', written by [[Edmond Meany]]. The first book published under the University of Washington Press imprint was a 1920 edition of ''The Poems of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey'' edited by Frederick M. Padelford.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/about/history.html |title=University of Washington Press - About the Press - History |publisher=Washington.edu |access-date=2013-09-25}}</ref>

The organization is the largest Pacific Northwest-based scholarly publisher. Their initial focus and geographical scope encompassed [[Northern California]] to the northernmost point of the state of Alaska and from the [[Continental Divide]] to the Pacific Ocean. In the 1960s, they began publishing works on Asian culture and history. In 1969, they established the Asian Law Series, which served to assist the Asian Law Center at the university. In the early 2000s, they increased their expansion efforts beyond the Pacific Northwest to include the [[Pacific Rim]] and Asia and embarked on publishing historical and cultural series through formal affiliations with facilities and departments of the University of Washington, as well as editors from prominent educational institutions from around the world. {{As of|2013}}, over 20 volumes have been published, including the 2005 translation of ''Da Ming lü'' (translated: ''The Great Ming Code''); 2007's ''Writing and Law in Late Imperial China: Crime, Conflict, and Judgment''; and ''Law in Japan: A Turning Point'', published in 2008.<ref name=muse>{{cite journal |last1=Soden |first1=Pat |year=2008 |title=University Presses 2008: A Snapshot in Time |journal=Journal of Scholarly Publishing |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=29–31 |publisher=American Library Association |doi=10.1353/scp.0.0027 |url=http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/scp/summary/v040/40.1.bartlett_sub04.html |access-date=September 25, 2013}}</ref>

The ''Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies'' series was established in 1988. {{As of|2013}}, eight [[monograph]]s have been published, including ''Marginality and Subversion in Korea: The Hong Kyangmae Rebellion of 1812'', written by Sun Joo Kim. In 1994, they published the ''Studies on Ethnic Groups in China'' series, which focused on the examination of individual ethnicities, as well as relationships between various peoples in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. {{As of|2013}}, over ten volumes have been published in this series, including [[Thomas Heberer]]'s ''Doing Business in China: Liangshan's New Ethnic Entrepreneurs'', published in 2007.<ref name=muse/>

In 1999, the University of Washington Press published ''Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra: The British Library Kharosthī Fragments'', written by Richard Salomon, who teaches Asian languages and literature at the university. {{As of|2013}}, he continues to oversee the ''Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project'', which encompasses research and analysis of ancient [[Birch bark manuscript|birch bark scrolls]], which were discovered in the [[Gandhara|Gandhāra region]] of western [[Pakistan]]. Preserved in clay jars and buried in ancient monasteries, analysis is being done to determine if the scrolls are the oldest surviving [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] texts ever discovered. Known as [[Wiigwaasabak]], the scrolls have been attributed to the [[Dharmaguptaka]] sect. Since the initial publication, the press has released five volumes in the ''[[Gandhāran Buddhist texts]]'' series.<ref name=muse/>

The ''Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies'' series was established in 2004. The series is edited by members of the university's history and anthropology faculty. Works are published which focus on [[historiography]]; [[critical ethnography]]; colonialism, nationalism, and ethnicity; gender equality and sexuality; science and technology; political science and sociology; and the arts encompassing literature, drama, and film. {{As of|2013}}, the press has publishes six volumes, including ''Love, Passion, and Patriotism: Sexuality and the Philippine Propaganda Movement'', written in 2008, by Raquel A.G. Reyes.<ref name=muse/>

== Partnerships ==
The organization has professional publishing partnerships with museums and university presses throughout the world, including Canada, China, and Australia. They also work collaboratively with publishing houses in the People's Republic of China and Russia. These partnerships allow them to distribute publications on a global scale, with several works having been translated into over ten languages. The organization fosters relationships with other university publishers, through their membership with the [[Association of University Presses]], which they joined in 1947. Along with the Association, they have hosted publishing conferences and participated in regional and national programs on an annual basis. Since the division was established, they have continued to cultivate and develop relationships with regional, national, and global partners, which include the following organizations.
* [[Canadian Museum of Civilization]]
* [[Fowler Museum at UCLA]]
* [[International Sculpture Center]]
* [[Museum for African Art]]
* [[National Gallery of Australia]]
* [[University of British Columbia Press]]
* [[UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center#Press|UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press]]

== Honors and awards ==
;2012
* [[National Outdoor Book Award]], winner (Design and Artist Merit Category) – ''Beneath Cold Seas: The Underwater Wilderness of the Pacific Northwest'' by [[David J. Hall (photographer)|David J. Hall]]
* Association of American University Presses Jacket and Cover Design Award, winner (Tom Eykemans, designer) – ''Darwin's Pharmacy: Sex, Plants, and the Evolution of the Noosphere'' by Richard Doyle
* [[American Book Awards|American Book Award]], winner – ''Qayluyaarmiuni Nunamtenek Qanemciput/Our Nelson Island Stories: Meanings of Place on the Bering Sea Coast'', Alice Rearden (translator); [[Ann Fienup-Riordan]] (editor)
* [[American Society for Environmental History]] George Perkins Marsh Prize, winner – ''Quagmire: Nation-Building and Nature in the Mekong Delta'' by David Biggs
* Association of American University Presses Jacket and Cover Design Award, winner (Tom Eykemans, designer) – ''Red Autobiographies: Initiating the Bolshevik Self'' by Igal Halfin
* Association of American University Presses Reference Design Award, winner (Ashley Saleeba, designer) – ''Seattle Geographies'', edited by Michael Brown and Richard Morrill
* Robert G. Athearn Book Award, winner – ''Shadow Tribe: The Making of Columbia River Indian Identity'' by Andy Fisher
* Association of American University Presses Poetry and Literature Design Award, winner (Ashley Saleeba, designer) – ''Underdog: Poems'' by Katrina Roberts
* [[Herskovits Prize]], winner – ''Vigilant Things: On Thieves, Yoruba Anti-Aesthetics, and the Strange Fates of Ordinary Objects in Nigeria'' by David Doris
* [[John Lyman Book Award]], winner – ''Voyages: To the New World and Beyond'' by Gordon Miller

;2013
* Pacific Northwest Historians Guild Organizational Award, winner – University of Washington Press

== Notable authors ==
* [[Kathleen Flenniken]]
* [[Thomas Heberer]]
* [[Tsung-Dao Lee]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Literature|Washington}}
* [[List of English-language book publishing companies]]
* [[List of university presses]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:University of Washington]]
[[Category:University presses of the United States|Washington]]
[[Category:Book publishing companies based in Seattle]]
[[Category:1915 establishments in Washington (state)]]

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