@AlisonMShay

Publicity Manager @UWiscPress, working remotely from NC. Rescue dog mom & volunteer. Nature junkie. Book nerd. She/her. Opinions are my own.

 Chapel Hill, NC
Joined October 2014
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Scenes from a foggy hike in beautiful WNC last week ⛰️🐾
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Our fall catalog is available! Featuring new books from @JefferiesSam4, @suzette_mullen, @bpladek, @michaeldhyne, @kmhedeen, @oliviamlott, @khazanov, and more . . . plus new paperbacks from @PatriciaSkalka, @mroyUPN, and more! To browse the full catalog: tinyurl.com/3j9vr96a
A light brown background with black text (all caps) at the top, reading "FALL/WINTER 2023-2024." The rest of the image shows the front cover of the UW Press fall 2023 catalog, which features a beautiful piece of nature artwork, in browns, purples, and light green, showing three trees

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“A winning combination of history, magic, and science”—thank you, @KirkusReviews, for this fabulous review of @bpladek's debut novel, Dry Land! Full review: tinyurl.com/579u4ujy Coming to bookstores September 26, 2023--and available for preorder now!
On the left, a picture of the cover of Dry Land, featuring a plant where the green top part can be seen above the ground and below ground you can see the roots, with a black backdrop and the title and author's name. On the right side of the graphic, a quote from the Kirkus review: "A winning combination of history, magic, and science that reiterates the importance of environmental preservation." And additional text reads: Coming September 26, 2023! Preorder now from your favorite local indie bookstore (https://tinyurl.com/nhcvy95a) or from UW Press (https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6180.htm)

ALT On the left, a picture of the cover of Dry Land, featuring a plant where the green top part can be seen above the ground and below ground you can see the roots, with a black backdrop and the title and author's name. On the right side of the graphic, a quote from the Kirkus review: "A winning combination of history, magic, and science that reiterates the importance of environmental preservation." And additional text reads: Coming September 26, 2023! Preorder now from your favorite local indie bookstore (https://tinyurl.com/nhcvy95a) or from UW Press (https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6180.htm)

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Vacation day in Door County—a perfect ending to my much-too-brief WI road trip!
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Perfect weather for an evening stroll to end the first day of my visit to Madison!
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Nothing makes this girl happier than a long walk on a sunny weekend morning ☀️
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A beautiful sight: the first ⁦@UWiscPress⁩ galleys of Fall 2023! ⁦@bpladek⁩’s debut novel will be out this September 🎉
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If you’re at #AWP23 in Seattle, stop by booth #1222 to visit with my colleagues and check out lots of wonderful books! Lots of book signings on the schedule, too!
U of Wisconsin Press@UWiscPress9 Mar 2023
We're excited to be at #AWP23! If you're in Seattle, please drop by booth #1222 to say hi to @dlbookman and Julia Knecht and check out some of our new books! If you're not in Seattle, you can still check out the virtual exhibit w/ discount code AWP23UWISC: tinyurl.com/yeyndhdk
A background that looks like faded lights. At the top, black text reads "University of Wisconsin Press at #AWP23. Booth #1222 or online w/ discount code AWP23UWISC." Below, thumbnail images of a bunch of our new books

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Congratulations to Wisconsin Poetry Prize winners Tacey Atsitty, @michaeldhyne, and @NickJLantz, and finalists @LFCoutley, @el_saulhdez, and Daniel Khalastchi! We can’t wait for these wonderful collections! Read more: tinyurl.com/mr3m54zb
White text at the top reads "Wisconsin Poetry Prizes." Then there's a line of three pictures of poets, then a red line that reads "Congratulations to the winners and finalists!" then a line of three more pictures. Then white and red text that reads "Coming fall 2023 and spring 2024: new additions to the Wisconsin Poetry Series!"

ALT White text at the top reads "Wisconsin Poetry Prizes." Then there's a line of three pictures of poets, then a red line that reads "Congratulations to the winners and finalists!" then a line of three more pictures. Then white and red text that reads "Coming fall 2023 and spring 2024: new additions to the Wisconsin Poetry Series!"

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🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to Alison Townsend, author of THE GREEN HOUR, and all the amazing finalists!
PEN America@PENamerica15 Feb 2023
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Congratulations to the finalists for the 2023 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay: Jhumpa Lahiri, Peter Orner (@Peter_Orner), David Sedaris, Judith Thurman and Alison Townsend. #PENLitAwards
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We're delighted to see Rebecca Webster's IN DEFENSE OF SOVEREIGNTY (Feb. 14) on this list--in great company! Many thanks to @karlajstrand and @MsMagazine!
Karla J. Strand, DPhil, MLIS@karlajstrand3 Feb 2023
Just when you thought your TBR couldn't get any bigger... February's Reads for the Rest of Us is here @msmagazine! msmagazine.com/2023/02/02/fe…

February 2023 Reads for the Rest of Us

A list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups: women, LGTBQ, Black and Brown feminist writers.

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We are absolutely delighted to see Alison Townsend's THE GREEN HOUR included on @PENamerica's 2023 longlist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay! Full list: tinyurl.com/yuyemkv2

Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists

PEN America is honored to announce the longlists for the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards, awarding over $350,000 to writers and translators.

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PEN America@PENamerica20 Jan 2023
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We're honored to announce the longlist for the 2023 PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD FOR THE ART OF THE ESSAY, which recognizes a writer whose collection of essays expands on their corpus of work & preserves the art form of the essay: pen.org/literary-awards/2023…
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These two ❤️ ⁦@UWiscPress⁩ publicity-dogs checking in and wishing everyone a good afternoon. ⁦@DAupresses⁩
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Year-end fun from @ElectricLit! Love seeing the cover of @earthandstars Girl’s Guide to Leaving on here—art by Ale de la Torre and design by @jackshoegazer!
Electric Literature@ElectricLit20 Dec 2022
It’s time to help us decide the best book cover of 2022! Today is round one, and we have 16 book cover battles. Cast your vote in the polls below! 👇
Book cover battle bracket of 32 book covers

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Mark your calendars! Many thanks to @Malaprops for hosting: tinyurl.com/2p8ysmkn
Jameka Williams@meka_will_write19 Dec 2022
I’m reading with two of my literary heroes 🥹 you do not want to miss this!
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Our spring/summer 2023 catalog is now available! Featuring books by @OthmannRonya (translated by Gary Schmidt), @StephenSchotte2, @BySarahLayden, @joshuaburton23, @racettecampbell, @BernathJulie, and many more . . . plus an audiobook from @PatriciaSkalka!
A light brown background with white text that reads "SPRING/SUMMER 2023" and a photo of the cover of the University of Wisconsin Press spring/summer 2023 catalog, which is available at: https://tinyurl.com/566epjjk. The catalog cover is a closeup from Celeste Lipke's forthcoming book cover for Radium Girl, featuring a close-up of a rabbit's eye

ALT A light brown background with white text that reads "SPRING/SUMMER 2023" and a photo of the cover of the University of Wisconsin Press spring/summer 2023 catalog, which is available at: https://tinyurl.com/566epjjk. The catalog cover is a closeup from Celeste Lipke's forthcoming book cover for Radium Girl, featuring a close-up of a rabbit's eye

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Delighted to see Mary Alice Hostetter's PLAIN (out today!) included in @LambdaLiterary's Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Books publishing in December! tinyurl.com/y8c3s6xs
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Read local! Wisconsin authors published terrific books in 2022. I featured some in ⁦@isthmus. @maggieginsberg @iamrrcampbell @MaryWimmer4 @temne @jerryapps @LindsayC608 @PatriciaSkalka @Boldtdog @AlexBledsoe @anna_lardinois @rconniff @rikam99 bit.ly/3izy340

2022: The year in Wisconsin books

Thrillers, biography, comic novels, short stories, we’ve got it all!

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We're excited to host the #AUPresses2022 Traveling Book, Jacket, & Journal Show through the end of January!
A view of the full AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal show on the first floor of Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin. there are several cases with books on display, and a banner

ALT A view of the full AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal show on the first floor of Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin. there are several cases with books on display, and a banner

A view of a couple of the cases of books on display in the Book, Jacket, and Journal show

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A close-up of a few of the books on display in the Book, Jacket, and Journal Show

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A display with a couple of posters about the show and several books on display

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Delighted to see Mary Alice Hostetter's PLAIN: A MEMOIR OF MENNONITE GIRLHOOD included in December's Reads for the Rest of Us @MsMagazine, in such good company. Thanks, @karlajstrand! tinyurl.com/43azfx34
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