Carnegie Mellon University Press
Carnegie Mellon University Press is a publisher that is part of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
The press specializes in literary publishing, in particular, poetry.
It is headquartered within the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Baker Hall and specializes in poetry. Gerald Costanzo is the founder and director of the publishing house. The press was established in 1972, initially under the name Three Rivers Press. Three Rivers published chapbooks and full-length poetry collections as well as Three Rivers Poetry Journal. The journal appeared semi-annually from 1972-1992.
Books under the Carnegie Mellon University Press imprint commenced in 1975 and have included titles by Pulitzer Prize winners Rita Dove, Ted Kooser, Franz Wright, Stephen Dunn, and Peter Balakian.
The Press' particular strength continues to lie in literary publishing with the following series:
- Carnegie Mellon Poetry Series
- Carnegie Mellon Classic Contemporaries Series
- Carnegie Mellon Series in Translation
- Carnegie Mellon Series in Short Fiction
- Poets in Prose Series
