Oregon State University Press, the only university press in the state, has
Been publishing books about life and the environment of the Pacific
Northwest since 1961. Generous Press supporters like John and Shirley
Byrne help to guarantee that we will be publishing for distinguished titles for
the next 50 years.
The first children’s book to be published by OSU Press
, Ellie's Log: Exploring
the Forest Where the Great Tree Fell
continues to earn accolades. Written by
Judith Li, OSU Associate Professor of Fisheries, and illustrated by M. L. (Peg)
Herring, head of OSU Extension Communications. In February 2014, the
book was short-listed for the Green Earth Book Award.
Ellie’s Log
was also
among the 2014 finalists for the Children’s Hands-On Science Book Award
sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and
Subaru.
Greg Nokes, author of
Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territ
ory,
was among the finalists for the Frances Fuller Victor Award for General
Nonfiction,
as part of the 2014 Oregon Book Awards.
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