TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY PRESS
MISSION
Our mission is to be the preeminent academic press in selected fields by publishing high quality books and other works that educate readers and advance knowledge in the most technologically efficient and fiscally responsible way possible, while enhancing the stature and reflecting the mission and growth of Texas A&M.
WHO WE ARE
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Founded in 1974 Headquartered in the John H. Lindsey Building on the Texas A&M campus Publishes 50 to 60 books a year in: o Texas history, art, architecture, and culture o Military, environmental, Western, women’s, and political history o Borderlands, Mexican American, and immigration studies o Natural history, natural resource science, and agriculture o Archaeology, nautical archaeology, and physical anthropology o Sports and music o Health and digital humanities Publishes in collaboration with 7 system campuses and 4 other Texas universities Provides distribution services for 8 Texas-based publishers in the Texas Book Consortium Publishes books simultaneously in print and ebook for Kindle, iBooks, Google Books, ProQuest, and other library and commercial ebook vendors Sells books everywhere through bookstores, direct sales, commissioned international sales representatives, amazon.com, and other online vendors Gives editing and publishing seminars and workshops for faculty and graduate students on campus and off Offers a gift service that includes personalized bookplates and mailings
AWARDS Texas A&M University Press has won more than 500 book awards including major scholarly awards in all fields in which we publish; all major Texas book awards; and nationally prestigious awards from Garden Writers Association, National Outdoor Book Awards, American Library Association Best of the Best, National Cowboy Hall of Fame, National Book Foundation, Western Writers of America, PEN American Center, Army Historical Foundation, and others.
The Nueces River: Río Escondido, by Margie Crisp and William B. Montgomery. Texas Institute of Letters Whitehead Design Award for the Best Texas Trade Book of 2017.
The Material Culture of German Texans, by Kenneth Hafertepe. 2018 Philosophical Society of Texas Award of Excellence.