company yale university founded 1908 founder george parmly day country of origin usa headquarters location new haven connecticut nonfiction topics various fiction genres poetry literature in translation official website yalepress.yale.edu george parmly day founder of the yale university press yale university press is a university press associated with yale university . it was founded in 1908 by george parmly day 1 and became an official department of yale university in 1961 but it remains financially and operationally autonomous . as of 2009 update yale university press published approximately 300 new hardcover and 150 new paperback books annually and has more than 6 000 books in print . its books have won five national book awards two national book critics circle awards and eight pulitzer prizes . 2 contents 1 series and publishing programs 1.1 yale series of younger poets 1.2 yale drama series 1.3 anchor yale bible series 1.4 future of american democracy series 1.5 the lamar series in western history 1.6 terry lectures series 1.7 yale nota bene 2 yale publishing course 3 controversies 3.1 mangling the typesetting of mises human action 3.2 muhammad cartoon controversy 4 references 5 external links series and publishing programs edit the yale university press original logo designed by paul rand . this section needs expansion with early years . you can help by adding to it . january 2011 yale series of younger poets edit main article yale series of younger poets competition since its inception in 1919 the yale series of younger poets competition has published the first collection of poetry by new poets . the first winner was howard buck ; the 2011 winner was katherine larson . yale drama series edit yale university press and yale repertory theatre jointly sponsor the yale drama series a playwriting competition . the winner of the annual competition is awarded the david c. horn prize of 10 000 publication of his her manuscript by yale university press and a staged reading at yale rep. the yale drama series and david c. horn prize are funded by the david charles horn foundation . 3 anchor yale bible series edit in 2007 yale university press acquired the anchor bible series a collection of more than 115 volumes of biblical scholarship from the doubleday publishing group . citation needed new and backlist titles are now published under the anchor yale bible series name . future of american democracy series edit yale university press is publishing the future of american democracy series 4 which aims to examine sustain and renew the historic vision of american democracy in a series of books by some of america s foremost thinkers in partnership with the future of american democracy foundation . 5 the lamar series in western history edit the lamar series in western history formerly the yale western americana series 6 was established in 1962 to publish works that enhance the understanding of human affairs in the american west and contribute to a wider understanding of why the west matters in the political social and cultural life of america . 7 terry lectures series edit the dwight h. terry lectureship was established in 1905 to encourage the consideration of religion in the context of modern science psychology and philosophy . many of the lectures which are hosted by yale university have been edited into book form by the yale university press . yale nota bene edit on september 22 2000 yale university press announced a new yale nota bene imprint that would feature reprints of best selling and classic yale press titles encompassing works of history religion science current affairs reference and biography in addition to fiction poetry and drama . 8 yale publishing course edit the yale publishing course was founded in 2010 by former publishing director of the yale university press tina c. weiner . it filled the gap created by the closing of the legendary stanford publishing course . it operates under the aegis of the office of international affairs of yale university . the course trains mid to senior level publishing professionals to tackle the most compelling issues facing the publishing industry and concentrates on building leadership skills . the curriculum focuses on in depth analyses of global trends innovative business models management strategies and new advances in technology . its immersive week long programs one devoted to book publishing and the other to magazine and digital publishing combine lectures discussion groups and one on one counseling sessions . the faculty is made up of leading industry experts and members of the yale school of management the yale library and the yale university press . participants come from all over the world and represent all areas of publishing within organizations of all sizes and types of publications . controversies edit mangling the typesetting of mises human action edit in 1963 the press published a revised edition of ludwig von mises s human action . in the may 5 1964 issue of national review henry hazlitt wrote the story mangling a masterpiece accusing yale university press of intentionally typesetting the new edition in an amateurish fashion due to the press s differing ideological beliefs . 9 10 muhammad cartoon controversy edit in august 2009 officials at the press ignited a controversy when they decided to expunge reproductions of the cartoons involved in the jyllands posten muhammad cartoons controversy along with all other images of muhammad from a scholarly book entitled the cartoons that shook the world by professor jytte klausen . 11 references edit bradley george 1998 . introduction . the yale younger poets anthology . new haven and london . p. 24 . donatich appointed new director of yale university press . press release . yale university . december 11 2002 . retrieved 2011 01 25 . yale drama series prize for emerging playwrights from the yale university press website the future of american democracy series from the yale university press official website official website of the future of american democracy foundation basbanes nicholas a. a world of letters yale university press 1908 2008 new haven and london 2008 . p. 222 centennial highlights the lamar series in western history from the yale university press official website yale press launches new imprint with global bookstore appeal . yale bulletin and calendar . yale university press . 29 3 . september 22 2000 . http www.unz.org pub nationalrev 1964may05 00366 http www.garynorth.com public 10958 . cfm patricia cohen august 13 2009 . yale press bans images of muhammad in new book . the new york times . external links edit wikisource has original works published by or about yale university press official website including a mission statement yale university press london yale publishing course new haven connecticut v t e yale university people namesake elihu yale president peter salovey predecessors provost ben polak faculty sterling professors people 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