October News

Fall 2026 Publishing Symposium

Don’t forget to register for our Fall 2026 Publishing Symposium! This free virtual event will take place on October 29, beginning at 1:00pm EST, and is open to anyone interested in learning about book publishing. This year’s sessions will especially appeal to prospective authors or current authors who are publishing with a university press. To register for one or more of the sessions, click the link below.

Florida Editions

We are excited to announce a new book series, Florida Editions, that recovers literary works of special significance to the state, reviving them for modern audiences.

Through re-releases of books written in Florida, about Florida, or by Florida authors, with contextual forewords by contemporary writers and scholars, this new series showcases the vibrant cultural landscape that has long existed in the state.

The first book to publish in the Florida Editions series will be South Moon Under by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, with a foreword by Lauren Groff. There will be a launch event for South Moon Under at The Lynx Books on Friday, October 16, at 6:00pm. RSVP at the link below.

SOUTH MOON UNDER LAUNCH EVENT

The second book to publish in the series will be Time of the Turtle by naturalist Jack Rudloe, with a foreword by historian Jack E. Davis and supplementary material from ecologist Matthew Kopka. This title will publish in March 2027.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Fall Book Highlight

Tampa Theatre

A Century of Stories

Andrew T. Huse

Opulent and nostalgic, Tampa Theatre is one of the most magnificent movie palaces of the early twentieth century. This book traces the story of the theater from its opening in 1926 as a home for silent films through decades of historic preservation efforts to the present day, where, grander than ever before, it serves as a nonprofit film and cultural center for the Tampa community.

The 100th anniversary celebration for Tampa Theatre is October 15, 2026. Join Jill Witecki and Joey Hager from Tampa Theatre in a book event at Tombolo Books in St. Petersburg on October 21.

EVENT DETAILS

Upcoming Exhibits

The University Press of Florida booth at the 2025 American Anthropological Association.

Take advantage of our fall conference sales! We are offering discounts for the following upcoming conferences. And if you are planning to attend one of these conferences, please stop by our booth to say hello.

Dance Studies Association

Long Beach, CA

October 23-25, 2026 | Shop Related Books – Use Code 31DSA26

South Atlantic Modern Language Association

Atlanta, GA

November 5-7, 2026 | Shop Related Books – Use Code 31SMLA26

Southern Historical Association

Atlanta, GA

November 5-8, 2026 | Shop Related Books – Use Code 31SHA26

Southeastern Archaeological Conference

Birmingham, AL

November 11-14, 2026 | Shop Related Books – Use Code 31SEAC26

American Anthropological Association

St. Louis, MO

November 18-22, 2026 | Shop Related Books – Use Code 31AAA26

View our Fall 2026 Exhibit Schedule for the full list of conferences we are attending this season.

EXHIBIT SCHEDULE

Best of the Bay Awards

Creative Loafing Tampa Bay recognized two of our authors at the Best of the Bay Awards:

"Best Right Where We Belong"

Anywhere Else: Essays on Florida

Rachel Knox

"Best Thanks Mom & Dad"

Bodega Stories

Amaris Castillo

New Journal Issues

From UF Press

Bioarchaeology International

Volume 10, Number 2

Cover of Rhetoric of Health and Medicine.

Rhetoric of Health & Medicine

Volume 9, Number 3

Authors in the News

Andrew T. Huse, Bárbara C. Cruz, and Jeff Houck

The Cuban Sandwich

The Cuban Sandwich was referenced in an article published by CNN on Miami's and Tampa's competing claims to the iconic sandwich.

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Sallie Ann Robinson

Sallie Ann Robinson's Kitchen

Sallie Ann Robinson's Kitchen was featured in Essence Magazine's roundup of best ways to immerse yourself in Gullah Geechee culture in honor of Gullah Geechee Heritage Awareness Month.

READ ROUNDUP

Kristen Arnett and P. Scott Cunningham

All This Beauty

Literary Hub posted the cover reveal for All This Beauty, an anthology of Florida writing edited by Kristen Arnett and P. Scott Cunningham, forthcoming in March 2027.

VIEW ON LITHUB