Otago University Press is an academic publisher associated with the
University of Otago
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, caption = University clock tower
, motto = la, Sapere aude
, mottoeng = Dare to be wise
, established = 1869; 152 years ago
, type = Public research collegiate u ...
. The press is located in
Dunedin, New Zealand
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ĺtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...
. The Otago University Press is the oldest academic publisher in
Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Otago University Press publishes non-fiction and poetry and is also the publisher of the literary journal
Landfall
Landfall is the event of a storm moving over land after being over water. More broadly, and in relation to human travel, it refers to 'the first land that is reached or seen at the end of a journey across the sea or through the air, or the fact ...
.
Otago University Press has published award-winning books, including ''Tumble'' by Joannna Preston, winner of the 2022
Ockham Award for Poetry.
References
University of Otago
Academic publishing companies
Book publishing companies of New Zealand
University presses of New Zealand
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