University of Tampa Press

Founded in 1993 as part of the University of Tampa, the University of Tampa Press is a small, independent academic and literary publisher with a distinct commitment to poetry, literary fiction, and scholarship. Its origins lie in the university's desire to support the literary arts beyond the classroom, and it has since built a reputation for publishing work that is both formally accomplished and emotionally resonant. The press operates with a clear ethos: to champion writing that might be overlooked by larger commercial houses, with a particular emphasis on Florida and Gulf Coast writers, though its reach is national and international. Its core mission is to foster a community of readers and writers through carefully curated books, the annual Tampa Review literary journal, and the Danahy Fiction Prize, which awards publication to a single outstanding short story each year.