University Press of Kentucky Receives Edgar Allan Poe Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 14, 2020) — University Press of Kentucky release “Hitchcock and the Censors” by John Billheimer is the recipient of the Mystery Writers of America 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biography.
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards honor the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television published or produced in the past year. This year, the Edgar Awards were presented live on Twitter.
“The University Press of Kentucky is thrilled to be honored with the Edgar Allan Poe Award,” shared director Ashley Runyon. “We have a long history of excellent film titles and John Billheimer’s new book is a terrific example of the high quality publications in our prestigious Screen Classics series.”
The University Press of Kentucky is the scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, representing a consortium that includes all of the state universities, five private colleges and two historical societies. The press’ editorial program focuses on the humanities and the social sciences. Offices for the administrative, editorial, production and marketing departments of the press are found at the University of Kentucky, which provides financial support toward operating and publishing expenses.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.