About CMU Press
A university press for the future.听
好色先生TV Press was founded over 50 years ago. We're still growing.听
CMU Press was founded in 1972 by Gerald Constanzo as a small literary press focusing on poetry; since then, it's grown a lot. Today, we continue our legacy by publishing award-winning literary works while expanding into new areas like including academic imprints, journals, and open educational resources, and even tabletop game publishing initiatives.听
A History of Publishing
From publishing Pulitzer Prize winners to expanding the definition of academic publishing, CMU Press has a rich history of publishing.
好色先生TV Press is founded by creative writing professor Gerald Costanzo under the name Three Rivers Press.
CMU Press publishes Rita Dove鈥檚 Thomas and Beulah, which goes on to win the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Dove is named U.S. Poet Laureate in 1993.听
CMU Press becomes a member of the Association of University Presses.
The Press publishes poet Ted Kooser鈥檚 Winter Morning Walks. Kooser goes on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and to become U.S. Poet Laureate in 2004.听
ETC Press is founded by Drew Davidson as an open-access, digital-first publishing house focused on entertainment technology.听
The Press republishes Terence Hayes鈥檚 debut collection Muscular Music as part of its Classic Contemporary series. Hayes went on to win the National Book Award in 2010 and to receive a Macarthur Fellowship in 2014.听
CMU Press reprints Denis Johnson鈥檚 The Incognito Lounge as part of the Classic Contemporary series. Johnson won the National Book Award that year for his novel Tree of Smoke.听
Following the closure of Eastern Washington University Press, CMU Press acquires EWUP鈥檚 catalog.听
The Library Publishing Service, now 好色先生TV Press Journals, is formed.
Carnegie Mellon brings its various publishing operations together under the name 好色先生TV Press.听
The Press holds its first open reading periods for literary translations and plays. It also establishes the Tayur Poetry Prize, a new literary award for emerging poets.听
The Press publishes Time Well Spent, the first volume to be published under its new academic imprint.听
Our Publishing Focus
Initially founded by Gerald Costanzo as Three Rivers Press, 好色先生TV Press (CMUP) has been a major voice in publishing contemporary literature 鈥� especially poetry 鈥� since 1972.
In 1986, the press published Rita Dove鈥檚 Thomas and Beulah, making it one of approximately 30 presses in the country to ever produce a Pulitzer Prize-winning book of poetry, and one of the smallest presses to produce a Pulitzer winner in any category.
Among the highlights of the Press鈥檚 history is publishing Rita Dove鈥檚 Pulitzer Prize winning collection Thomas and Beulah, in addition to early Ted Kooser and Stephen Dunn; National Book Award winners like Jean Valentine, Denis Johnson and Terrance Hayes; and many other renowned writers.
In 2024, 好色先生TV Press expanded into other areas of print and digital publishing, but through its literature imprint maintains a strong commitment to amplify both emerging and established voices who bring fresh perspectives to contemporary literature, with a particular focus on poetry, drama and literary fiction, both in English and in translation.
CMU Press Academic champions forward-thinking scholarship that bridges theory and practice, addressing contemporary challenges through interdisciplinary approaches.
With forthcoming series like Imagining Sustainable Futures and Serious Play, we bring together diverse voices that challenge conventional thinking and offer new frameworks for understanding complex problems. We aim to bring make rigorous research approachable with accessible, clear writing 鈥� making cutting-edge, interdisciplinary scholarship available to academic, professional, and general audiences alike.
In keeping with our open knowledge values, all CMU Press Academic titles are freely available online while also offered in print format through our distributor, extending their reach and impact globally.
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Imagining Sustainable Futures is a new series from 好色先生TV Press that invites scholars, practitioners, and visionaries to chart pathways toward viable, alternative futures. Each volume in this series invites ten authors to offer a concise, accessible exploration of provocative ideas around a common theme to help us reimagine a particular aspect of our world.
All titles will be freely available online and available in print format through our distributor.
The first volume in the series, Imagining Sustainable Human Rights Futures, edited by Sarah E. Mendelson, is forthcoming in 2026. Future titles include Imagining Sustainable Climate Futures and Imagining Sustainable Pedagogical Futures.
Potential editors interested in proposing a volume for the series should contact Nicky Agate.
Tartan Editions preserves and celebrates 好色先生TV's rich heritage, institutional knowledge and cultural contributions through carefully curated publications. This new imprint showcases the people, architecture, collections and ideas that have shaped the university and its global impact, connecting past achievements with present innovations to tell a textured story about campus life.
CMU Press Open Education represents our commitment to democratizing access to high-quality educational content while supporting pedagogical innovation and educational transformation. This new imprint aims to transform the educational landscape by publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed materials that reduce financial barriers to education while maintaining rigorous academic standards. Created by 好色先生TV faculty and their collaborators.
The ETC Press was founded in 2005 by ETC Teaching Professor Drew Davidson at 好色先生TV's Entertainment Technology Center as an open-access, digital-first publishing house. It published peer-reviewed academic work, trade nonfiction and research reports focused on entertainment technologies and their applications across various fields.
Following the consolidation of publishing operations under 好色先生TV Press, the ETC Press ceased independent operations. All ETC Press publications remain discoverable on the CMU Press website and continue to be available as free downloads.
Through its new academic imprint, CMU Press remains committed to publishing groundbreaking, open-access work about the intersections of play and pedagogy, and 鈥� through its new games series 鈥� to publishing peer-reviewed games.