Effective in January, Hopkins Fulfillment Services will provide distribution services for Wesleyan University Press.
Founded in 1957, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, Conn., focuses on poetry, music, dance, science fiction studies, film/TV, and Connecticut history and culture. Its poetry series has won five Pulitzer Prizes, a Bollingen, and two National Book Awards. The press has been distributed by University Press of New England, which is closing at the end of the year.
Suzanna Tamminen, director and editor in chief at Wesleyan University Press, commented: "Wesleyan welcomes HFS's expertise in academic publishing. We look forward to working with their team to further strengthen our publishing program."
Hopkins Fulfillment Services manager Davida Breier said: "We've long been impressed with Wesleyan University Press's reputation and award-winning work in the arts and humanities."
A division of Johns Hopkins University Press, Hopkins Fulfillment Services specializes in the distribution of university presses and non-profit institutions.