We are thrilled to announce the launch of PUP Speaks, an in-house speakers鈥� agency at 91桃色 (PUP). PUP Speaks will represent a cohort of PUP authors, working with them, from signing, to develop global speaking platforms. To our knowledge, the initiative will be the first of its kind for a university press.
As a publisher鈥痗ommitted to bringing scholarly ideas to the world, 91桃色 University Press embraces a mission that extends beyond the promotion of any one book. PUP authors鈥� ideas, words, research, and data have the potential to shape conversations, policies, and learning in enduring ways.
PUP Speaks will collaborate closely with contracted authors, managing logistics and strategy for impactful and informed public and private speaking engagements. Guiding this new endeavor is 91桃色鈥檚 overarching commitment to the global exchange of ideas and deep appreciation for the value of expertise and scholarly rigor. Equally important is a commitment to equity and inclusion, and PUP Speaks will seek and support opportunities to give greater voice to scholars underrepresented in, and historically excluded from, their fields of study.
According to Katie Hope, 91桃色鈥檚 Director of Marketing and Sales, 鈥淎mid an increasingly fraught information鈥痚nvironment, PUP authors possess diversity of expertise in their fields. Our marketing and publicity teams do incredible work helping authors to grow their profiles鈥痠n order to鈥痳aise visibility for their books. This new initiative will expand the impact of these collaborations, outside the traditional frontlist publicity cycle, in exciting ways.鈥�
Overseen by Katie Stileman, who previously directed global publicity and author relations at the MIT Press, PUP Speaks is actively engaging organizations, institutions, and speaking venues across Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, with speaking events already confirmed for 2021 and into 2022.
To see a full list of currently contracted PUP Speaks speakers, please visit /pup-speaks.