Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing
Established: 1991. Membership: 1,100. Annual dues: $20 student/independent scholar; $55 individual; $25 libraries/institutional members (for libraries/institutions ONLY, includes SHARP News. Does not include Book History or member benefits). NOTE: If outside US or Canada, please add $5 to membership dues to cover international postage.
Statement of Purpose: To promote research and education in book history, broadly defined as the history of the creation, dissemination, and uses of script and print.
Annual Meeting: Summer, usually July
Publications: SHARP News, quarterly; Membership and Periodicals Directory, annually; Book History, annually
Website: http://www.sharpweb.org/
Address
Society for History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing
Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
Journals Div., PO Box 19966
Baltimore, MD 21211-0966
Phone: 202.462.3105
Primary Contact: Jessica Linker, jessica.linker@uconn.edu
Officers
President
Shef Rogers
Univ. of Otago
E-mail: president@sharpweb.org
Vice President
Will Slauter
Univ. de Paris
E-mail: vp@sharpweb.org
Treasurer
Colin Ramsey
E-mail: treasurer@sharpweb.org
Recording Secretary
Vincent Trott
Open Univ.
E-mail: secretary@sharpweb.org
Membership Secretary
Lisa Maruca
Wayne State Univ.
E-mail: members@sharpweb.org
Director of Publications
Corinna Norrick-Rühl
Gutenberg-Inst. für Weltliteratur und schriftorientierte Medien/Buchwissenschaft
E-mail: publications@sharpweb.org
Director of Awards
Melanie Ramdarshan Bold
Univ. Coll. London
E-mail: awards@sharpweb.org
Director of Conferences
Josée Vincent
Univ. de Sherbrooke
Director of Electronic Resources
Giles Bergel
Univ. of Oxford
E-mail: webmaster@sharpweb.org
AHA Liaison
Jessica C. Linker
Bryn Mawr Coll.
E-mail: jessica.linker@uconn.edu
AHA Liaison
Amy Sopcak-Joseph
Wilkes Univ.
E-mail: amy.sopcakjoseph@wilkes.edu
Editor, Book History
Yuri Cowan
Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology
E-mail: yuri.cowan@ntnu.edu
Editor, Book History
Greg Barnhisel
Duquesne Univ.
E-mail: barnhiselg@duq.edu
Editor, Book History
Beth le Roux
Univ. of Pretoria
E-mail: beth.leroux@up.ac.za
Updated 11/18/19