About
Founded in 1966, Slavica Publishers has been a division of Indiana University's Slavic & East European Languages and Cultures since 1996. It is the leading U.S. specialty press devoted to scholarly monographs, collections of research articles, textbooks, reference works, and journals serving the field of Slavic languages and literatures, as well as Slavic and East European studies in general. If you are a faculty member or student, we recommend starting with the complete list of our publications in the Catalog. Long-time friends of Slavica may wish to explore the category links in the menu or catch up on our recent endeavors by viewing our email Newsletters. (To sign up for our monthly email newsletter, send an email to our listserv by clicking here or send your request to slavica@indiana.edu.).
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Staff
George Fowler
Director
gfowler@iu.edu
812-855-2829
George Fowler is Associate Professor of Slavic languages in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Indiana University (the home unit for Slavica Publishers). He conceived the transition of Slavica Publishers to IU, and has directed the operation in addition to his regular faculty responsibilities since 1997. At Slavica he chiefly contributes to linguistics editing, technical production, and the "vision thing".
Vicki Polansky
Managing Editor
vpolansky@slavica.com
812-856-4183
Vicki Polansky has a Ph.D. in Russian literature (Indiana University, 1999, dissertation on Ivan Bunin), and joined Slavica in late 1999. She is chiefly responsible for dealing with authors and editors on their projects with Slavica, but also works with marketing, publicity, and technical production as time permits.
Erin Blystone
Business Manager
eblyston@iu.edu
812-856-4186
Erin took over as Slavica’s business manager in March 2023. She is responsible for accounting, administration, shipping, orders, and website content.
Ellen Tamura
Technical Editor
ectamura@iu.edu
Ellen joined Slavica Publishers in 2022, bringing over 35 years of experience as an editor. She is the editor for the Journal of Slavic Linguistics as well as serving as the primary editor on various book projects.