Victoria University Press was founded in the early 1970s, with a single staff member.
Fergus Barrowman joined it in 1985 as publisher and remains in charge of the press.
[3] It adopted a new logo, designed by Philip Kelly and Rangi Kipa, which uses the initials THW to evoke a whare whakairo (carved meeting house).
[3] THWUP is a scholarly publisher specialising in New Zealand history and public affairs.
Its highlights include the novel The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (2013 Man Booker Prize winner), Elizabeth Knox's The Absolute Book, poet Hera Lindsay Bird's bestselling debut Hera Lindsay Bird, and the poet Tayi Tibble.