With wit and wisdom, twenty-nine women writers challenge ageism through essays, short stories, and poetry in the anthology You Look Good for Your Age, edited by Rona Altrows. They share their distinct opinions, impressions, and speculations on aging and ageism and their own growth as people. In these thoughtful, fierce, and funny works, the writers […]
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University of Alberta Press is accepting poetry manuscripts between September 1 and 30. At the end of the submission period, the Press will select up to three manuscripts for publication in 2023 in the Robert Kroetsch Series of Canadian creative writing. We welcome submissions by poets from diverse and marginalized backgrounds, and are interested in seeing work […]
Drum roll, please! Derek Truscott provided this cheeky list of project participants for his latest book, Ethics for the Practice of Psychology in Canada, Third Edition. Thank you for the shout-out, Derek, and for all of the fine work you have done with this important textbook over the years. Director and Publisher Douglas HildebrandAssociate […]
A Guest Post by Tanvi Mohile In 2020, UAlberta Press began the exciting project of distributing our first audiobooks in collaboration with ECW Press. Three of our previously published books are now available as audiobooks: Crow Never Dies; Magnetic North; and Grant Notley, 2nd Edition. This month, our latest audiobook became available for download: Tiny […]
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) has announced the shortlist for the 2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards, representing the finest of Alberta book publishing as determined by leading professionals in the book industry from across Canada. “The juries had their work cut out for them, as they deliberated on 109 titles submitted into 13 […]
A Guest Post by Keely Shirt Hello! My name is Keely Shirt. I am the new Digital Projects Intern at University of Alberta Press. I am an undergraduate student at the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Native Studies. I transferred from MacEwan University into the program in Fall 2019, and it’s been a […]
Congress 2021 Order FormOur Congress 2021 order form can be downloaded below. All of our titles may be ordered at a 30% discount between May 27 and June 30, 2021 with code iC21. Community Members Can Buy Passes for $25 As a community pass holder, you can access over 100 hours of open events on the virtual […]
Heartiest congratulations to our designer Alan Brownoff, winner of two selections at the Association of University Presses 2021 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show, an international design award. Alan is recognized in the Scholarly Typographic category for his work on the monumental Our Whole Gwich’in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwich’in K’yuu Gwiidandài’ Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih: Stories from the People of […]
This is a minority-specific position and promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace; preference will be given to marginalized candidates such as Indigenous, visible minorities, or candidates who live with disabilities. These applicants must self-identify and are encouraged to apply. Position Summary The Digital Projects Intern will assist in a variety of tasks related to the production […]
Another fabulous Literary Cocktails event wrapped! Thank you to all who attended, to Nisha Patel for hosting, and especially to Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Aidan Chafe, and Micheline Maylor for their powerful readings from Deriving, Gospel Drunk, and The Bad Wife. It wouldn’t be a party without all the great people who support our authors and […]
