Joe Bishop’s debut poetry collection, Indie Rock, shows a writer at the start of a strong literary career. Indie Rock candidly focuses on a queer poet/musician’s life in Newfoundland, and his personal struggles with addiction, OCD, and trauma. The collection is steeped in musicality and the geographies and cadences of Newfoundland. Joe Bishop tells an […]
Category: Poetry
– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / March 21, 2023 Edmonton, AB – Gavin Bradley, author of Separation Anxiety, is the winner of the 2023 Bridges of Struga International Poetry Award. This prestigious award is for a debut book of poetry by a young writer. The announcement will be made at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on […]
Read on to find out why we are so excited about publishing Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike’s volume of poetry, there’s more. And be sure to watch the video for Seagulls, which contains the stunning line about home being “anywhere we find something to love.” Praise for there’s more by Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike “In these memory-infused poems, […]
We love publishing poetry. The collections themselves are stunning and show the work of months and years. The poets are brilliant and fascinating to work with. And then we get to read blurbs about their work, which is thrilling in yet another way. We will be sharing the blurbs for our three new poetry collections […]
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 2024 in the Robert Kroetsch Series of Canadian creative writing. We welcome submissions by poets from diverse and marginalized backgrounds, and are interested in […]
We are thrilled to announce that UAlberta Press has ten shortlistings for eight titles across six categories, including four for our brilliant designer Alan Brownoff. The shortlist for the 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards “represents the finest of Alberta book publishing as determined by leading professionals in the book industry from across Canada, and showcases […]
Memory and reality, homeland and settlement, life and death—uncovering sacrifices, secrets, and forgiveness. Fields of Light and Stone is a book of poetry in the Robert Kroetsch Series. Poet Angeline Schellenberg’s work has been recognized most recently by the jurors for the Kobzar Award: her volume is one of three shortlisted titles for this coveted […]
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 […]
Many UAlberta Press books have received a nod from various award committees in the last few months. Some are still in the adjudication process, so we are holding our breath! Congratulations to all of the authors on their achievements. Our Whole Gwich’in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwich’in K’yuu Gwiidandài’ Tthak Ejuk Gòonlih: Stories […]
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 […]