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University of Calgary Press The University of Calgary Press publishes books that make a difference. Visit http://press.ucalgary.ca/openaccess to learn more.

We specalize in peer-reviewed, academic works in the social sciences, paying special attention to Energy Studies, Environmental History, Cultures and Histories of Western North America, Northern and Arctic Studies, Military and Strategic Studies, and more. Through our literary series Brave & Brilliant we publish cutting-edge poetry, fiction, and everything between and beyond, prioritizing bold voi

ces that push the boundaries of form, format, and genre. UCalgary Press is committed to making top-quality academic research freely available to all. We are proud to share our books in Open Access, free-to-read format under a Creative Commons licence for use by students, scholars, and general readers around the world. The University of Calgary Press welcomes submissions of proposals for academic manuscripts across the social sciences from scholars around the world and of literary manuscripts by Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Visit http://press.ucalgary.ca/authors/become to learn more.

Toronto! Join author Victoria Freeman with special guests to launch Where Histories Meet: Indigenous and Settler Encount...
09/11/2025

Toronto! Join author Victoria Freeman with special guests to launch Where Histories Meet: Indigenous and Settler Encounters in the Toronto Area.

An essential book for everyone who wants to understand the history of the place they live. RSVP to claim your spot: https://ow.ly/33NT50WTrgm

Is it Younge Street . . . or the Carrying Place? Join author Victoria Freeman for the Toronto Launch of Where Histories ...
09/08/2025

Is it Younge Street . . . or the Carrying Place? Join author Victoria Freeman for the Toronto Launch of Where Histories meet with special guests Alan Corbiere, Allison White, Carolyn King, and Theo Nazary. Sep. 23 at United Steelworker's Hall. RSVP: https://ow.ly/HYxk50WTqJa

A deeply moving meditation on resilience - What is Broken Binds Us, releasing September 15!
08/21/2025

A deeply moving meditation on resilience - What is Broken Binds Us, releasing September 15!

Available Now! Portuguese colonial land policies were not simply implemented and forgotten, but continue to shape land a...
08/19/2025

Available Now!

Portuguese colonial land policies were not simply implemented and forgotten, but continue to shape land access, governance, and socio-economic structures in the contemporary world to a profound degree. This is a comparative exploration of the enduring impacts of Portuguese colonial land governance from an existing group of scholars.

Colonial Land Legacies and the Portuguese-Speaking World. Wherever fine books are sold.

A critical and comparative analysis of colonial land governance and its afterlives. Colonial Land Legacies and the Portu...
08/15/2025

A critical and comparative analysis of colonial land governance and its afterlives.

Colonial Land Legacies and the Portuguese-Speaking World. Available Now! https://ow.ly/kEoa50WwRg5

Journalism for the Public Good reviewed at Journalism History! Kim Kierans' book is the story of outstanding Canadian jo...
08/13/2025

Journalism for the Public Good reviewed at Journalism History!

Kim Kierans' book is the story of outstanding Canadian journalism and the ways that in-depth reporting can break preconceptions and expose hidden truth, and the story of the awards that celebrate and promote that journalism. Journalism that makes Canada a better place.

Coming Soon. A thorough and thoughtful history of the Mohawk Institute, Canada's first and longest-running residential s...
08/11/2025

Coming Soon.

A thorough and thoughtful history of the Mohawk Institute, Canada's first and longest-running residential school. A window into the past and a vision for a future of truth and reconciliation.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/F7BF50WwTkU

Publishing August 15! A critical and comparative analysis of colonial land policy and its afterlives across five former ...
08/08/2025

Publishing August 15!

A critical and comparative analysis of colonial land policy and its afterlives across five former Portuguese colonies. Essential reading for scholars of environmental and land governance.

Quill & Quire's 2025 Short Fiction and Poetry Preview - including "the book of sentences!" https://ow.ly/ijLy50WAjvg
08/06/2025

Quill & Quire's 2025 Short Fiction and Poetry Preview - including "the book of sentences!"

https://ow.ly/ijLy50WAjvg

A History of Public Health in Alberta, 1919-2019 is Open Access. Follow this link to read online for free: https://ow.ly...
08/05/2025

A History of Public Health in Alberta, 1919-2019 is Open Access. Follow this link to read online for free: https://ow.ly/jjRO50WwSvY

Rag Pickers makes perfect long-weekend reading. Short stories that pick up and reassemble the mess we make of our lives ...
08/01/2025

Rag Pickers makes perfect long-weekend reading. Short stories that pick up and reassemble the mess we make of our lives with compassion and humour, quick bites of off-kilter perspective and deep observation for anyone who has ever felt alone.

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Celebrating 10 years of open access publishing!

UCalgary Press publishes books that connect local experience to the global community, helping to create a deeper understanding of human dynamics in a changing world. We are committed to accessible scholarship and are proud to make our academic books available in free-to-read, Open Access format. In 2020, we celebrate a decade of accessible scholarship. Discover our full OA collection at press.ucalgary.ca/open-access

Our literary series, Brave & Brilliant, brings exciting new voices to the forefront and challenges the boundaries of genre through print and innovative digital publication.