University of Alberta Press

09/26/2025

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09/23/2025

Did you see that the High Level Bridge is going to be lit blue for International Day of Sign Languages today? (September 23)
And did you know that we have an amazing book, THE CANADIAN DICTIONARY OF ASL, edited by Edmontonians Carole Sue Bailey and Kathy Dolby and supported by the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf?
It came out in 2002 and has been a steady seller and resource ever since.

Developed in conjunction with the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, this comprehensive new dictionary of American Sign Language (ASL) has over 8700 sign...

09/22/2025

In INDIGENOUS HEALING AS PARADOX, author Krista Maxwell uses the concept of ‘Indigenous biopolitics’ to highlight the ways that Indigenous communities have worked to improve the lives of their people, particularly with respect to the damage that the structural violence of colonialism has caused to health and well-being.
She documents this health activism work between 1965 and 2015, showing the long history of Indigenous people’s attempts to combine biomedicine and Indigenous medicine and how the Canadian state relates to Indigenous people.
https://bit.ly/4l6Smk4

09/19/2025

Poets: We are seeking submissions this fall.
University of Alberta Press accepts poetry manuscripts between September 1 and 30. The Press will select up to three manuscripts for publication in 2026. We welcome submissions by poets from diverse and marginalized backgrounds, and are interested in seeing work from a broad range of experiences and aesthetics.
Note: All submissions must be from poets who are Canadians or landed immigrants.

More information, September 1 to 30: https://bit.ly/4lfXLoI

09/18/2025

Edmonton friends!
We are looking forward to the Harvest Book Fair at the CKUA building on September 27 and 28 from 1 to 5 pm. Come down and enjoy Edmonton's vibrant book culture.
Big thanks to Hungry Zine for all their hard work.
https://bit.ly/4px8hM3

09/17/2025

Check it out! Jason Purcell has two Edmonton stops on his book tour for Crohnic, a poetic meditation on what it means to live a medicated life.
September 24: Magpie Books (with Cody Caetano and Abby Lacelle)
September 26: CLC event (with Cody Caetano and Conor Kerr)

09/16/2025

We are excited about attending the Book Publishers Association of Alberta conference later this week. There will be lots to learn and we always enjoy time with colleagues and friends. All capped off with a Gala event!
https://bit.ly/4mS2EG9

09/15/2025

OK. You've gotta love a colleague who brings a new-to-us DeLonghi to the office. Now we'll really be brewing up a caffeinated crew! 💕

09/11/2025

In INDIGENOUS HEALING AS PARADOX, author Krista Maxwell documents Indigenous social and health policies and practices in Ontario and Treaty #3 territory over more than fifty years.
She looks at practices of re-membering—mobilizing traditional ways of being and knowing towards social repair and rejuvenation of the collective—and shows how these can fuel the emergence of an Indigenized biopolitics.
https://bit.ly/4l6Smk4

09/10/2025

Our colleagues at the University of Alberta Library put out a huge crossword puzzle for everyone to work on over the summer. We did our part! One of our favourite clues was 388 Across: "The Rez Sisters playwright (7, 7)."

The answer was Tomson Highway, of course! We were fortunate to publish his CLC Kreisel Lecture, A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance. He is such a delight.
https://bit.ly/4dSRq0b

09/08/2025

Thank you to The Quad for introducing our new Director and Publisher to our campus community.

Read their article "Have You Met" to learn more. (Spoiler alert: Along with noting our collaborative efforts on campus, Darcy has quite a bit to say about food and there is even a mention of her love of Hallowe'en!)

https://bit.ly/4g8lHJX

Have you met Darcy, director and publisher of U of A Press? Spend a few minutes getting to know her better.

09/05/2025

We are searching for a second Acquisitions Editor for University of Alberta Press. The deadline is less than a week away: September 10.
https://bit.ly/3J3rHqS