University of Manitoba Press

University of Manitoba Press Founded in 1967, University of Manitoba Press was the first university press established in western Canada.

We publish innovative and exceptional books for scholars and lovers of quality Canadian non-fiction. University of Manitoba Press is located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. UMP respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves t

o move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.

Welcome back Manitoba Book Awards! Congratulations to Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, whose book LIVING LANGUAGE RIGHTS, is nomi...
08/25/2026

Welcome back Manitoba Book Awards! Congratulations to Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, whose book LIVING LANGUAGE RIGHTS, is nominated for the 2026 Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction.

Missed the weekend paper? TRUTH BEFORE RECONCILIATION was included on the Winnipeg Free Press's list of Fall's most anti...
08/24/2026

Missed the weekend paper? TRUTH BEFORE RECONCILIATION was included on the Winnipeg Free Press's list of Fall's most anticipated books.

Considering last-minute additions to your Fall syllabus? Check out our open-access offerings, freely available through U...
08/12/2026

Considering last-minute additions to your Fall syllabus? Check out our open-access offerings, freely available through University of Manitoba's eScholarship platform.

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the recent launches of JAMES BAY MEMOIRS in Montreal and Chisasibi. phot...
08/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the recent launches of JAMES BAY MEMOIRS in Montreal and Chisasibi.

photo 1: Author Margaret Sam-Cromarty holds a copy of her book, James Bay Memoirs and Other Stories
photo 2: Editors Élise Couture-Grondin and Isabella Huberman with Margaret Sam-Cromarty and family. (Her son Eddy contributed the beautiful cover art.)
photo 3: Margaret holds the plaque gifted to her at the Chisasibi launch by her community "For bringing to life, through verse, the beauty of our land, the strength of our people, and the spirit of our culture."

"Reckoning with the colonial past is not a threat, but rather an opportunity to understand the history of these lands an...
08/07/2026

"Reckoning with the colonial past is not a threat, but rather an opportunity to understand the history of these lands and the original peoples here as part of the process of developing a stronger future together." Thank you to The Manitoban for speaking with Sean Carleton about his forthcoming book (coedited with Niigaan Sinclair) TRUTH BEFORE RECONCILIATION. You can find the book in-stores, September 9th, 2026. All royalties are assigned to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.

MANOMIN: CARING FOR ECOSYSTEMS AND EACH OTHER was the recipient of the 2026 Gold Medal in the Regional Non-Fiction categ...
08/06/2026

MANOMIN: CARING FOR ECOSYSTEMS AND EACH OTHER was the recipient of the 2026 Gold Medal in the Regional Non-Fiction category at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

Did you know this beautiful book is also available on University of Manitoba's open access e-scholarship platform? https://escholarship.umanitoba.ca/projects/manomin

MMM...MANITOBA: THE STORIES BEHIND THE FOODS WE EAT was a finalist in the Regional Non-Fiction category at the recent Ne...
08/05/2026

MMM...MANITOBA: THE STORIES BEHIND THE FOODS WE EAT was a finalist in the Regional Non-Fiction category at the recent Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Well-deserved recognition of a delectable book!

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