University of Washington Press

University of Washington Press Mission-driven nonprofit publisher committed to the idea of scholarship as a public good, serving intellectually curious readers everywhere for over 100 years.

The University of Washington Press is the oldest and largest publisher of scholarly and general interest books in the Pacific Northwest. We publish compelling and transformative work with regional, national, and global impact. We are committed to the idea of scholarship as a public good and work collaboratively with our authors to produce books that meet the highest editorial and design standards.

We value and promote equity, justice, and inclusion in all our work. As a university press, every book we publish is peer reviewed (vetted by experts in the field) to ensure the originality and importance of the research or argument. Our faculty press committee, with representatives from all three UW campuses, approves every book we publish. We publish distinguished books in the following core academic areas:
• American Studies
• Anthropology
• Art History / Visual Culture
• Asian American Studies
• Asian Studies
• Critical Ethnic Studies
• Environmental History
• Native American and Indigenous Studies
• US History
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

We also publish vibrant nonfiction about the Pacific Northwest and beyond, often in partnership with museums, cultural organizations, and Indigenous nations and communities.

"Thrush spent six years combing through archives, oral histories and ship logs to unearth tales of sinking and survival,...
12/08/2025

"Thrush spent six years combing through archives, oral histories and ship logs to unearth tales of sinking and survival, exploitation and tragedy."

Read more about WRECKED by historian Coll Thrush in UW Magazine. (via UW Alumni Association)

Coll Thrush brings a fresh lens to shipwrecks, connecting colonial ambition and Indigenous presence.

Art lovers, take note of these new and forthcoming books from our museum publishing partners. Whether you're planning a ...
12/05/2025

Art lovers, take note of these new and forthcoming books from our museum publishing partners.

Whether you're planning a visit or experiencing from afar, these beautifully produced art books offer deeper insight into the works and themes explored in the accompanying exhibitions.

British Museum, Fowler Museum at UCLA, The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Joslyn Art Museum, Corning Museum of Glass, The Power Institute, The Block Museum

Shop small this holiday season! Your local independent bookstore has the perfect gift and the expert booksellers to help...
11/28/2025

Shop small this holiday season! Your local independent bookstore has the perfect gift and the expert booksellers to help you find it.

In The New York Review of Books, Robert Sullivan reviews Charles Wilkinson's TREATY JUSTICE, which "deftly lays out one ...
11/18/2025

In The New York Review of Books, Robert Sullivan reviews Charles Wilkinson's TREATY JUSTICE, which "deftly lays out one of the twentieth century's most significant and underestimated legal decisions."

If there is hope for the earth, it will depend in part on acknowledging indigenous sovereignty in the face of insatiable resource extraction.

The annual UW Press Holiday Sale is here! Pull out your wish list and find great books for all the readers in your life ...
11/17/2025

The annual UW Press Holiday Sale is here! Pull out your wish list and find great books for all the readers in your life from your local university press.

November 17, 2025–January 2, 2026, get 40% off and free domestic shipping on all books sitewide with promo code WINTER25 at checkout.

Start browsing at bit.ly/UWPressHolidaySale2025

11/14/2025

For University Press Week, author and journalist Lynda V. Mapes shares why she publishes with UW Press and the value that university presses bring to their communities.

11/12/2025

Why do university presses matter? Spencer Ruchti of Third Place Books shares three things he loves about university presses and clears up a few misconceptions about scholarly publishing (with a shoutout to our friends at Yale University Press!).

Booksellers and independent bookstores play a vital role in sustaining university press publishing through events, handselling, and advocacy, helping mission-driven presses like UW Press continue to publish innovative and diverse books.

Third Place Books Lake Forest Park

We've partnered with Long Brothers Books—the newest literary addition to Pioneer Square—for a special evening with Histo...
11/11/2025

We've partnered with Long Brothers Books—the newest literary addition to Pioneer Square—for a special evening with HistoryLink's executive director Jennifer Ott, author of WHERE THE CITY MEETS THE SOUND.

Join us for a deep dive into the rich, diverse, and constantly evolving story of Seattle's waterfront over a glass of wine from the bookstore bar!

📅 Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7:00 pm (doors at 6:30)
📍 Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, 400 Occidental Ave. South

Join author, historian, and executive director of HistoryLink Jennifer Ott at Long Brothers Books in Pioneer Square for a discussion of her new book, Where the City Meets the Sound: The Story of Seattle's Waterfront. Doors open: 6:30

11/10/2025

Collaboration is at the heart of university presses. As University Press Week kicks off, author, professor, and literary activist Shawn Wong reflects on his decades-long partnership with UW Press to amplify Asian American literature past and present.

🎧 Author and labor historian Aaron Goings sat down with Cascade of History host Feliks Banel to discuss his new book, RE...
11/08/2025

🎧 Author and labor historian Aaron Goings sat down with Cascade of History host Feliks Banel to discuss his new book, RED HARBOR—a "needed addition to the canon" of Pacific Northwest labor history that centers on the fiery legacy of class conflict in Grays Harbor. Listen at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts!

Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Aaron Goings, whose most recent book, "Red Harbor: Radical Workers and Community Struggle in the Pacific Northwest" was published in

🎥 Free community screening!Join Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and Northwest Treaty Tribes for a screening of FIS...
11/07/2025

🎥 Free community screening!

Join Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and Northwest Treaty Tribes for a screening of FISH WAR. An Official Selection at SIFF 2024, this powerful documentary highlights the violent struggle faced by Indigenous nations to exercise their treaty-protected right to harvest salmon in the Pacific Northwest.

📅 Friday, November 14, at 5 PM
📍Shoreline Community Theatre

DETAILS: https://ow.ly/qvKE50XjfAH

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion including NWIFC Chairman Ed Johnstone and former Puyallup Chair Ramona Bennett Bill, author of FIGHTING FOR THE PUYALLUP TRIBE.

Thanks to bookselling partner Edmonds Bookshop!

Cover reveal! A PLACE FOR WHAT WE LOSE by Tamiko Nimura is coming on April 28, 2026. A moving conversation with the past...
11/06/2025

Cover reveal! A PLACE FOR WHAT WE LOSE by Tamiko Nimura is coming on April 28, 2026. A moving conversation with the past, Nimura's memoir illuminates the enduring costs of the Japanese American incarceration while honoring the persistence of family, memory, and story.

Read more about the book and how the cover came to be on Discover Nikkei: https://ow.ly/yJ7050XnwOK

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