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SHY Contributor Releases First Book

22 November 2024

A guest post by Rona Altrows It’s an exciting moment when a contributor to one of our theme-based anthologies comes out with her first book. That is what has just… READ MORE

Celebrating 25 Years of Supporting Cree Speakers

15 November 2024

From dictionary editor Earle Waugh: “I was thinking about the Alberta Elders’ Cree Dictionary/alperta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan the other day and noted that 25 years ago we first took… READ MORE

StepUp: Appreciation for Our Freelancers

6 November 2024

For University Press Week 2024, we were asked, “Who StepsUP at, with, or for your press?” There are so many ways to answer this question! This year, University of Alberta… READ MORE

Hildebrand [delete]

1 November 2024

A guest post by Douglas Hildebrand As I prepare to leave University of Alberta Press to begin the next phase of my career at UBC Press in Vancouver, I will try to… READ MORE

Excerpt from Of Canoes and Crocodiles

4 October 2024

Excerpted from Of Canoes and Crocodiles: Paddling the Sepik in Papua New Guinea by Tony Robinson-Smith. British-Canadian travel writer Tony Robinson-Smith is the author of three adventure travel books. Tony… READ MORE

Award News for An Anthology of Monsters

25 September 2024

We are delighted to announce that An Anthology of Monsters by Cherie Dimaline is the winner of the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Award for Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year. Press… READ MORE

Introducing Sosthenes Ekeh, PhD Intern

20 September 2024

A guest post by Sosthenes Ekeh Hello everyone! I am Sosthenes Nnamdi Ekeh from Nigeria. The pronunciation of my first name has always posed some difficulty to people in my… READ MORE