Congress 2018 in Regina
27 June 2018
This was the first time that the University of Regina hosted the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The university, city, and province did a wonderful job of putting… READ MORE
Category: News
Annie Muktuk Wins Prestigious Danuta Gleed Literary Award
18 June 2018
We have some great news to share! Norma Dunning has won the prestigious Danuta Gleed Literary Award, given to the writer of the best first short story collection in Canada. The… READ MORE
Fall 2018 Catalogue | University of Alberta Press
24 April 2018
Our newest catalogue—Fall 2018—is hot off the press! A list of award winners are on page 2, and you can find our Open access titles on page 22. Along with our new… READ MORE
International Women’s Day 2018
8 March 2018
I saw this post last year – A Bookstore Is Displaying All Books By Men Backward – and thought it to be a great post to share this year for… READ MORE
2018 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
24 February 2018
Registration for the 2018 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is now open! The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the University of Regina invite you to… READ MORE
International Mountain Day 2017
16 January 2018
Dr. Colleen Skidmore—author of Searching for Mary Schäffer: Women Wilderness Photography—gave a talk about the subject of her new book at the University of Alberta’s Mountain Festival on December 7, 2017. The… READ MORE
Rising Abruptly Wins Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival Award
30 November 2017
Gisèle Villeneuve’s new short story collection continues to win major awards. Most recently, Rising Abruptly was announced as the winner of the Mountain Fiction & Poetry category at the Banff Mountain… READ MORE
The Writing Stick: Sharing Indigenous Stories – Recap
22 November 2017
The organizers of The Writing Stick: Sharing Indigenous Stories welcomed over 200 people to participate in a conference dedicated to conversations about respectful ways to publish Indigenous stories. The conference… READ MORE
“Animal trapped ( hopefully) in Alan’s office, please send someone.”
25 October 2017
I’m not sure that many of you working in offices have ever received an email like this on a Friday morning. Or any morning, for that matter. But around our… READ MORE
Farm Workers’ Day and Book Launch in Calgary
19 October 2017
Co-Editor Shirley A. McDonald and contributor Jennifer Koshan, along with MLA Dr. David Swann, organized an event to honour the many faceless/invisible/unrecognized workers whose labour puts food on our tables. A celebration… READ MORE
