Company
University of Alberta Press (UAlberta Press) is a unit of the Library and Museums portfolio, reporting to the Vice-Provost (Library and Museums) and Chief Librarian. Operating since 1969, it has a reputation for publishing books that have scholarly impact, demonstrate publishing innovation, and achieve creative distinction.
UAlberta Press is staffed by resourceful and accomplished publishing professionals with a range of expertise in academic publishing. It contributes substantively to the University of Alberta’s mission, its national and international reputation, and its research and teaching goals by means of a diverse publishing program that is recognized annually with a host of awards for excellence in both scholarship and publishing.
UAlberta Press and its activities are funded by a combination of sales revenue, licensing fees, international distribution rights, project funds, federal and provincial culture and research support grants, as well as institutional support.
Events
- AU Presses / Book, Journal & Jacket ShowRutherford Library South, foyer, and Henderson Hall
Monday, September 18, 2023 - Press staff attend BPAA Conference & AGMMatrix Hotel, 10640 100 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 3N8, Canada
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - Astrid Blodgett, Lori Hahnel, and Ruth DyckFehderau read at Red Deer LibraryRed Deer Public Library, 4818 - 49th Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1T9
Sunday, September 24, 2023, 1pm - Nancy Holmes presents the annual Sharon Thesen Lecture - When We Both Were Clothed Alike: Conversation PoeticsWednesday, September 27, 2023, 8pm
- Astrid Blodgett, Lori Hahnel, and Steve Passey read at Owl's Nest Books in CalgaryOwl's Nest Books, 815a 49 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 1G8, Canada
Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 7pm - Writing on Climate / LitFest 2023 / Online panelTuesday, October 17, 2023, 6pm
- Astrid Blodgett and Lori Hahnel read at Tuppenny Coffee and Books1433 Hamilton St, Regina, SK S4R 7V4, Canada
Thursday, October 26, 2023, 7pm - UAlberta Press attends MESA conferenceThursday, November 2, 2023
- Join Astrid Blodgett and Lori Hahnel as they read from their new booksFriday, November 3, 2023, 7pm
- Details TBD: Astrid Blodgett and Lori Hahnel read at Idywylde Library in EdmontonEdmonton Public Library - Idylwylde (Bonnie Doon), 8310 88 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6C 1L1, Canada
Thursday, November 9, 2023, 7pm