To celebrate University Press Week, we’re unabashedly celebrating ourselves, UBC Press! Have you ever wondered how UBC Press became UBC Press? Here are ten momentous events in UBC Press’s history. ...more

This year’s #UPWeek theme, #TurnItUP, asks us to reflect on how university presses amplify voices that might otherwise not be heard. One way university presses help to amplify voices is by publishing local stories. Many UBC Press books are grounded in place and tell stories that might not otherwise be heard by a larger audience. Today we’re highlighting five books that tell local stories and allow regional voices to be heard. ...more

In 2018, UBC Press launched a new series, the “Women’s Suffrage and the Struggle for Democracy” series, a celebration of and reassessment of women’s suffrage in Canada. ...more

Light refreshments served, all welcome RSVP or let us know you're coming! Join us for a panel discussion with authors: Josie Hill, Executive Director, Blue Thunderbird Family Care Inc. Diane Roussin, Project Director, Winnipeg Boldness Project Darlene Klyne, Program Director, CEDA Pathways to Education Shauna MacKinnon, editor of this collection, Associate Prof, and Chair of Dept. of Urban and Inner City Studies U of W. ...more

Join the editors, book authors, and others to celebrate the launch of Red Light Labour. ...more

Congratulations to Allan Downey! "The Creator's Game" has won the 2018 Canadian Studies Network Book of the Year Award! ...more