Our Fall 2021 catalog is here! We have an excellent batch of books coming that we can’t wait to get in your hands. This season’s cover features art by John […]
Fall 2021 Catalog Preview
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Join Our Team! We’re Hiring a Regional Trade Acquisitions Editor
The University of Illinois Press seeks an Acquisitions Editor/Senior Acquisitions Editor to be involved in discussions of focus and direction of publishing program. This position is responsible for acquiring at […]
Three Music Books Awarded AMS Subventions
We’re pleased to announce that three new, forthcoming music titles have been awarded publication subventions from the American Musicological Society. These funds help offset the costs of publication and allows […]
Hungry Translations Awarded 2021 International Studies Association’s Global Development Studies Book Award
We are pleased to announce Hungry Translations: Relearning the World through Radical Vulnerability has been selected as the winner of 2021 International Studies Association’s Global Development Studies Book Award. The […]
Introducing 3 Fields Books
The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce the launch of our new regional trade imprint, 3 Fields Books. Dedicated to titles about the Prairie State and Midwest, 3 […]
UI Press Announces 5 Free Books Program
As the United States grapples with its racial legacy, the scholarship we publish is more crucial than ever. As our authors’ books make their way out into the world, they […]
Dominique J. Moore Joins UI Press as Acquisitions Editor
We are pleased to announce that Dominique Moore will be joining the University of Illinois Press as an acquisitions editor. With years of freelance work as a copyeditor and proofreader […]
UI Press Books Named 2020 Choice Outstanding Academic Titles
We’re pleased to announce the below books have been named Choice Outstanding Academic Titles for 2020. In awarding Outstanding Academic Titles, the editors use the following criteria to review titles: […]
Black Opera Awarded AMS Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award
We are pleased to announce Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement by Naomi André has won the American Musicological Society’s Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award! The award committee said: “Written […]
Spring 2021 Catalog Preview
Our Spring 2021 catalog is here! We have an exciting array of new titles coming and we can’t wait to get them into your hands. The stunning cover features UFC […]
Celebrating Alice Kessler-Harris and welcoming Thavolia Glymph to the WCAH series
This month the Working Class in American History series is saying farewell to Alice Kessler-Harris, who is retiring from the series after 35 years, as well as welcoming Thavolia Glymph […]
Media, Geopolitics, and Power Honored with the 2020 UCT Book Award
We are pleased to announce Media, Geopolitics, and Power: A View from the Global South by Herman Wasserman is the winner of the 2020 UCT Book Award. The UCT Book […]