We’re pleased to announce that after a national search, Jennifer Argo has been promoted to Managing Editor. Congratulations Jennifer! […]
Jennifer Argo Promoted to Managing Editor
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Call for Book Proposals: Global Studies of the United States
Acquiring Editor: Dominique J. MooreSeries Editors: Jane Desmond and Virginia R. Dominguez The University of Illinois Press and The International Forum for U.S. Studies (IFUSS) are pleased to sponsor the series Global […]
Between Fitness and Death Wins Outstanding Book Award from Disability History Association
We are pleased to announce Between Fitness and Death: Disability and Slavery in the Caribbean by Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy has been awarded the Outstanding Book Award of 2021 from the Disability […]
Disruptive Archives receives honorable mention for Gloria E. Anzaldúa Book Prize.
Disruptive Archives: Feminist Memories of Resistance in Latin America’s Dirty Wars by Viviana Beatriz MacManus was recognized by the National Women’s Studies Association with an Honorable Mention for the 2021 […]
Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation Call for Papers
The Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) is pleased to announce its annual Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in U.S. Labor and Working-Class History, established in cooperation with […]
UI Press Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce the receipt of a grant of $199,794 from the National Endowment for the Humanities Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan […]
Welcome to our New Website
The University of Illinois Press is excited to debut our new website! As we continually work to better serve our authors, editors, and readers, we have implemented some wonderful new […]
Martha Bayne Hired as New Regional Trade Editor
We are pleased to announce that Martha Bayne will be joining the University of Illinois Press as a senior acquisitions editor to chart the future of our regional trade list […]
Remembering Billie Jean Isbell
The University of Illinois Press joins family and colleagues of Billie Jean Isbell, Professor Emerita at Cornell University, in mourning her passing on June 26. Her novel, Finding Cholita, a […]
Summer Sale! Use Promo Code 50ALL to get 50% off All Books
Stock your summer TBR list using promo code 50ALL to get 50% off all books! Sale ends June 25, 2021. […]
Introducing Introductions to Mormon Thought
This November, we’re excited to be releasing the first two books in our Introductions to Mormon Thought series edited by Matthew Bowman and Joseph Spencer. In the post below, they […]
A History of the Ozarks, Volume 2 Awarded J.G Ragsdale Book Award in Arkansas History
We are pleased to announce A History of the Ozarks, Volume 2: The Conflicted Ozarks by Brooks Blevins is the winner of 2021 of the Arkansas Historical Association’s J. G. […]