Category Archives: press events

June 9, 2017

Printer’s Row 2017

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Authors. Conversations. Books (lots of books). Dogs with bandannas. It’s time again for the Printer’s Row Book Fair, now in its 33rd Year as a Chicago Loop perennial. Skies promise to be as sunny as the faces staffing the booths. Your … Continue reading →

April 26, 2017

The AAUP’s best covers and jackets

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Once again, the U. of Illinois Press is hosting the Association of American University Presses’s 2017 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show. Held in the UIP Grand Ballroom, the touring show stops every year in Champaign-Urbana to display those examples of the designer’s art … Continue reading →

June 14, 2016

Printer’s Row Lit Fest: Merely a Wild Success

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Last weekend, the University of Illinois Press trekked north to take part in the Printer’s Row Lit Fest. This pillar of Chicago’s again-thriving book culture always offers us a chance to meet that literary segment of the public while presenting our … Continue reading →

April 5, 2016

5 reasons to visit us at OAH

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If you are headed to the Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island during April 7-9 there are a few things you’ll want to be on the lookout for courtesy of your friends at UIP. 1) Given … Continue reading →

November 6, 2015

Opening Access: AAUP Press Week online event

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University Press Week is celebrated worldwide from November 8-14. The week is designed to draw attention to the great scholarly publishing work that challenges boundaries and stimulates thought. During Press Week the Association of American University Presses is hosting some online … Continue reading →

November 2, 2015

AAUP Press week kicks off with UIUC publishing session

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As an early kickoff to University Press Week (November 8th – 14th), two UIP staff members are participating in an informative conversation about publishing with an academic press. Daniel Nasset, acquisitions editor, and Michael Roux, marketing manager, will give brief … Continue reading →

May 21, 2015

Authors speak and sign at Printers Row

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For the tenth consecutive year, the University of Illinois Press will have a large presence at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest.  Festival goers can visit the University of Illinois Press tent on Dearborn Street, between Congress and Polk. … Continue reading →

March 14, 2014

Pi(e) Day at UIP

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Certain members of the UIP staff circle March 14 on their calendars.  And with good reason. 3.14 is Pi(e) Day: during which both mathematical principle and carbohydrates are well celebrated at the Press by those with culinary skill and also … Continue reading →

December 24, 2013

Happy Holidays from the UIP

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Hope your celebrations are as joyful as ours…

October 14, 2013

Bill Beckett named ‘MVP’

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One of our most dedicated colleagues at the Press was recognized with a University-wide honor this month. Custodial worker Bill Beckett was named the The Most “Valued” Person (MVP) by University of Illinois Facilities & Services. The award is given to an staff member … Continue reading →