Helena Heald
@helenaheald.bsky.social
Award-winning Commissioning Editor for Ancient History & Classical Studies
@edinburghup.bsky.social ~ she/her ~ various kinds of nerd 🎮🎲📚 ~ views my own etc.
Let's talk books: helena.heald@eup.ed.ac.uk
@edinburghup.bsky.social ~ she/her ~ various kinds of nerd 🎮🎲📚 ~ views my own etc.
Let's talk books: helena.heald@eup.ed.ac.uk
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Helena Heald
@helenaheald.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Are you looking for a book publisher for your research in the ancient world?🏛️Drop me an email and I can tell you more about our proposal process and publishing with Edinburgh University Press 👉 helena.heald@eup.ed.ac.uk
All set up at the 2025 Leventis Conference! 👋Stop by for book chat and some great discounts on @edinburghup.bsky.social books. Lovely to be at a conference hosted by our pals at @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social 😊
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
All set up at the 2025 Leventis Conference! 👋Stop by for book chat and some great discounts on @edinburghup.bsky.social books. Lovely to be at a conference hosted by our pals at @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social 😊
Looking forward to this! I'll be there with some lovely @edinburghup.bsky.social books to show off on Friday and Saturday, do come say hi during the breaks 😁
This weeks sees the 2025 A. G. Leventis Conference - 'Telling Bodies: A Conference on Corporeal Classical Reception'. Find confirmed speakers and details of related events - including the launch of the A.G. Leventis Centre for Greek Studies - at edin.ac/427jxo9
#Classics #HCA #Leventis #Edinburgh
#Classics #HCA #Leventis #Edinburgh
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking forward to this! I'll be there with some lovely @edinburghup.bsky.social books to show off on Friday and Saturday, do come say hi during the breaks 😁
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👀 psst!
Our #StAndrewsDaySale is coming soon!
✍️ Sign-up to our mailing lists for details...
https://edin.ac/33x7KRT
Our #StAndrewsDaySale is coming soon!
✍️ Sign-up to our mailing lists for details...
https://edin.ac/33x7KRT
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
👀 psst!
Our #StAndrewsDaySale is coming soon!
✍️ Sign-up to our mailing lists for details...
https://edin.ac/33x7KRT
Our #StAndrewsDaySale is coming soon!
✍️ Sign-up to our mailing lists for details...
https://edin.ac/33x7KRT
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Our upcoming Honour in Aristotle’s Ethics is a re-evaluation of Aristotelian honour, linking ancient ethics, psychology and political theory - and it's free to read in Open Access!
#OpenAccessWeek 📚
Find out more:
#OpenAccessWeek 📚
Find out more:
Honour in Aristotle's Ethics
Honour in Aristotle's Ethics
edin.ac
October 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Our upcoming Honour in Aristotle’s Ethics is a re-evaluation of Aristotelian honour, linking ancient ethics, psychology and political theory - and it's free to read in Open Access!
#OpenAccessWeek 📚
Find out more:
#OpenAccessWeek 📚
Find out more:
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Join us in celebrating #OpenAccessWeek with new titles in Classical Studies 🏛️
Coming soon we’ve got Rediscovering Greek Institutions, a timely, interdisciplinary look at ancient Greek politics that engages with political science.
Keep an eye out for its release next month:
Coming soon we’ve got Rediscovering Greek Institutions, a timely, interdisciplinary look at ancient Greek politics that engages with political science.
Keep an eye out for its release next month:
Rediscovering Greek Institutions
Rediscovering Greek Institutions
edin.ac
October 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Join us in celebrating #OpenAccessWeek with new titles in Classical Studies 🏛️
Coming soon we’ve got Rediscovering Greek Institutions, a timely, interdisciplinary look at ancient Greek politics that engages with political science.
Keep an eye out for its release next month:
Coming soon we’ve got Rediscovering Greek Institutions, a timely, interdisciplinary look at ancient Greek politics that engages with political science.
Keep an eye out for its release next month:
Quick shout out to some fantastic recent @edinburghup.bsky.social Ancient History & Classical Studies books that are free to read for life, not just for #OpenAccessWeek 🤓
All of these and more are free to read here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/browse/books...
All of these and more are free to read here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/browse/books...
October 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Quick shout out to some fantastic recent @edinburghup.bsky.social Ancient History & Classical Studies books that are free to read for life, not just for #OpenAccessWeek 🤓
All of these and more are free to read here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/browse/books...
All of these and more are free to read here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/browse/books...
New book from Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia! What impact did Achaemenid models of kingship have on Alexander the Great and his successors? Stephen Harrison explores different ideologies of empire in the ancient Near-East. Out now from @edinburghup.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New book from Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia! What impact did Achaemenid models of kingship have on Alexander the Great and his successors? Stephen Harrison explores different ideologies of empire in the ancient Near-East. Out now from @edinburghup.bsky.social
👋Hello hello, we have a very exciting new series looking for book proposals! Full details in the link below.
Well. It’s official. You can now submit your proposals to the New Perspectives on Ancient Greek Religion book series, published by Edinburgh University Press!
#ClassicsBluesky 🏺
#ClassicsBluesky 🏺
Book Series
Published by Edinburgh University Press The study of ancient Greek religion stands at a critical methodological juncture. While foundational frameworks like the polis-religion model have yielded...
www.npagr.info
September 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
👋Hello hello, we have a very exciting new series looking for book proposals! Full details in the link below.
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Journal of Roman Studies review:
"[This] is an admirably accessible volume... Many of these chapters will be top recommendations on my undergraduate and postgraduate reading lists. Overall, the volume is an impressive piece of work that makes a valuable and fresh contribution to the field."
"[This] is an admirably accessible volume... Many of these chapters will be top recommendations on my undergraduate and postgraduate reading lists. Overall, the volume is an impressive piece of work that makes a valuable and fresh contribution to the field."
JEROEN W. P. WIJNENDAELE (Ed.), Late Roman Italy: Imperium to Regnum. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2023. Pp. xv + 504, illus. isbn 9781399518024 £155.00 (hbk); 9781399518031, £29.99 (pbk). |...
JEROEN W. P. WIJNENDAELE (Ed.), Late Roman Italy: Imperium to Regnum. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2023. Pp. xv + 504, illus. isbn 9781399518024 £155.00 (hbk); 9781399518031, £29.99 (pbk).
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July 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Journal of Roman Studies review:
"[This] is an admirably accessible volume... Many of these chapters will be top recommendations on my undergraduate and postgraduate reading lists. Overall, the volume is an impressive piece of work that makes a valuable and fresh contribution to the field."
"[This] is an admirably accessible volume... Many of these chapters will be top recommendations on my undergraduate and postgraduate reading lists. Overall, the volume is an impressive piece of work that makes a valuable and fresh contribution to the field."
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We are delighted to be working with @creativeaccess.bsky.social to recruit for our publishing trainee. If you want to join our team, we’d love to hear from you!
For more information, check out the following:
edin.ac/3ILW2Kt
For more information, check out the following:
edin.ac/3ILW2Kt
Publishing trainee - Edinburgh | Opportunities @ Creative Access
Closing date for applications: Sunday 24th August at 11.59pm Salary: National Living Wage Duration: 6 months Working hours: Mon-Fri, 35 hours (flexible sta
edin.ac
July 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We are delighted to be working with @creativeaccess.bsky.social to recruit for our publishing trainee. If you want to join our team, we’d love to hear from you!
For more information, check out the following:
edin.ac/3ILW2Kt
For more information, check out the following:
edin.ac/3ILW2Kt
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If you are like the many academic book writers I know who were never taught a systematic way to revise a manuscript (and can therefore feel the writing process dragging on longer than you want it to), my next free workshop on August 6th is for you
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/edit...
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/edit...
Workshop: How to Edit Your Own Book
Turn your current work-in-progress into a manuscript that scholarly publishers will actually want. Join Laura Portwood-Stacer to learn a time-tested method for developing publishable scholarly books, ...
courses.manuscriptworks.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
If you are like the many academic book writers I know who were never taught a systematic way to revise a manuscript (and can therefore feel the writing process dragging on longer than you want it to), my next free workshop on August 6th is for you
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/edit...
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/edit...
But wait, there's more! New on the @edinburghup.bsky.social bookshelf: Myth and History in Ancient Persia by Reza Shaghaghi Zarghamee, "another radiant entry in Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia"
July 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
But wait, there's more! New on the @edinburghup.bsky.social bookshelf: Myth and History in Ancient Persia by Reza Shaghaghi Zarghamee, "another radiant entry in Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia"
Happy Friday! May I interest you in a free book? SLAVERY AND HONOUR IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD is out now in Open Access! This edited collection from David Lewis, Mirko Canevaro and Douglas Cairns explores the complexities of honour and dishonour in ancient Greek slavery.
July 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Happy Friday! May I interest you in a free book? SLAVERY AND HONOUR IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD is out now in Open Access! This edited collection from David Lewis, Mirko Canevaro and Douglas Cairns explores the complexities of honour and dishonour in ancient Greek slavery.
It me 🤩 delighted to be on the Rising Star list alongside some amazing book folk!
This week's issue of #TheBookseller is out now, featuring:
⭐Rising Stars: Introducing the Class of 2025
👤Author Profiles: Len Pennie & SenLinYu
📚Children's Preview: October 2025
Read the full issue here 👉 www.thebookseller.com/editi...
⭐Rising Stars: Introducing the Class of 2025
👤Author Profiles: Len Pennie & SenLinYu
📚Children's Preview: October 2025
Read the full issue here 👉 www.thebookseller.com/editi...
July 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It me 🤩 delighted to be on the Rising Star list alongside some amazing book folk!
Heading back after a fab time in St Andrews for the #CA2025. Conferences are one of the best bits of my job, and they're even better when they're in a sunny seaside town 🌊
July 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Heading back after a fab time in St Andrews for the #CA2025. Conferences are one of the best bits of my job, and they're even better when they're in a sunny seaside town 🌊
The books are hidden away and sleeping while the ceilidh is on but I'll be BACK tomorrow morning for more books and more book chat ✨ #CA2025
July 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The books are hidden away and sleeping while the ceilidh is on but I'll be BACK tomorrow morning for more books and more book chat ✨ #CA2025
July 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Hello Leeds! Drop by for some book chat at the @edinburghup.bsky.social stand👋 #IMC2025
July 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Hello Leeds! Drop by for some book chat at the @edinburghup.bsky.social stand👋 #IMC2025
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We're hiring!
EUP is looking for a Key Account Manager to join our busy Sales team. This full-time, permanent role focuses on developing relationships with institutional libraries across the Americas.
Find out more and apply 👉 edin.ac/4l2je5m
EUP is looking for a Key Account Manager to join our busy Sales team. This full-time, permanent role focuses on developing relationships with institutional libraries across the Americas.
Find out more and apply 👉 edin.ac/4l2je5m
Vacancy: Key Account Manager - Americas
We are looking for a Key Account Manager - Americas to join the sales team for a full time, permanent contract.
edin.ac
July 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We're hiring!
EUP is looking for a Key Account Manager to join our busy Sales team. This full-time, permanent role focuses on developing relationships with institutional libraries across the Americas.
Find out more and apply 👉 edin.ac/4l2je5m
EUP is looking for a Key Account Manager to join our busy Sales team. This full-time, permanent role focuses on developing relationships with institutional libraries across the Americas.
Find out more and apply 👉 edin.ac/4l2je5m
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Hey kids! First time at the #IMC2025 @imc-leeds.bsky.social?
Here are some of Old Man Kramer's Hot Tips!
#medievalsky
Here are some of Old Man Kramer's Hot Tips!
#medievalsky
July 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hey kids! First time at the #IMC2025 @imc-leeds.bsky.social?
Here are some of Old Man Kramer's Hot Tips!
#medievalsky
Here are some of Old Man Kramer's Hot Tips!
#medievalsky
Lovely clutch of paperbacks out this month! Featuring:
🚶Sasanian settlement patterns
♀️Feminist epistemological frameworks
⚔️ Toxic masculinity
🏘️Byzantine social structure
🚶Sasanian settlement patterns
♀️Feminist epistemological frameworks
⚔️ Toxic masculinity
🏘️Byzantine social structure
June 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Lovely clutch of paperbacks out this month! Featuring:
🚶Sasanian settlement patterns
♀️Feminist epistemological frameworks
⚔️ Toxic masculinity
🏘️Byzantine social structure
🚶Sasanian settlement patterns
♀️Feminist epistemological frameworks
⚔️ Toxic masculinity
🏘️Byzantine social structure
🖼️"This combination of literary, theoretical and media-focused approaches results in a wide array of tantalizing analyses at times as compelling as the objects they scrutinize." fab new review of Amy Mars Lather's @edinburghup.bsky.social book: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
(A.) LATHER Materiality and Aesthetics in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry (Ancient Cultures, New Materialism). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2021. Pp. xii + 266, illus. £90. 9781474462358....
(A.) LATHER Materiality and Aesthetics in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry (Ancient Cultures, New Materialism). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2021. Pp. xii + 266, illus. £90. 9781474462358.
www.cambridge.org
June 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🖼️"This combination of literary, theoretical and media-focused approaches results in a wide array of tantalizing analyses at times as compelling as the objects they scrutinize." fab new review of Amy Mars Lather's @edinburghup.bsky.social book: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Less than a month! See you soon, Leeds 🤩
We're looking forward to welcoming Edinburgh University Press back to #IMC2025! 😁 Visit their Bookfair stand during the congress to browse their fantastic collection of books!🎉 Why not visit www.euppublishing.com or www.linkedin.com/company/edin... and x.com/EdinburghUP
#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
June 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Less than a month! See you soon, Leeds 🤩