Michelle Lobkowicz
@mlobkowicz.bsky.social
Acquisitions Editor @ualbertapress.bsky.social. (she/her/they)
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How do university presses #TeamUP to advance knowledge? A baker’s dozen inspiring examples in the #UPWeek Gallery include work by @ucpress.bsky.social, @dukepress.bsky.social, @mitpress.bsky.social, @uofupress.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social & @ualbertapress.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/43CrodY
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
How do university presses #TeamUP to advance knowledge? A baker’s dozen inspiring examples in the #UPWeek Gallery include work by @ucpress.bsky.social, @dukepress.bsky.social, @mitpress.bsky.social, @uofupress.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social & @ualbertapress.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/43CrodY
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The 2025 theme for University Press Week (November 10-14) is #TeamUP, to celebrate the many hands involved in making university press publications successful. This year, we are proud to feature our CLC Kreisel Lecture Series.
https://bit.ly/497lEN1
@aupresses.bsky.social #ReadUP #UPWeek
https://bit.ly/497lEN1
@aupresses.bsky.social #ReadUP #UPWeek
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The 2025 theme for University Press Week (November 10-14) is #TeamUP, to celebrate the many hands involved in making university press publications successful. This year, we are proud to feature our CLC Kreisel Lecture Series.
https://bit.ly/497lEN1
@aupresses.bsky.social #ReadUP #UPWeek
https://bit.ly/497lEN1
@aupresses.bsky.social #ReadUP #UPWeek
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Toronto friends, Nov 12, join editors Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik for the launch of SHELTER IN TEXT. Food! Drinks! Books for purchase!
Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/3Xa8kjA
Our thanks to the Toronto International Festival of Authors, Toronto Lit Up, and the Toronto Arts Council for their support.
Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/3Xa8kjA
Our thanks to the Toronto International Festival of Authors, Toronto Lit Up, and the Toronto Arts Council for their support.
Toronto Lit Up: Shelter in Text (Eds. Myra Bloom and Kasia van Schaik)
Join us for a reading by contributors from Shelter in Text, hosted by the Centre for Creativity at Victoria College!
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Toronto friends, Nov 12, join editors Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik for the launch of SHELTER IN TEXT. Food! Drinks! Books for purchase!
Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/3Xa8kjA
Our thanks to the Toronto International Festival of Authors, Toronto Lit Up, and the Toronto Arts Council for their support.
Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/3Xa8kjA
Our thanks to the Toronto International Festival of Authors, Toronto Lit Up, and the Toronto Arts Council for their support.
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Honored to have co-presented with my co-editor & friend Simone Puleo at the UHart Philosophy Club on our Postcolonial Bildungsroman volumes
Out now: The Postcolonial Bildungsroman @ualbertapress.bsky.social
Out Jan 2026: Postcolonial Bildungsroman & the Character of Place with UNebraska Press
Out now: The Postcolonial Bildungsroman @ualbertapress.bsky.social
Out Jan 2026: Postcolonial Bildungsroman & the Character of Place with UNebraska Press
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Honored to have co-presented with my co-editor & friend Simone Puleo at the UHart Philosophy Club on our Postcolonial Bildungsroman volumes
Out now: The Postcolonial Bildungsroman @ualbertapress.bsky.social
Out Jan 2026: Postcolonial Bildungsroman & the Character of Place with UNebraska Press
Out now: The Postcolonial Bildungsroman @ualbertapress.bsky.social
Out Jan 2026: Postcolonial Bildungsroman & the Character of Place with UNebraska Press
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A big 50% off sale announced by University of Alberta Press today - maybe a good time to purchase The COVID Journals! ualbertapress.ca/978177212681...
The COVID Journals - University of Alberta Press
Early in the pandemic, medical personnel were our front lines. What was that like? Through stories, art, and poetry, Canadian health-care workers from across...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A big 50% off sale announced by University of Alberta Press today - maybe a good time to purchase The COVID Journals! ualbertapress.ca/978177212681...
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Kevin Irie is longlisted for the 2025 CBC Poetry Prize. How thrilling!
Information at https://bit.ly/4oVj5Cu and https://bit.ly/3LmDv8Y
We are proud to be publishing his collection, EVACUATIONS, in February.
https://bit.ly/3X9SmGi
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social
Information at https://bit.ly/4oVj5Cu and https://bit.ly/3LmDv8Y
We are proud to be publishing his collection, EVACUATIONS, in February.
https://bit.ly/3X9SmGi
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social
23 writers from across Canada make 2025 CBC Poetry Prize longlist | CBC Books
The winner will receive $6,000, a writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Kevin Irie is longlisted for the 2025 CBC Poetry Prize. How thrilling!
Information at https://bit.ly/4oVj5Cu and https://bit.ly/3LmDv8Y
We are proud to be publishing his collection, EVACUATIONS, in February.
https://bit.ly/3X9SmGi
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social
Information at https://bit.ly/4oVj5Cu and https://bit.ly/3LmDv8Y
We are proud to be publishing his collection, EVACUATIONS, in February.
https://bit.ly/3X9SmGi
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social
"By the true beginning, I mean the place where I suddenly begin to care about the poem, either as a reader or writer, or both. It doesn’t have to be deep and emotional or autobiographical. Just the place where the bottom of the poem drops out from under you and you are in the poem."
Thank you rob!
Thank you rob!
newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Lisa Richter : Where does a poem begin / @lisarichter.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/lisa...
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/11/lisa...
Lisa Richter : Where does a poem begin
How does a poem begin? A few weeks ago, I was on the escalator in the subway on my way home from the library. In front of me the...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"By the true beginning, I mean the place where I suddenly begin to care about the poem, either as a reader or writer, or both. It doesn’t have to be deep and emotional or autobiographical. Just the place where the bottom of the poem drops out from under you and you are in the poem."
Thank you rob!
Thank you rob!
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Toronto friends, join editors Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik, along with contributors Lily Cho, Robert Zacharias, and Sophie Feng, for the launch of SHELTER IN TEXT on Nov 12.
Food! Drinks! Books for purchase!
Centre for Creativity, U of T, 5 - 7 pm ET.
Info: https://bit.ly/48JlXNT
##TorontoLitUp
Food! Drinks! Books for purchase!
Centre for Creativity, U of T, 5 - 7 pm ET.
Info: https://bit.ly/48JlXNT
##TorontoLitUp
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Toronto friends, join editors Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik, along with contributors Lily Cho, Robert Zacharias, and Sophie Feng, for the launch of SHELTER IN TEXT on Nov 12.
Food! Drinks! Books for purchase!
Centre for Creativity, U of T, 5 - 7 pm ET.
Info: https://bit.ly/48JlXNT
##TorontoLitUp
Food! Drinks! Books for purchase!
Centre for Creativity, U of T, 5 - 7 pm ET.
Info: https://bit.ly/48JlXNT
##TorontoLitUp
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"At last we have a book that gently subverts the idea of the bildungsroman as a European form." Sumana Roy, writer and poet
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit #HigherEd @arnabdr.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit #HigherEd @arnabdr.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"At last we have a book that gently subverts the idea of the bildungsroman as a European form." Sumana Roy, writer and poet
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit #HigherEd @arnabdr.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit #HigherEd @arnabdr.bsky.social
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RUBBLE CHILDREN stories are emotionally poignant tales of childhood political discovery, teenage sexual awakening, the dissolution of adult romantic relationships, and discussions about Zionism.
Now in audio!
https://bit.ly/4bXHSzF
@aaronkreuter.bsky.social #MiddleEast #Fiction #JewishIdentity
Now in audio!
https://bit.ly/4bXHSzF
@aaronkreuter.bsky.social #MiddleEast #Fiction #JewishIdentity
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
RUBBLE CHILDREN stories are emotionally poignant tales of childhood political discovery, teenage sexual awakening, the dissolution of adult romantic relationships, and discussions about Zionism.
Now in audio!
https://bit.ly/4bXHSzF
@aaronkreuter.bsky.social #MiddleEast #Fiction #JewishIdentity
Now in audio!
https://bit.ly/4bXHSzF
@aaronkreuter.bsky.social #MiddleEast #Fiction #JewishIdentity
And check out his collection Gospel Drunk
ualbertapress.ca/978177212546...
ualbertapress.ca/978177212546...
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
And check out his collection Gospel Drunk
ualbertapress.ca/978177212546...
ualbertapress.ca/978177212546...
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Nov 8, join writers Lisa Baird, Myna Wallin, and Teresa Mason Pierre in Waterloo as they discuss how poetry can help make sense of uncertain times. Moderated by @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3L5RHTF
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social @balsillieschool.bsky.social @eramosageese.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3L5RHTF
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social @balsillieschool.bsky.social @eramosageese.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Nov 8, join writers Lisa Baird, Myna Wallin, and Teresa Mason Pierre in Waterloo as they discuss how poetry can help make sense of uncertain times. Moderated by @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3L5RHTF
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social @balsillieschool.bsky.social @eramosageese.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3L5RHTF
@thenewquarterly.bsky.social @balsillieschool.bsky.social @eramosageese.bsky.social
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Thank you so much, KFB! You're the best.
The best news of the day. #tifa #smallpressfair @victoriacollege.bsky.social #today
KEVIN IRIE has a new collection coming soon from @ualbertapress.bsky.social
Preorder:
ualbertapress.ca/978177212853...
KEVIN IRIE has a new collection coming soon from @ualbertapress.bsky.social
Preorder:
ualbertapress.ca/978177212853...
November 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Thank you so much, KFB! You're the best.
Ra-Mona Lisa.
Proud of my kid for making most of this costume herself
Happy Halloween!
Proud of my kid for making most of this costume herself
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ra-Mona Lisa.
Proud of my kid for making most of this costume herself
Happy Halloween!
Proud of my kid for making most of this costume herself
Happy Halloween!
This book about the 'who, what, when, where, and how' of the Charter is forthcoming this spring - check out historian Aaron Hughes's blog post about Alberta's Bill 2 and the use of s.33 at the link below.
Aaron W. Hughes' post: "The Charter Protects Us from Government Overreach, Not Subjects Us to It." His new book, forthcoming in April, is OUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS: A BIOGRAPHY OF CANADA'S CHARTER.
His previous book with the Press is 10 DAYS THAT SHAPED MODERN CANADA.
https://bit.ly/3JB3RmY ##abpoli
His previous book with the Press is 10 DAYS THAT SHAPED MODERN CANADA.
https://bit.ly/3JB3RmY ##abpoli
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This book about the 'who, what, when, where, and how' of the Charter is forthcoming this spring - check out historian Aaron Hughes's blog post about Alberta's Bill 2 and the use of s.33 at the link below.
Reposted by Michelle Lobkowicz
INDIGENOUS HEALING AS PARADOX “is attentive to the complexities of Indigenous people's responses to the insidious violence of settler colonial intrusion and governance." Alexandra Widmer, York University
https://bit.ly/4l6Smk4
##healing #health #biopolitics #Indigenous
https://bit.ly/4l6Smk4
##healing #health #biopolitics #Indigenous
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
INDIGENOUS HEALING AS PARADOX “is attentive to the complexities of Indigenous people's responses to the insidious violence of settler colonial intrusion and governance." Alexandra Widmer, York University
https://bit.ly/4l6Smk4
##healing #health #biopolitics #Indigenous
https://bit.ly/4l6Smk4
##healing #health #biopolitics #Indigenous
Happy to attend the U of Alberta’s Augustana campus fall faculty book launch, which features Frank Farley and the Birds of Alberta. Congratulations Glen, Jeremy, and Heather!
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Happy to attend the U of Alberta’s Augustana campus fall faculty book launch, which features Frank Farley and the Birds of Alberta. Congratulations Glen, Jeremy, and Heather!
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I was recently interviewed by the brilliant Gargi Binju for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! Listen in to hear me talk about The Postcolonial Bildungsroman @ualbertapress.bsky.social
Check it out: newbooksnetwork.com/the-postcolo...
Check it out: newbooksnetwork.com/the-postcolo...
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I was recently interviewed by the brilliant Gargi Binju for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! Listen in to hear me talk about The Postcolonial Bildungsroman @ualbertapress.bsky.social
Check it out: newbooksnetwork.com/the-postcolo...
Check it out: newbooksnetwork.com/the-postcolo...
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Gargi Binju interviews Arnab Dutta Roy, co-editor of THE POSTCOLONIAL BILDUNGSROMAN, on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4nBBCTn
@arnabdr.bsky.social#bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit #HigherEd
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4nBBCTn
@arnabdr.bsky.social#bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit #HigherEd
Arnab Roy and Paul Ugor eds., "The Postcolonial Bildungsroman: Narratives of Youth, Representational Politics, and Aesthetic Reinventions" (...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Gargi Binju interviews Arnab Dutta Roy, co-editor of THE POSTCOLONIAL BILDUNGSROMAN, on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4nBBCTn
@arnabdr.bsky.social#bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit #HigherEd
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4nBBCTn
@arnabdr.bsky.social#bildungsroman #postcolonial #literature #CompLit #HigherEd
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Come listen to me, Vinh Nguyen, and Dan Rubenstein talk about memoir at the Edmonton LitFest on Sunday! secure.citadeltheatre.com/10128/10138
October 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Come listen to me, Vinh Nguyen, and Dan Rubenstein talk about memoir at the Edmonton LitFest on Sunday! secure.citadeltheatre.com/10128/10138
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Ottawa friends, attend an expert panel discussion on challenging Canada’s perpetuation of settler-colonial violence in North America and the Middle East on October 23.
More info: https://bit.ly/46StnNu
@jeremywildeman.bsky.social @@cjpme.org @ijvcanada.bsky.social @octopusbooks.ca
More info: https://bit.ly/46StnNu
@jeremywildeman.bsky.social @@cjpme.org @ijvcanada.bsky.social @octopusbooks.ca
October 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ottawa friends, attend an expert panel discussion on challenging Canada’s perpetuation of settler-colonial violence in North America and the Middle East on October 23.
More info: https://bit.ly/46StnNu
@jeremywildeman.bsky.social @@cjpme.org @ijvcanada.bsky.social @octopusbooks.ca
More info: https://bit.ly/46StnNu
@jeremywildeman.bsky.social @@cjpme.org @ijvcanada.bsky.social @octopusbooks.ca
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“Roy and Ugor convincingly show that the Bildungsroman is a timely, urgent vehicle for reimagining postcolonial futures." Sarah L. Townsend, co-editor of The Irish Bildungsroman
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##literature #CompLit #HigherEd @arnabdr.bsky.social @drreznicek.bsky.social @arnabdr.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##literature #CompLit #HigherEd @arnabdr.bsky.social @drreznicek.bsky.social @arnabdr.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Roy and Ugor convincingly show that the Bildungsroman is a timely, urgent vehicle for reimagining postcolonial futures." Sarah L. Townsend, co-editor of The Irish Bildungsroman
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##literature #CompLit #HigherEd @arnabdr.bsky.social @drreznicek.bsky.social @arnabdr.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3IzHq1c
##literature #CompLit #HigherEd @arnabdr.bsky.social @drreznicek.bsky.social @arnabdr.bsky.social
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I am pretty stoked to be on this list! Nelson Ball (1942-2019) seems to have been quite a lovely person and generous poet; being listed here is like the next best thing to meeting him (for us who missed that chance)
Two of our marvellous poets have been recognized on the Nelson Ball Prize longlist:
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux
@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux
@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social
Nelson Ball Prize 2025 Long List
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October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I am pretty stoked to be on this list! Nelson Ball (1942-2019) seems to have been quite a lovely person and generous poet; being listed here is like the next best thing to meeting him (for us who missed that chance)
Reposted by Michelle Lobkowicz
Two of our marvellous poets have been recognized on the Nelson Ball Prize longlist:
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux
@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux
@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social
Nelson Ball Prize 2025 Long List
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October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Two of our marvellous poets have been recognized on the Nelson Ball Prize longlist:
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux
@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux
@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social
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“Ramadan layers sonic patterns into sensory delights around the dinner table…. A dazzling collection...” Cristalle Smith, author of Invisible Lives
https://bit.ly/40u9ity
@cristallesmith.bsky.social #poetry #CanLit #debut #diasporalit #hybrid #arab #Lebanon #immigrant
https://bit.ly/40u9ity
@cristallesmith.bsky.social #poetry #CanLit #debut #diasporalit #hybrid #arab #Lebanon #immigrant
October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Ramadan layers sonic patterns into sensory delights around the dinner table…. A dazzling collection...” Cristalle Smith, author of Invisible Lives
https://bit.ly/40u9ity
@cristallesmith.bsky.social #poetry #CanLit #debut #diasporalit #hybrid #arab #Lebanon #immigrant
https://bit.ly/40u9ity
@cristallesmith.bsky.social #poetry #CanLit #debut #diasporalit #hybrid #arab #Lebanon #immigrant