part by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council in 1978, at the time the largest grant ever to have been given. The projects administrative records, manuscripts and records are held at the University of Calgary Archive in the Thomas E. Flanagan Fonds. Publication areas UAlberta Press acquires, publishes, and disseminates works of scholarly merit, making them available to the broader public. Historically it is particularly recognized for publishing in the following disciplines: history, literary criticism, Canadian studies, Indigenous studies, and reference works. It has a commitment to publishing books of importance to Western Canada thereby contributing to the variety and diversity of cultural expression and promoting engagement with ideas and continuance of a literate culture. UAlberta Press generally accepts submissions in the areas of biography, history, language, literature, natural history, regional interest, travel narratives and reference books. It contributes to the intellectual and cultural life of Alberta and Canada by publishing well-edited, research-based knowledge and creative thought, which has undergone rigorous peer-review, is of real value to natural constituencies, adheres to quality publication standards and is supported by appropriate marketing efforts. UAlberta Press developed a strong presence in the Alberta and broader Canadian publishing industry where it is highly respected as an important contributor to scholarship and literary culture. It consistently wins editorial and design awards for its books. Amongst the books the press has published are: Robert Conquest's Harvest of Sorrow, Soviet Collectivization and the Terror Famine. The Collected Writings of Louis Riel/Les Ecrits complet de Louis Riel, George G.F. Stanley, Raymond J.A. Huel, Gilles Martel, Thomas Flanagan, Glenn Campbell, editors, a critical edition composed of five annotated volumes. The Canadian Dictionary of ASL, Carole Sue Bailey and Kathy Dolby, editors, winner of the Alberta Educational Book of the Year, Scholarly Book of the Year and Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year as well as an Award of Merit from the Association for Canadian Studies and the Alcuin Society Citation for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. A.K. Hellum's A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan, winner of the Banff Mountain Book Festival Best Book award and Alberta Book Awards for Trade Book of the Year, and Book Design, Illustration, and Cover. A.K. Hellum was also awarded the Writers' Guild of Alberta Wilfred Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction. E.D. Blodgett's An Ark of Koans, which won a number of Alberta Book Awards, as well as