University of the West Indies Press

The University of the West Indies Press

Parent company	University of the West Indies
Status	Active
Traded as	UWI Press
Founded	1992; 33 years ago (1992)
Country of origin	Jamaica
Headquarters location	Mona, Saint Andrew Parish
Distribution	Kingston Bookshop Sangsters Book Stores UTP(Canada) Longleaf Services (rest of the Americas) Eurospan Group (Europe, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia)[1]
Key people	Linda Cameron, Pansy Benn, Linda Speth, Joseph B. Powell, Nadine D. Buckland, Christine Randle
Publication types	Print books, eBooks, journals and audiobooks
Nonfiction topics	Caribbean History, Gender Studies, Media Studies, Political Science, Cultural Studies, Biography
Imprints	UWI Press/Canoe Press
Official website	www.uwipress.com

The University of the West Indies Press (or UWI Press) is a university press that is part of the University of the West Indies and was founded in 1992.^[2] The first book published by the press was Slave Society in the Danish West Indies: St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix by Neville A. T. Hall.^[3] Particularly noted for academic publications with a Caribbean focus, including on history, cultural studies, literature, gender studies, education and political science,^[2] the press is currently a member of the Association of University Presses.^[4]

References

1. "Ordering Information". University of the West Indies Press. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
2. "About UWI Press". University of the West Indies Press. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
3. Cameron, L. (1995). "Teamwork: The making of a press". Journal of Scholarly Publishing. 27 (1): 22–27 – via Proquest.
4. "Our Members". Association of University Presses. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

External links

• University of the West Indies Press