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2025 FirstGen Gratitude Report
Feb 02 2026
As we head into this next year, we are proud of the FirstGen Program’s achievements and the accomplishments of our FirstGen authors. Here's a breakdown of our key 2025 milestones—by the numbers.
Photo Permissions and How to Get Them
Sep 25 2025
Subsidiary Rights & Licensing Manager Neal Swain explains the basics of navigating photo permissions as a book author.
FirstGen Program: Looking Back on Three Years of Learning, Support, and Growth
Mar 26 2025
Three years into our FirstGen Program—and 104 new projects signed—we reflect on the program’s growth and achievements.
Book Publishing Resources Redux
Dec 20 2024
As the year comes to a close, we’ve rounded up some new and helpful resources for scholars embarking on your writing or book publishing journey.
Making the Most of Your Art Program
Jul 02 2024
By Stephanie Summerhays, Senior Production Editor at UC PressWhoever coined the old adage about a picture being worth a thousand words clearly wasn’t in the business of bookmaking. When it comes to producing books, even simple art programs require a kind of careful handling that many thousands o
Q&A with Jacek Blaszkiewicz, UC Press author and FirstGen scholar
Nov 07 2023
FirstGen scholar and author Jacek Blaskiewicz talks about his academic journey and new book "Fanfare for a City"