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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.

Subsidiary Rights & Licensing Manager Neal Swain explains the basics of navigating photo permissions as a book author.

As the new academic year kicks off, many students and scholars may be considering transforming their writing and research into a book. Whether you’re revising the dissertation or starting from scratch, Senior Editors Michelle Lipinski and Raina Polivka are here to help demystify some common myths about publishing.

Three years into our FirstGen Program—and 104 new projects signed—we reflect on the program’s growth and achievements.

The first official event of our FirstGen Program launched on January 21, 2022 and was sponsored by UC Press and the UC Collaborative of Humanities Centers and Institutes.This webinar was designed to help first-gen scholars learn about the book publishing process. The first section featured a pan