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Snowy Owl Books

Snowy Owl Books is an imprint of the University of Alaska Press publishing children’s books, guide books, fiction, and poetry. Snowy Owl books are accessible and general audience books on Alaska and the polar regions of the world that invite all to explore and learn about the people and animals of the North.

All proposals for the this imprint should follow the press submission guidelines, and submission will be evaluated by the press acquisitions staff, editorial board, and outside experts.

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University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

I Am Alaskan

  • by Brian Adams
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

In Wild Trust

Larry Aumiller's Thirty Years Among the McNeil River Brown Bears

  • by Jeff Fair and Larry Aumiller (photography)
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Ivory and Paper

Adventures In and Out of Time

  • by Ray Hudson
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Kayak Girl

  • by Monica Devine and Mindy Dwyer (illustrations)
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Land of Extremes

A Natural History of the Arctic North Slope of Alaska

  • by Alexander Huryn and John Hobbie
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Life and Times of a Big River

An Uncommon Natural History of Alaska's Upper Yukon

  • by Peter J. Marchand
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Little Whale

A Story of the Last Tlingit War Canoe

  • by Roy A. Peratrovich, Jr.
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Lucy's Dance

  • by Deb Vanasse and illustrated by Nancy Slagle
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Lugiim Yuraa

Lucy's Dance, Yup'ik Edition

  • by Deb Vanasse and Nancy Slagle (illustrations)
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Made of Salmon

Alaska Stories from the Salmon Project

  • edited by Nancy Lord
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Mary's Wild Winter Feast

  • by Hannah Lindoff, illustrations by Nobu Koch, and Clarissa Rizal
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Melting the Ice Curtain

The Extraordinary Story of Citizen Diplomacy on the Russia-Alaska Frontier

  • by David Ramseur
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

My Wrangell Mountains

  • by Ruedi Homberger, illustrations by Jona Van Zyle, and Jon Van Zyle
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Northern Exposures

An Adventuring Career in Stories and Images

  • by Jonathan Waterman
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Northern Garden Symphony

Combining Hardy Perennials for Blooms All Season

  • by Cyndie Warbelow
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Ollie's First Year

  • by Jonathan London and Jon Van Zyle (illustrations)
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

On Time Delivery

The Dog Team Mail Carriers

  • by William S. Schneider
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Outside in the Interior

An Adventure Guide for Central Alaska, Second edition

  • by Kyle Joly
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Plants That We Eat

Nauriat Nigiñaqtuat

  • by Anore Jones

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