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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

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
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Pup and Pokey

  • by Seth Kantner and Beth Hill (illustrations)
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Raven and River

  • by Nancy White Carlstrom and Jon Van Zyle (illustrations)
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Skijor With Your Dog

Second Edition

  • by Mari Hoe-Raitto and Carol Kaynor
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

Stubborn Gal

The True Story of an Undefeated Sled Dog Racer

  • by Dan O'Neill and Klara Maisch (illustrations)
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

The Big Wild Soul of Terrence Cole

An Eclectic Collection to Honor Alaska's Public Historian

  • edited by Frank Soos and Mary Ehrlander
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

The Biggest Damned Hat

Tales from Alaska's Territorial Lawyers and Judges

  • by Pamela Cravez
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

The Land Beyond

A Memoir

  • by Jack D. Ives
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

The Storms of Denali

  • by Nicholas O'Connell
University Press of Colorado - Snowy Owl Books

There's a Moose in My Garden

Designing Gardens for Alaska and the Far North

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

Tongass Odyssey

Seeing the Forest Ecosystem through the Politics of Trees

  • by John Schoen

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