- Master of Publishing
- Admissions to the MPub Program
- Master of Publishing Streams
- Masters Courses
- PUB 877: Special Topics in Publishing
- PUB 890: Professional Practices Seminar I
- PUB 891: Professional Practices Seminar II
- PUB 600: Topics in Publishing Management
- PUB 601: Editorial Theory and Practice
- PUB 602: Design & Production Control in Publishing
- PUB 603: Journal Management and Editing
- PUB 604: Technologies and Infrastructure for Academic Publishing
- PUB 605: Book Publishing Simulation
- PUB 606: Media Startup Simulation
- PUB 607: Publishing Technology Project
- PUB 611: Making Knowledge Public: How Research Makes Its Way Into Society
- PUB 631: Graphic Design: The Page and the Screen
- PUB 638: Design Awareness in Publishing Processes and Products
- PUB 648: Publishing and Social Change: Tech, Texts, and Revolution
- PUB 656: Institutional and International Event Planning and Management
- PUB 655: Online Marketing for Publishers
- PUB 800: Publishing and the Problem of Capitalism
- PUB 801: Theories of Publishing
- PUB 802: Technology & Evolving Forms of Publishing
- PUB 899: Publishing Internship
- PUB 900: Self-Directed Publishing Report
- PUB 901: Publishing Research Project
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- Frequently Asked Questions
- A Path for Students of Past Cohorts to Complete Your MPub
- Undergraduate Minor
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- PUB 101: The Publication of Self in Everyday Life
- PUB 131: Publication Design Technologies
- PUB 201: The Publication of the Professional Self
- PUB 210W: Professional Writing Workshop
- PUB 212: Public Relations and Public Engagement
- PUB 231: Graphic Design Fundamentals
- PUB 331: Graphic Design in Transition: Print and Digital Books
- PUB 332: Graphic Design in Transition: Print and Digital Periodicals
- PUB 350: Marketing for Book Publishers
- PUB 355W: Online Marketing for Publishers
- PUB 371: Structure of the Book Publishing Industry in Canada
- PUB 372: The Book Publishing Process
- PUB 375: Magazine Publishing
- PUB 401: Technology and the Evolving Book
- PUB 410: Indigenous Editing Practices
- PUB 411: Making Knowledge Public: How Research Makes Its Way Into Society
- PUB 431: Publication Design Project
- PUB 438: Design Awareness in Publishing Process and Products
- PUB 448: Publishing and Social Change: Tech, Texts, and Revolution
- PUB 450: The Business of Book Publishing
- PUB 456: Institutional and International Event Planning
- PUB 458: Journalism as a Publishing Problem
- PUB 477: Publishing Practicum
- PUB 478: Publishing Workshop
- PUB 480 D100: Buy the Book: A History of Publication Design (STC)
- PUB 480 OL01: Accessible Publishing (OLC)
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Unnamed PubLab
About the PubLab
The Unnamed PubLab (Room HC 2960) is a hands-on creative space for audio production, book arts, DIY publishing, and printmaking.
The lab prioritizes research and inquiry through making, with a focus on materiality, embodied learning, and experimental and creative approaches to publishing. It is a space for hands-on exploration, collaboration, and process-based learning.
The lab supports coursework, independent projects, workshops, and collaborative and experimental publishing practices for instructors, students and staff of SFU and their communities. Folks are welcome to use the space to work with tools and materials, try things out, develop ideas, prototype projects, or simply make cool things.
Everyone using the space is expected to treat the equipment with care, leave the Unnamed PubLab clean and ready for the next people, and refrain from bringing food or drink into the Lab. (We have lead type. Don’t eat the lead type.)
Upcoming Events
Lunch time drop-in Workshop: Relief Printing
Date: August 13, 2026
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Deatils: Free and all materials provided. Carve your own stamp or use a pre-made block to print.
Equipment, Tools & Materials
- Podcast Studio
- Letterpress
- Bookbinding Material
- Collage (zines, buttons, magnets, posters, etc.)
- Button & Magnet Makers
- Cricut Cutting Machine
- Block Printing (Linocut & Lego Printing)
- Papermaking
- Printing, Copying & Scanning
- Tech Resources (Projector, computers & display screens)
Access & Booking
The Lab is open to the SFU community—students, instructors, and staff are welcome to use the space for labs/tutorials, workshops, events or to experiment, make and explore. Bookings must be made by someone from the SFU community, but they are welcome to invite friends, collaborators, or your own communities to join workshops and projects.
Interested in booking time?
We have a temporary setup for booking time at the lab. Please allow 48-hours notice for booking & confirmation since this will be done manually by the lab director.
1. Check the Google Calendar (anonymously) for available dates: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=ZGY4ZTc5ZGEyZDIyNGEzZmUxNzBlMGVmZTJlZTZjNWFlMmViMzg0NzEyMmZiYWMyM2IxZGUxZmQ3ZWI4NDk5MEBncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t *Note that for demos, booking space will also depend on instructor availability.
2. Fill out the booking form: Unnamed PubLab — Booking – Fill out form (https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fmfoBInJuUeGGdg9Wl9sZ4saufdTomNEuFXLQlFO5wlURUwwME5CR043MVI3NUpGVURKSk5ZQkIyVy4u)
Donations
Donations are always welcome and help keep the Lab accessible and well stocked.
Contact
For questions, please contact Mauve Pagé at mpage@sfu.com with the subject line “Unnamed PubLab.”