About Chalkface Press
Chalkface Press specialises in publishing text books for students and teachers in the area of subject English, at secondary and tertiary level. We also import and distribute specialist books in the subject for students, teachers and teacher educators.
The company was formed in 1987 and came onto the market with 12 titles printed in Western Australia under licence from the English and Media Centre in London, UK. Chalkface has since produced over 10 original titles, and built up an impressive list of import titles.
Most of the titles we have published have been written for students. They address recent theoretical debates in the areas of critical literacy and textual practice, and take account of current curriculum development.
Chalkface books are used in many university Education and Teacher Training faculties as course texts. Several titles are required reading for courses at Britain's Open University and at colleges in the USA. In the UK our 'Chalkface Original' titles are published by the highly regarded London-based English and Media Centre.
For the USA and Canada our 'original' titles are published by, and can be obtained from, the National Council of Teachers of English [NCTE] in special North American editions. Titles available include Reading Hamlet, Literary Terms, Studying Literature, Reading Stories, Reading Fictions, Gendered Fictions, Investigating Texts and Studying Poetry. (For NCTE contact details and rights see the page for the relevant title.)Australian State and New Zealand English Teachers' Associations promote and distribute our titles to their memberships.
Chalkface Press has developed an Australia-wide customer base in secondary schools, University English and Education faculties as well as selling through trade educational and library suppliers. We also distribute into New Zealand.
We would like to hear from those interested in our work and would welcome any ideas for future publications that may suit our list. Please do not send complete manuscripts but make contact with us first by email, supplying detailed outline summaries and chapter breakdowns.
ISBN prefix 1 875136
Chalkface Press operates as a P/L Company of the Chalkface Unit Trust
ACN 009 222 691 Incorporated in Western Australia
Chalkface name registered in Western Australia
ABN 42 977 185 305
Distribution and translation rights enquiries may be addressed directly to Chalkface Press or as detailed under 'Availablity' on each book description page.