Publishing Catalogue
2012
Creative Writing Studies
Professional and Higher
Contents
I.
Non-fiction titles:
Creative Writing Studies series
Professional and Higher Education series
II. Fiction titles
Outcasts series
III. Distribution
IV. The publishers
I. Non-fiction titles
Creative Writing Studies
Series publications:
Rethinking creative writing by Stephanie
Vanderslice (January 2012)
Teaching creative writing, edited by Elaine
Walker (Summer 2012)
Creative writing, edited by Amal Chatterjee
(Fall 2012)
RETHINKING CREATIVE WRITING
“ Thoroughly researched, beautifully
written, and [an] altogether important
book”
Erika Dreifus in Practicing Writing
In this passionate, iconoclastic, survey of
Creative Writing as an academic discipline,
Stephanie Vanderslice provides a
provocative critique of existing practice. She
challenges enduring myths surrounding
creative writing – not least, that writers
learn most from workshops.
Through case studies of best practice from
America and elsewhere, Vanderslice
provides a vision of change, showing how
undergraduate and postgraduate programs
can be reformed to re-engage with
contemporary culture.
Stephanie Vanderslice is Associate
Professor of Writing, University of Central
Arkansas and co-editor of Can It Really Be
Taught?: Resisting Lore in Creative Writing
Pedagogy (Heinemann).
Foreword by Steve May (Bath Spa Univ.).
Publication date: 2012 (print), 2011 (e-book).
Place of publication: Ely (UK).
ISBNs:
ePub edition: 978-1-907076-10-7
PDF edition: 978-1-907076-18-3
Hardback: 978-1-907076-13-8
Softback: 978-1-907076-31-2
TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING
“ This collection of writing exercises,
directed at people who are new to the
teaching of writing, or keen to
reinvigorate their practice, has
immensely practical potential. ”
Australasian Association of Writing
Programs
Teaching Creative Writing: Practical
Approaches is designed to showcase proven
approaches developed by practitioners in
the ever-growing community of writers in
higher education. Aimed at enabling those
who teach the subject to review, borrow,
and adapt ideas, the emphasis throughout is
on diversity: the international team of
contributors covers a variety of forms and
genres. These include traditional and
innovative components of creative writing
courses.
Elaine Walker teaches Creative Writing for
the University of Wales, Bangor, and the
Open University. Her publications include a
novel, The Horses (Cinnamon Press), nonfiction, Horse (Reaktion Books and Kalima
Press), and poetry (Roundyhouse, Caught
in the Net). She has edited texts by William
Cavendish (Long Riders’ Guild Press) and
Margaret Cavendish (Serendipity).
Publication date: 2012.
Place of publication: Ely (UK).
ISBNs:
ePub edition: 978-1-907076-15-2
PDF edition: 978-1-907076-48-0
CREATIVE WRITING
Creative Writing: Writers on Writing brings
together eight original literary works by
eight authors. Each work is accompanied by
a reflective commentary written by its
author. In addition to the literary interest of
the works themselves and of the authors’
commentaries, the book serves a valuable
pedagogic purpose. Many creative writing
courses in higher education require
students to write commentaries to
accompany their pieces of creative writing –
yet students often find this requirement
challenging. Similarly, tutors sometimes
find the writing of commentaries
challenging to teach. The commentaries in
Creative Writing: Writers on Writing are
designed to provide models for discussion
and analysis. Creative Writing: Writers on
Writing thus combines literary appeal with
critical insight and academic support.
Amal Chatterjee is the author of Across
the Lakes (a novel published by Phoenix
House and Penguin India) and
Representations of India 1740-1840
(Macmillan and St Martin’s Press). He
teaches fiction on the M St course at the
University of Oxford and on courses in
Amsterdam and Zurich.
Publication date: 2012.
Place of publication: Ely (UK).
ISBNs:
ePub edition: 978-1-907076-14-5
PDF edition: 978-1-907076-33-6
Professional and Higher Education
Series publications:
53 interesting things to do in your LECTURES
53 interesting things to do in your SEMINARS
and TUTORIALS
53 interesting ways of helping your STUDENTS
TO STUDY
53 interesting things to do in your
LECTURES
Lectures remain a staple form of teaching in
higher and professional education.
However, some lectures are more effective
than others. 53 interesting things to do in
your lectures presents practical suggestions,
each tried and tested, for developing your
lectures. The book is designed for dipping
into to find suggestions that dovetail with
your own practice.
Original authors: Sue Habeshaw, Graham
Gibbs, and Trevor Habeshaw
Revised and updated by Anthony Haynes
and Karen Haynes
The topics covered are wide-ranging. They
include: structuring the lecturing process;
improving students’ notes; structuring and
summarising content; linking lectures to
each other; holding the students’ attention;
promoting active learning during lectures;
using resources; and monitoring students’
learning from lectures.
ISBNs:
ePub: 978-1-907076-22-0
PDF: 978-1-907076- 23-7
Kindle: 978-1-907076-24-4
Softback: 978-1-907076-30-5
Publication date: 2012.
Place of publication: Ely (UK).
53 interesting things to do in your
SEMINARS and TUTORIALS
Seminars and tutorials are staples of higher
and professional education courses – but
running them well and ensuring that they
are effective is not easy. 53 interesting things
to do in your seminars and tutorials
provides practical suggestions, each tried
and tested, for ways to develop your
professional practice. The book is designed
for dipping into to find ideas to dovetail
with your own approach and context.
Original authors: Sue Habeshaw, Trevor
Habeshaw, and Graham Gibbs
Revised and updated by Hannah Strawson
The topics covered are wide-ranging. They
include: ways to begin; student-led
seminars; group work; student participation
and responsibility; evaluation; written
material; and the expression of feelings.
ISBNs:
ePub: 978-1-907076-19-0
PDF: 978-1-907076-20-6
Kindle: 978-1-907076-21-3
Softback: 978-1-907076-29-9
Publication date: 2012.
Place of publication: Ely (UK).
53 interesting ways of helping your
STUDENTS TO STUDY
If you teach in higher or professional
education, 53 interesting ways of helping
your students to study is designed to help
you. This book provides practical
suggestions, each tried and tested, for
helping students to improve their learning.
The book is designed for dipping into to
find ideas that dovetail with your own
teaching approach and the needs of your
students.
Original authors: Trevor Habeshaw, Graham
Gibbs, and Sue Habeshaw
Revised and updated by Hannah Strawson
The topics covered are wide-ranging. They
include: beginning to study; planning one’s
studying; studying through reading; taking
notes; writing; learning with others; using
library resources; revision; and
examinations.
ISBNs:
ePub: 978-1-907076-25-1
PDF: 978-1-907076-26-8
Kindle: 978-1-907076-27-5
Softback: 978-1-907076-28-2
Publication date: 2012.
Place of publication: Ely (UK).
II. Fiction titles
The Outcasts novels
by
Alan Haselhurst
‘Alan’s books are an enjoyable read for all friends
of cricket’ – Graham Gooch, OBE
Series publications:
Accidentally Cricket
Occasionally Cricket
Unusually Cricket
Accidentally Cricket
With cartoons by Hoby.
The Outcasts CC is England’s most
infamous wandering cricket club.
Somehow its pursuits of the noble
ideals of cricket seem always to be
accompanied by a good deal of beer,
sex, and curry – not necessarily in that
order – plus the attention of the
emergency services. Now, in
Accidentally Cricket, the Outcasts go
global, causing mayhem in their
distinctively disreputable style all the
way from small-town Australia to the
grounds of an English country house.
Hardback (2009)
ISBN: 978-1-907076-00-8
Unusually Cricket
With cartoons by Hoby.
One would think that only a club
with at least twenty-two players
would arrange to play simultaneous
fixtures. But with the Outcasts CC –
England’s most notorious wandering
club – it is different, of course. Still,
the challenge provided by a clash of
fixtures should at least allow the club
to put behind it the unfortunate
memories of their first ever fixture in
France. Or perhaps not.
Hardback (2010)
ISBN: 978-1-907076-01-5
Occasionally Cricket
With cartoons by Hoby.
The Outcasts CC is England’s most
infamous wandering cricket club.
Somehow its pursuits of the noble
ideals of cricket seem always to be
accompanied by a good deal of beer,
sex, and curry – not necessarily in that
order – plus the attention of the
emergency services.
Occasionally Cricket recounts the sorry
tale of two of the club’s matches
against village sides – and their
unfortunate weekend challenge in
Yorkshire.
Hardback (2010)
ISBN: 978-1-907076-05-3
Outcasts author: Alan Haselhurst
The Rt Hon Sir Alan Haselhurst is
MP for Saffron Walden. He is Chair
of the House of Commons
Administration Committee and
Chairperson of the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association
International Executive
Committee.
A former member of the executive
committee of Essex CCC, Sir Alan
is a member of the MCC and The
Lord’s Taverners.
A royalty is paid to The Lord’s
Taverners on sales of our Outcasts
titles.
III. Distribution
Library supply
Copies of our e-book editions are available to
libraries from a number of suppliers.
They include:
 MyiLibrary
 Ebook Library
 Dawsonera
 ePub Direct
E-book retailers
We publish e-books in ePub, PDF, and Kindle formats.
Copies are available from FirstyFish (UK), Amazon, Sony’s Reader
Store and retailers supplied by ePubDirect, including:
Australia: Fishpond
Canada: Chapters – Indigo; Kobo
Europe: TookBook
Ireland: DirecteBooks
New Zealand: Fishpond
South Africa: eBookShop; Kalahari
UK: Book Depository
USA: Barnes & Noble – Nook books; Diesel; Powells
Retail: print copies
Copies of print editions may be acquired
readily from any recognised bookseller.
Retailers may order copies from our
distributors:
• Central Books (UK and Rest of World)
• Cadmus Communications (USA)
A full bibliographical record is provided for
retailers on Bowker and Nielsen.
Read on the cloud
Many of our publications may be read on the
cloud (i.e. as a digital book without
downloading) at 24symbols:
www.24symbols.com.
Obtain a licence to print
Libraries (and others) may purchase
licences to print copies from Paperight:
paperight.com.
Acquire translation rights
Enquiries concerning acquisition of
translation rights should be addressed to our
rights representatives, Harriman House.
Website: www.harrimanhouse.com.
E-mail: foreign.rights@harriman-house.com.
Worldreader
We also supply Kindle editions of our
publications in the Professional and Higher
Education series free of charge to selected
African educational institutions via
Worldreader, a not-for-profit charity.
IV. The publishers
From the directors
We hope you like the list presented in this
catalogue. If you have any comments, queries,
or suggestions, we would be pleased to hear
from you. Our contact details are on the
following slide.
Anthony Haynes and Karen Haynes,
Directors,
The Professional and Higher Partnership Ltd
Contact details: digital
E-mail: partners@professionalandhigher.com
Company website: www.professionalandhigher.com
Website for Creative Writing Studies imprint:
http://creativewritingstudies.wordpress.com
On Twitter: @creawritstuds
Publishing blog: Monographer’s Blog
Contact details: physical
Studio address (for correspondence): The Professional
and Higher Partnership Ltd, 4 The Links, Cambridge
Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0TG, UK
Tel. UK (0)1638 663456
Registered company no. 6777037
Registered office: The Mill House, 21 High Street,
Wicken, Ely, Cambs, CB7 5XR, UK