University of Chester Press
Founded in 2001 and launched as the University of Chester Press in 2011, we share excellent original research, professional practice and creative work associated with the University, prioritising publications with a significant relationship to the history, life and culture of Cheshire and the wider region.
Managed by an Editorial Board and supported by a critical peer review process, the University of Chester Press seeks to ensure that the University’s core value of excellence in learning, teaching, research and innovation is evident throughout its list of books. The Press aims to provide authors with a cost-effective means of publishing their work, together with a personal approach. Prospective authors and editors are welcome to read the Advice for prospective authors and editors for more information on the approval process and then to contact the Managing Editor. If you would like to proceed, please complete the University of Chester Press proposal form with as much detail as possible. This, together with a sample chapter, will form the first part in the approval process. These Guidelines for PhD conversion to a book give more information for those considering this option.
You can also see our University of Chester Press publications reviews and recommendations.
Our new titles include: A Really Short, Entertaining, Fully Graphic and as Accurate as Possible History of Chester and Passages of Time: Creative Writing from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2023.
Our latest titles
- Bloomsbury, Belsen, Oxford: Janet Vaughan – Medical Pioneer
- The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland: An Identification Handbook
- Biodiversity in the North West: Puffballs, Earthballs and other Gasteroid Fungi;
- Biblical Voices and Echoes: The People and the Books;
- Humankind: Writing from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2022;
- The Neston Collieries, 1759–1855: An Industrial Revolution in Rural Cheshire (second edition);
- Looking at the Landscape: Glimpses into the History of Cheshire and Beyond;
- George Cuitt (1779–1854) – 'England's Piranesi': His Life and Work and a Catalogue Raisonné of His Etchings;
- It Means the World to Us: Writing from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2021;
- Biodiversity in the North West: The Rusts and Smuts of Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and the Isle of Man;
- Becoming Urban Cyclists: From Socialization to Skills,
- The Widening Circle of Us: A Theological Memoir;
- Talking Bodies III: Transformations, Movements and Expression;
- Reflective Practice Groups for Clergy: Offering Pastoral Supervision, Well-Being Support and Spiritual Formation in Community;
- Trauma-Informed Mindfulness: A Practitioner's Guide for One-to-One Work
- From the Welsh Border to the World: Travels in Minority Languages
Orders can also be placed for Peter M. Gubi's From the Sanctuary: Spiritual Reflections from the Everyday.
Cheshire Prize for Literature 2023
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Print titles can be ordered online directly from the publisher and through a range of booksellers and distributors. Other means of payment for the print version are institutional purchase orders and cheques made payable to the University of Chester. Please email any ordering queries or call +44(0)1244 513305. Ebook versions for most titles (in PDF format) are available through Google Play and library collections such as EBSCO, Ebook Central and Gardners.
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