The X Series for Professional Development, a new series for the professional development of both new and experienced teachers of English, including:

• New Teaching Assistants, Adjuncts, and Instructors teaching writing and/or literature

• Writing Program Administrators interested in the creation of professional development courses or programs

• Writing Center personnel

• Writing Across the Curriculum personnel

• Service Learning Personnel

Fountainhead Press plans to publish two to three books in the series per year with the assistance of series editors Allison D. Smith and Trixie G. Smith, authors of  COMPbiblio: Leaders and Influences in Composition Theory and Practice, the first book in the series.

Each book in the series will include an introduction that covers the historical and/or theoretical underpinnings of the book’s focus and eight to ten essays that provide practical ideas for immediate application in the classroom. The series editors are presently calling for book proposals in the following areas:

COMPbiblio: Leaders and Influences in Composition Theory and Practice

(E)Merging Identities: Graduate Students in the Writing Center