Oak Tree Press
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| Founded | 2005, Fyfield, Oxford, UK |
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| Focus | To raise funds for the shelter, care and support of child victims of the AIDS crisis |
| Method | Publishing and bookselling of limited edition signed work by world-leading artists and authors |
| Website | www.oaktreepress.co.im |
Oak Tree Press is a small not-for-profit publishing house set up at the initiative of Nobel Laureate John Maxwell Coetzee. It publishes limited edition hand bound signed books featuring the work of world leading authors and artists.
All proceeds from the sales of books by Oak Tree Press are targeted at organisations which offer support to the child victims of the African HIV/AIDS crisis.
Oak Tree Press was founded in 2005 and is based in Oxfordshire, UK. It is primarily a volunteer organisation.
[edit] Series published by Oak Tree Press
The First Chapter Series (Booker Prize)
This Series is a collaboration between Booker Prize winning writers and high profile artists to raise money for organisations offering care and support to AIDS orphans and victims in Africa. Each volume features the opening chapters of a Booker Prize winning novel, accompanied by original artwork inspired by the novel. Current contributors include J M Coetzee, Stanley Middleton, Nadine Gordimer, Barry Unsworth, Margaret Atwood, A. S. Byatt, Alan Hollinghurst, Salman Rushdie, Yoko Ono, Gilbert & George, Cyril Coetzee, Ezekiel Mabote, Colbert Mashile and Jo Ractliffe.
Modern Classics
Upcoming contributors to this series include John le Carré and Philip Pullman.
J M Coetzee Series
Featuring signed extracts from the novels of this literary great.
[edit] Reviews for Oak Tree Press publications
[edit] External links
- [3] www.oaktreepress.co.im
