Chisholm was also editor of The Victorian Naturalist and Who's Who in Australia. In his late years he wrote several entries on ornithologists, naturalists and explorers in the Australian Dictionary of Biography. He was a contributor of articles to a number of publications, including Walkabout, the latter mostly on Australian bird life and history.
Chisholm was a prolific writer who edited The Victorian Naturalist and Who's Who in Australia. In his later years, he wrote entries for the Australian Dictionary of Biography about ornithologists, naturalists, and explorers. He also contributed articles to publications like Walkabout, which focused on Australian bird life and history.