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3 Umfana Publishers is an independent book marketing, sales and distribution company, offering opportunities to authors of women’s fiction, romance of all genres and heat levels, as well as biographies and memoirs.

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Independent publisher, helping Australian writers publish their works. Imprint of Corven.

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Publishes a broad range of non-fiction books for adults, including biography, lifestyle, cooking, sport, current affairs and Australiana, as well as children’s fiction, non-fiction, and picture books. Operates in partnership with HarperCollins Publishers Australia.

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ABC Books does not accept unsolicited submissions unless via a literary agent or accompanied by a positive appraisal from a reputable manuscript appraisal agency.
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Aboriginal Studies Press is Australia’s leading publisher of Australian Indigenous studies. We have an eye for identifying compelling and award-winning narratives that capture the unique heritage and diverse lives of Australia’s first peoples. Publishing arm of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).

Phone
(02) 62461183
Address
Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies, GPO BOX 553, CANBERRA ACT 2601
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Since its establishment in 1979, Acorn Press has been publishing books for Australians that are thoughtful, well informed and written from a Christian perspective. Acorn’s aim is to produce books which challenge readers to think about the issues we face in twenty-first century life and to enable us to effectively engage the world we live in. In January 2017,  the Acorn Press brand was acquired by the Bible Society Australia group. For further details, follow this link.

Phone
0438 274 255
Address
Acorn Press, Bible Society Australia, GPO Box 4161, Sydney NSW 2001
Contact Name
Dr Kristin Argall, Managing Editor
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Affirm Press is committed to publishing books that have a positive impact on the community. Will look at all genres with commercial potential, including non-fiction, genre and literary fiction. Affirm builds long-term creative relationships through editorial commitment to authors.

Phone
(03) 86959688
Address
1 Jacksons Road, MULGRAVE VIC 3170
Tips & General Information
Make a compelling case for why your book would have a positive impact and how it would influence by delight. Include a cover letter outlining why your manuscript would be a good fit with Affirm’s ethos.
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Africa World Books is a book publisher in Australia serving African authors. Aims to provide education, support, and information to both authors from the African community and members who crave to learn more about it.

Phone
+161861122989
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Allen & Unwin publish over 80 new books for children and young adults each year. Specialisation: mostly fiction novels and occasionally non-fiction narratives not covered by educational publishers.

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(03) 96655000
Address
406 Albert Street, EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
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Yes
Tips & General Information
The Friday Pitch allows for writers of all genres to have their work considered by one of our in-house Submission Editors. Please note Allen & Unwin only accepts manuscripts correctly submitted through our electronic system. Any hard-copy submissions mailed in will be recycled. Also that, despite its name, The Friday Pitch is open to submissions all week!
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Independent publisher of Australian history.

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(03) 9650 0525
Address
PO Box 18046 COLLINS STREET EAST VIC 8003
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Publishing arm of the national bookseller. Imprint of HarperCollins.

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ANU Press produces fully peer-reviewed monographs and journals across a wide range of subject areas, with a special focus on Australian and international policy, Indigenous studies and the Asia-Pacific region.

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(02) 6125 0262
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Auckland University Press currently publishes around 25 books a year. With traditional strengths in history and politics, art and architecture, literature and poetry, Maori, Pacific and Asian Studies, the Press is also developing lists in science, business and health.

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An independent publisher established over 20 years ago with offices in London and Sydney. Aurora Metro have published authors such as Germaine Greer, Suchen Christine Lim, Avi Sirlin, Sandro Martini, and more. Publishes fiction, non-fiction, biography, drama and playscripts, travel, and cookery books.

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+44 (0)203 261 0000
Address
20 Carrington Avenue, MOSMAN NSW 2088
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Australian Academic Press is a niche publisher for the behavioural sciences, specialising in psychology. Produces a range of quality books and applied behavioural programs, with worldwide distribution in print and digital formats.

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(07) 32895346
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Australian Academic Press has a limited self-publishing service available to authors seeking to finance publication themselves. Manuscript should be in the area of applied psychology from recognised and experienced psychologists.
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Publisher of scholarly books, periodicals and electronic products for all academic disciplines. Under the Arcadia imprint, a publisher of general books, principally history, biography and fiction. Specialisation: Academic and general non-fiction, history, biography, lifestyle, information, corporate, fiction.

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Australian Scholarly Publishing has a strong interest in the history, heritage and culture of Australia. All submissions should be well researched.
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Great children’s stories and illustrations have immense power over us: their images and stories stay with us and help shape the way we see the world. Berbay Publishing produces such books. Berbay Publishing brings depth to beautiful children’s picture books that are unique and eclectic, topics that are poignant and imaginative and artwork that is simply stunning.

Address
PO Box 133, KEW EAST VIC 3102
Contact Name
Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke, Publisher
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Boutique publisher producing non-fiction books. Specialising in history, military history, self-help, autobiography, business, careers, environment, how-to guides, women’s and men’s interest, humour, lifestyle, Indigenous Studies and corporate publications.

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Read the submission guidelines and have your manuscript ready to go.
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Founded in 2000, Black Inc. is an independent Australian publisher of quality non-fiction, fiction and poetry, based in Melbourne. Imprints include the Quarterly Essay journal, Australian Foreign Affairs, and Nero and La Trobe University Press books. Passionate about important new works of history, politics, biography, criticism and current affairs, as well as novels and poems that open up new worlds.

Phone
(03) 94860288
Address
Level 1, 221 Drummond Street, CARLTON VIC 3053
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Submission Information
Detailed submission guidelines available on website.
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Accepts proposals from Australian writers only, for general and commercial non-fiction – including history, current affairs, sports, and biography – and for literary and commercial fiction.
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Blake Education produces primary and secondary teaching materials that are useful and user-friendly. Materials are largely written by teachers, for teachers, and cater to the exact needs teachers share and are most appropriate for classroom use. Specialisation: Primary education (reading books, teacher resource material), primary literacy resources, secondary education (teacher resource material).

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All text supplied must have a demonstrable educational nature or purpose.
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Bloomsbury Australia is the Sydney office of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. A leading independent publishing house established in 1986.

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(02) 8820 4900
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Brandl & Schlesinger is an independent Australian publisher that aims to publish the best of Australian literature that reflects its diversity of voices.

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Broughton Publishing specialises in liturgical and church resources.  Please see website for more details, including submission guidelines.

Phone
(03) 95607077
Address
32 Glenvale Crescent, MULGRAVE VIC 3170
Contact Name
The Manager
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Cambridge University Press is the printing and publishing house of the University of Cambridge. Specialisation: academic publications in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, technical, professional and media sciences as well as primary and secondary education texts.

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Canongate has emerged as one of the most dynamic publishing houses in Britain. With a distinctly international outlook, Canongate Books continues to nurture and publish new talent from around the world, whilst retaining the essence of the Scottish Canon.

Phone
0131 557 5111
Address
14 High Street, EDINBURGH EH1 1TE SCOTLAND
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Do not send submissions by fax, email, or disk. Rejected hard copies will not be returned.
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Established as a publications committee in 1964, Canterbury University Press (CUP) has operated as a full-time publisher since 1991, producing about six new books each year. CUP publishes a wide range of titles about New Zealand and the Pacific for both the academic and the general market, and has recognised expertise in history, biography, natural history and the environment, and books about our region.

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+64 3 3693372
Address
Private Bag 4800, CHRISTCHURCH 8140
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CUP publishes books about New Zealand and the Pacific for both the academic and the general market, with a particular focus on history, biography, natural history and the environment, and books about our region.