Publishers
The Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) was founded in 1972 and is the most successful teaching organisation of its kind in Australia. Specialisation: Primary teacher resources; education-focused research and materials.
Founded in 2005, Puncher & Wattmann is an independent Australian publisher of novels, poetry, biography, criticism, short story collections. Their list continues to grow and achieve significant critical recognition.
Produces material for primary and secondary schools, particularly photocopiable subject related books for primary schools and materials for secondary students at risk. Covers all subject areas. Supplies major Australian distribution agencies as well as having own distribution network operating Australia-wide. Exports to NZ and UK. Specialisation: Educational photocopy masters for primary schools and secondary schools.
Really Blue Books is an e-publisher and distributor of fiction and non-fiction e-books. We produce quality, creative works and nurture new writing talent.
RMIT Publishing is an electronic publisher of Australasian content for the education, research and business sectors. Under the Informit imprint, RMIT Publishing has established itself as an authoritative source of reference and research content both online and in print.
Scribe specialises in fiction and serious non-fiction, with emphasis on politics and current affairs, biography and history, environmental and social issues, psychology and philosophy. Interested in books that will be successful in general trade and commercial markets.
Serenity Press is a growing independent publishing company with heartfelt passion and a burning desire to create beautiful books. Established in 2012, Serenity Press Pty Ltd is a small independent press based in Perth, Western Australia. Serenity Press aims to keep traditional stories and storytelling alive by fostering curiosity about, and understanding and enjoyment of, folklore, fairy tales and myth with its Fairy Tale collections.
The Slattery Media Group is a Melbourne-based publisher of magazines and books on sport, lifestyle and popular culture, with a distinct Australian focus. The Slattery Media Group is also the official publisher and photographer of the Australian Football League.
Slouch Hat Publications is a small publishing house specialising in Australian military history and has a regular client list, as well as selling to libraries and the retail book trade. Books all written by Australian authors and printed in Australia. Slouch Hat publications also distribute other military books of interest to our readers. Specialisation: Australian military history, army and navy, ranging from the Boer War to Vietnam.
Smink Works Books publishes fiction, animated children’s books, writer resources and other non-fiction in digital e-book and print. Smink Works is an internet-based publisher, taking on writers from all over the world (no author fee required) and using the internet as the primary marketing and sales channel.
Over the years, Sourcebooks has grown and flourished by following its independent vision, and by publishing extraordinary authors and unique books with readers in mind. Noted for its strong publicity and marketing efforts on behalf of its authors and retailer partners, Sourcebooks stands today as one of the leading and largest independent publishers in North America.
Steam eReads is Australia’s premier e-publisher of hot romantic fiction. We are currently accepting submissions of 55,000 – 90,000 words for full length fiction, and 15,000 – 30,000 words for our ÄòShort n Spicy’ series.
Publishes trade books. Specialisation: Inspirational and Self Help.
Talem Press is a new publisher of fantasy books, and is an imprint of Writer’s Edit Press. Talem Press is a completely independent, Sydney-based house. Talem believes in the life-changing potential of stories, and everything they publish seeks to provide inspiration, and escape. The editors are particularly passionate about unlikely heroines, mysterious magic and out-of-this-world story-telling. Submissions will be open for a period of three months (July 12 – October 12).
Tartarus is a small, British independent press founded in 1990, specialising in collectable hardback limited editions of literary supernatural/strange/horror fiction novels and short fiction collections, along with paperbacks and ebooks. Recipient of five World Fantasy Awards and a Stoker Award.
The Text Publishing Company has interests across the spectrum of quality fiction and non-fiction. The company publishes approximately 100 titles a year into a growing list. Specialisation: Trade publisher of general fiction and non-fiction. Fiction includes both literary and quality commercial fiction.
Tor UK is the Pan Macmillan imprint specialising in science fiction, fantasy and horror. Pan Macmillan and Tor are proud to publish a wide variety of material, which includes award winners, bestsellers, enduring classics and exciting debuts.
Upstart Press publishes a wide variety of New Zealand books, including fiction, non-fiction, and children’s. Our sports titles are published under the new imprint of Mower. Since its foundation, Upstart Press has published 50 books and many eBooks, with more than 20 new titles being added each year.
Specialisation: Architecture, biography, Australian military history, canines, craft, non-fiction.
The Wild Goose Literary e-Journal is a subscriber journal focusing on new Australian writing. They publish essays, short fiction, poetry and memoir from emergent writers. Founded in 2014 The Wild Goose Literary e-Journal is entirely digital with a specially themed issue each December. Themes are announced on the website in June.
Specialisation: Business books on computing and management subjects, plus personal development in the world of work. Distribution specialties also include business, travel, science, history, sport and leisure.