A boutique publisher which publishes annual anthologies and one or two other books yearly. Also offers fee-for-services to help people with self-publishing under the name of Busybird Publishing.
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.
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!
Hay House is an international leader in self-help and transformational publishing. Publishes books, CDs, videos, and DVDs. Specialisation: Self-help, personal growth, mind, body and spirit.
Hay House does not accept unsolicited manuscripts – this includes online manuscript submissions, book proposals, and sample chapters. Hay House is willing to consider material submitted by literary agents.
Manuscripts are accepted between January and March each year. Please see the website. Manuscript and other material will be returned only if suitable sized SSAE is supplied. As publish authors from diverse cultural backgrounds, author’s resume must include cultural background.
Publishes home study material and student workbooks. Pascal Press is most recognised for the Excel range of study guides and the Basic Skills primary workbook series. Specialisation: Educational (for students, parents and teachers).
Only interested in submissions for books with a general educational purpose. Submissions should include a rationale clearly identifying the purpose and target audience.
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.
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.
McGraw-Hill provides information in numerous areas at a variety of levels and in different media. Specialisation: Educational texts, school and tertiary. Professional, trade, medical and reference titles.
Pan Macmillan Australia publishes books for the general market. Specialisation: Humour, memoirs, autobiography and biography, social issues, travel and adventure, novels, literary fiction, psychological thrillers, crime fiction, current affairs, health and self-help, fantasy and science fiction, children’s and Young Adult.
Hard copy submissions no longer accepted. If you have an unsolicited manuscript which you would like us to read, please visit the Manuscript Monday page (only submissions which adhere to the guidelines on this page will be accepted and reviewed; all others will be deleted). Submissions will be read within one month of submission. You will be contacted if successful (if you do not hear from us, we do not wish to take your pitch further).
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).
Fremantle Press is a proudly not-for-profit team of publishers, authors and artists who bring uniquely Australian stories to the world. Established in 1976, Fremantle Press is renowned for producing quality works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children’s literature. Our core purpose is to identify talented new and emerging Western Australian writers and artists, and to publish and distribute their work to the widest possible audience.
Fremantle Press welcomes unsolicited manuscripts from authors of Western Australian origin or whose main place of residence is Western Australia. Work by non–Western Australian authors will be considered when the subject matter has a strong Western Australian focus.
HarperCollins publishes fiction (commercial, literary, science fiction and fantasy) and general nonfiction, including biography/autobiography, memoir, history, health/wellness, sport, politics, culture, lifestyle, cookery and humour.
Submit via literary agents. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned. HarperCollins no longer considers unsolicited manuscripts for publication. We will look at manuscripts from previously published authors.
At Hawker Brownlow Education, it all starts with a book. For over 35 years, we’ve published innovative professional development and school improvement materials for Australian and New Zealand teachers and educational leaders. Each resource reflects our commitment to students and the professionals who serve them. Our mission is to advance the work of our authors.
Odyssey lives for the adventures that books provide. Not afraid to take risks with new ideas and new writers; together, Odyssey creates unique and beautiful books.
Mills & Boon is an imprint of Harlequin Enterprises, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Australia and one of the largest English-language publishers in the world. Mills & Boon has a long history in Australia and has grown to become Australia’s undisputed market leader in romance fiction publishing.
Early Childhood Australia has been a voice for young children since 1938. An early childhood advocacy organisation, acting in the interests of young children, their families and those in the early childhood field. ECA advocates to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children aged birth to eight years.
Prospective reviewers are also welcome to register their interest. Submissions are accepted from a variety of academic fields. Interested in more unconventional papers, for example, ‘practitioner or educator voice’, ‘theorising in progress’, pictorial and narrative papers etc.
Mask caters for teachers and drama educators, so material should take an educational stance. Commissions paid, contributions usually unpaid. Submission guidelines and format details available on request. Will also take video footage, illustrations, photographs and podcasts.
The New Zealand Workboat Review focuses on new and recently refitted commercial vessels. Emphasis is given to the requirements of the owners and the technical specifications of designers and builders.
Positive Words is a monthly magazine which was started in 2002 to encourage new writers, showcase experienced writers and generally provide a much-needed opportunity for publication for Australian and overseas writers. Each issue contains poetry, short stories and articles, as well as hints, competition advice and daily topics to get you motivated.
Submissions to Positive Words magazine are always welcome, but are required to be in hard copy first. Short stories, poems, articles and writing hints are much appreciated.
Australian Book Review, one of Australia’s major cultural magazines, presents high-quality journalism and new writing for the widest possible audience. It engages with all the arts, not just literature. It is diverse in terms of content, writers, and partners. It provides a needed forum for new Australian writers and reviewers, and it is committed to raising the standard of arts criticism in Australia. ABR is an independent, not-for-profit monthly magazine, governed by an independent Board, managed by a small, skilled editorial and management team, and c…
ABR currently welcomes pitches for commentary essays on topics of political and cultural moment – ones that would complement ABR’s increased focus on long-form journalism. Keen to hear from writers with diverse backgrounds, interests and expertise. Please send succinct pitches to [email protected].
The official refereed publication of the Institute of Public Administration Australia. Committed to the study and practice of public administration, public management and policy making at local, state and federal levels.
