New South Wales

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Current politics/affairs publication. Contains articles on political, economic, social, cultural, historical, philosophical and scientific issues that are relevant to Australian public affairs.

Publisher
Australian Institute of Policy & Science
Frequency
Quarterly
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Archer Magazine is an independent journal founded to explore Australia’s current attitudes to sexual diversity. Acting as a relic of its time, Archer encapsulates a moment in Australia’s history through text and images, offering reflections on diversity, sexuality and equality. Archer’s manifesto is to present engaging, inclusive viewpoints from the myriad genders, sexualities and identities of Australia.

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Australia-wide coverage of visual arts including exhibitions, galleries, gallery maps, artists, cultural institutions and editorial profiles.

Phone
(02) 99016398
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Frequency
Eleven issues per year

The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) Emerging Writers’ Mentorship Program provides winners with the opportunity to develop their early draft manuscript to a publishable standard with professional mentors. Applications are assessed on literary and artistic merit and developmental potential.

Address
Suite C1.06 22-36 Mountain Street, ULTIMO NSW 2007
Organiser
Australian Society of Authors
Frequency
Every year

The Australian Historical Association, founded in 1973, is a national organisation of historians, academics, professionals and others, working in all fields of history. Its members number around 600, including universities, libraries and other affiliates.

Australian Plays Transform (APT) is Australia’s national play development, publication and licensing organisation. It hosts the world’s largest online showcase and searchable database of the best Australian playwriting. APT seeks new voices for new times, develops plays that change the national story, links them to production, publishes them, promotes them, and licenses them for future productions here and around the world.

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Celebrating the very best in Australian stage and screen writing the AWGIE Awards recognise and reward the outstanding achievements of Australian storytellers and their contribution to Australia’s cultural landscape. These prestigious awards are the only industry awards given by writers to writers judged exclusively on the basis of the writer’s own vision, the script.

Phone
(02) 9319 0339
Address
70 Pitt St, SYDNEY NSW 2000
Organiser
Australian Writers’ Guild
Frequency
Every year
Category

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.

Tips & General Information
Read the submission guidelines and have your manuscript ready to go.

Must be bush poetry (containing rhyme and rhythm). Must have an Australiana theme. No limit on length.

Frequency
Every year

Create, print, and sell professional-quality photo books, magazines, trade books, and ebooks with Blurb.

The Booranga Writers Centre (Wagga Wagga Writers Writers, WWWW) assists and promotes local authors and their work. WWWW holds regular readings at local venues, conducts writing workshops, offers writing fellowships and mentorships at Booranga and publishes an annual anthology, ‘fourW’, under the imprint of fourW Press. WWWW is active in promoting writing and writers throughout the Riverina area: Albury, Cootamundra, Griffith, Leeton, Young, Tumut and Tumbarumba.

Phone
(02) 6338 2688
Address
Locked Bag 588, WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2678
Contact Name
Office Manager
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Memberships
Membership costs: $25 (single), $15 (concession), $12 (student), $55 (group plus copy of anthology).

Byron Writers Festival is a time of celebration, exchange and reflection. This Festival presents some of the finest writers from Australia and overseas in a program designed to amuse and stimulate in the best venue in the country, the beaches of Byron.

Phone
(02) 6685 5115
Frequency
Every year
Date/s
August

The Children’s Book Council (CBC) National Conference provides a meeting point for those passionate about children’s and young adult literature. Featuring Australian and international guests, the weekend conference consists of panels, keynote addresses, book signings and discussion sessions.

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Concrete Playground is a digital city guide that helps you find the best and most interesting things happening around you. Launched in 2009, Concrete Playground now connects with a wide and engaged audience in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland and Wellington.

The Copyright Agency is a not-for-profit copyright collecting society that manages the right of authors and publishers to reproduce their work. Their mission is to secure fair payment to authors and publishers for the copying of their works while providing users with a legal and practical way to meet their copyright responsibilities.

Phone
(02) 93947600
Address
66 Goulburn Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000

Since 1984, the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards has given school children ages K-12 the opportunity to express their poetic voices. Entries for the historic competition open every year, so get those keyboards and imaginations ready! See website for competition details, terms and conditions and entry information.

Phone
(02) 6742 1200
Address
Anzac Park South Street, GUNNEDAH NSW 2380
Frequency
Every year
Category

The Federation Press is an independent, Australian-owned-and-run publishing company specialising in legal, social and academic books.

Tips & General Information
See website before sending in submissions.
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The Giramondo Publishing Company is an independent, Australian, university-based literary publisher of award-winning poetry, fiction and non-fiction.

Tips & General Information
Giramondo Publishing accepts unsolicited submissions for a limited period each year. See website for details.
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Hachette Australia is a team of expert publishers and passionate readers dedicated to discovering and supporting talented writers and working with them to craft exceptional stories.

Phone
(02) 82480800
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Tips & General Information
Welcomes submissions from fiction, non-fiction and children’s book writers who are residents of Australia or New Zealand. See website for accepted genres and full submission guidelines.
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History Australia is the official journal of the Australian Historical Association, and is proudly published by Taylor & Francis. All members of the AHA receive a subscription to the journal. History Australia aims to reflect the concerns of historians making, teaching and applying history in both Australia and its region. It publishes high quality and innovative scholarship in any field.

Contact Name
Professor Michelle Arrow & Dr Leigh Boucher, Editors
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Frequency
Three issues per year
Tips & General Information
Include an abstract of no more than 100 words. Include on a separate sheet your name, email and postal address, and details about the manuscript: title, number of words, description of illustrations and tables. More extensive information on house style/referencing is available on the website.

Formerly the National Book Council Manuscript Assessment Service, Lynk provides expert assessments and copy edits across all genres. Team of professional editors, authors and academics offer emerging and established writers sensitive feedback and guidance.

Phone
(02) 66245750
Address
30 Northcott Drive, GOONELLABAH NSW 2480
Contact Name
Sean Doyle

The Scholarships are awarded annually to candidates who show great promise in the arts and literature, with nine scholarship categories available, offered over alternate years: Acting, Architecture, Ballet, Instrumental Music, Painting, Poetry, Prose, Sculpture and Singing. Scholarship funds can be used to assist with study programs, professional training courses and/or mentor programs.

Phone
(02) 9215 9000
Frequency
Every year

The National Biography Award, supported by the Nelson Meers Foundation, celebrates excellence in biography, autobiography and memoir writing. With a prize pool of $42,000 it is the nation’s richest prize for Australian biographical writing and memoir.

Phone
(02) 92731582
Address
1 Shakespeare Place, SYDNEY NSW 2000
Organiser
State Library of New South Wales
Frequency
Every year

The National Young Writers’ Festival (NYWF) is an annual gathering of young writers. A place to show work, share ideas, and learn. NYWF programs are free, and made by and for young writers who create across stage, page, web and beyond. Returning in 2021 with a hybrid model – retaining a digital program that will exist alongside the usual festival which takes place across the October long weekend in Newcastle, NSW.

Address
PO Box 1056, ROZELLE NSW 2039
Category

Part of an international publishing group in which each home market, such as Australia, is given a very specific local focus with complete autonomy. Specialisation: Australiana, travel and pictorial books on Australia, natural history, information books, cookery, gardening, health and lifestyle, current affairs, biographies and true crime.

Tips & General Information
Your publishing proposal should include a concept outline, chapter-by-chapter summary, target market, a brief biography, key selling points, an indication of similar books on the market and how your proposal is different to others on the market. Also include suggested specifications including preferred format (page size), number of words and pages, number of photos and illustrations and preferred presentation (B&W or colour). No fiction or children’s books please.