Victoria

Postcards magazine answers consumers’ demands for quality local travel, dining and lifestyle options in Victoria.

Phone
(03) 95514155
Publisher
Trading Places Publishing Pty Ltd
Frequency
Six issues per year
Tips & General Information
Look for unique angles. Make it quirky, and always supply at least two high-resolution images with the proposal to determine quality. Proposals to be succinct and to the point.

Categories for poetry and short stories. Closing dates: 23 April, 31 October. Also mini-challenge every month, entry fee $1.20 in unused postage stamps. Contact the Editor for details.

Regional newspaper. Topics of interest: news, sport, local government, rural, youth, entertainment, arts and culture.

Phone
(03) 55223000
Mobile
0427 383 088
Publisher
Spectator Observer Partnership
Frequency
Three issues per week
Tips & General Information
Submissions must be relevant and of interest to those living in Portland and district. Items on fishing and the coastline are of interest, as are poems and short stories for our ‘Writers Corner’.

planbooktravel.com has a very large and diverse readership, with a thirst for content on Australia. The objective of the site is to produce interesting content on all locations in Australia. The theme of the content must relate to the location in some way. Writers are welcome to use the site to publish sample content to our audience. Content can carry a logo, links and copyright.

Phone
(03) 94279777
Publisher
DigiTravel Publishing Pty Ltd
Tips & General Information
The site lists over 10,000 Australian towns, suburbs and national parks. All content is indexed against the relevant location and can be produced and published as articles (stories, reviews, poems, editorial), photos or a combination of the two. planbooktravel.com is a publishing platform developed for the purpose of aggregating user-generated content and cataloguing content against locations. All submissions are reviewed by site editors and rated by site admin and users to ensure relevance and quality control.

Enter a single poem of no more than 100 lines. Guarantees winners wide exposure through publication in ABR. The guidelines, closing date and entry form are available on the ABR website.

PASS IT ON is a weekly networking newsletter for those interested in or involved with the children’s writing industry. Subscribers contribute industry information, which is then collated into a newsletter.

Phone
(03) 52632495
Frequency
Weekly
Tips & General Information
Subscribers can receive a year’s subscription free if they contribute to the newsletter at least once a month. A year’s subscription is worth $30.00 for 50 issues.
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Pacific Books is an Australian book publisher that specialises in paperback books and e-books. Unlike traditional publishers, Pacific Books has a fast turn-around from manuscript to publication and distribution. Books are usually available one month after submission through our partnership with Amazon stores and Ingram Worldwide Distribution.

Oxford University Press has branches in Australia and New Zealand. Overall aim is to uphold standards of and further education. Specialisation: primary, secondary and higher education; English language teaching; dictionaries and reference; academic, professional and general.

Phone
1300 650 616
Tips & General Information
Textbooks concentrating on law, social sciences, media studies and geography. See website for further contact information, details on proposal submission and guidelines. See also for a list of publishers in individual areas.
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Overland, the most radical of Australia’s long-standing literary/cultural magazines, publishes features, fiction, poetry, reviews, comment, artwork and opinion pieces. Overland is committed to engaging with important literary, cultural and political issues in contemporary Australia. It has a tradition of publishing dissenting articles with a political and cultural focus. It also runs the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for New and Emerging Poets with the support of the Malcolm Robertson Foundation.

Publisher
OL Society Ltd

Magazine about camping, caravanning, motorhoming, eco tourism, 4WDs. Topics of interest: exploring Australia. Travel, camping, destinations, caravan parks.

Phone
(03) 97690999
Publisher
On the Road Magazine Pty Ltd
Frequency
Monthly
Tips & General Information
Only interested in Australian stories. On the Road provides widespread and economical access to the baby boomer tourism market and the new breed of high income travellers. Every issue has stories and photographs about exploring Australia. No stories about Australian hotels as this is not the direction in which the magazine is heading. On the Road also looks at the practical issues including clothing, camping gear, caravans, motorhomes, 4WDs, cooking, fishing, etc.

Publishes dairy industry/dairyfarm stories, particularly from regional Queensland.

Phone
(03) 54641542
Publisher
Queensland Dairy Farmers Organisation
Frequency
Six issues per year
Tips & General Information
Interested in Qld and Northern coastal NSW related stories only. Dairy farm related stories and pictures need to be technically correct as reader market is specialised and is seeking information. Minimal freelance articles published.

Poets are invited to respond to artworks selected from the Council Visual Art Collection. Each poem must be no longer than twelve lines, and may be in any genre of poetry. The artworks will be exhibited in the Council Office foyer and on the Council website.

Phone
(03) 94333126
Frequency
Every year

Next Wave Festival is dedicated to nurturing our culture and contemporary ideas into the twenty-first century, supporting the work of a new generation of Australian artists and encouraging young people to engage with the Arts. Events presented across performance, visual arts, text and sound.

Topics of interest: women’s issues, human interest, informative, fashion, beauty, health, travel, home life, cooking, gardening, celebrity gossip.

Phone
+64 9 3739400
Publisher
APN Holdings NZ Ltd
Frequency
Weekly
Tips & General Information
Read the magazine to understand readership and gain an appreciation of style and themes.

Topics of interest: political science, international affairs and relations.

Phone
+64 4 4635356
Publisher
New Zealand Institute of International Affairs
Frequency
Six issues per year
Tips & General Information
Articles should focus on international affairs, especially from a New Zealand viewpoint.

New Zealand Books was founded in 1991 and is New Zealand’s foremost literary review journal.

Phone
+64 4 8015546
Publisher
New Zealand Book Council
Frequency
Four issues per year
Tips & General Information
Generally commissions reviews. New Zealand Books aims to challenge its readers with well-informed argument and encourages debate. Its reviews treat books in considerable depth (up to 2,500 words) placing them in their context, and often standing as important essays in their own right.

New Voices Festival in July showcases first time published writers and poets in conversation with well established writers. The sessions focus on the art and craft of writing and getting published. The forums aim to provide public speaking experience for the writers and inspiration for aspiring wordsmiths.

The New Daily is a trusted source of national news and information and is provided free for all Australians. Our team of top editors and journalists publishes throughout the day across desktop, social, mobile and tablet.

Phone
(03) 90377900

Original poems on any theme, maximum line limit of 50 lines. Must not have been published or won a major prize before.

Moving Image is a series of monographs on film, television and multimedia, critically analysing current practice, history and theory in the Australian film and television industry. Each publication covers a specific topic, and should be relevant to secondary and tertiary students.

Phone
(03) 95255302
Publisher
Australian Teachers of Media
Frequency
One to two issues per year
Tips & General Information
Please see website for guidelines, payment rates and further information.

The Moorabool News serves the communities within the bounds of Moorabool Shire with complete focus on all things local. As a key local news media outlet, our advertising and editorial team is committed to providing people living, working, visiting and investing in the Shire with current and relevant information, advertising and commentary on a comprehensive range of breaking news, events, issues and opinions. Topics of interest: local news, national and international news, local lifestyle, local sport and weather.

Phone
(03) 53681966
Publisher
The Victorian Country Press
Frequency
Weekly

Australia’s premier horror and dark fiction magazine, published annually.

Publisher
AHWA
Frequency
Annually
Tips & General Information
See website for full submission details, including details of payment.

Metro is a partially-refereed magazine, specialising in thought-provoking articles and essays on screen culture and Australian film. Also publishes reviews, interviews and analysis of Australian, New Zealand and Asian features, shorts and documentaries, as well as television, radio, multimedia, animation, the internet and new media.

Phone
(03) 95255302
Publisher
Australian Teachers of Media
Frequency
Quarterly
Tips & General Information
See guidelines for style guide and payment details.

Parenting magazine featuring informative, challenging and topical articles, an extensive calendar of family-focused events and practical resource guides for parents and anyone involved in the care of children. Topics of interest include parenting experiences and new trends in parenting.

Phone
(03) 98300877
Publisher
Copeland Publishing Pty Ltd
Frequency
11 issues per year
Tips & General Information
Focus is on stories that explore the emotional and intellectual experiences of parenting: steers away from ‘top tips’ articles. The more specific and unusual the topic, the more interest in the article. The quality of writing is a deciding factor: need material that is well structured, does not rely on cliches and is grammatically correct. Does not publish stories about a particular product or service. Writers to follow up their submission with the Group Editor if no response within twelve weeks.