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Updated 01/01/2025

 

Note that this information has been extracted from the publisher's website at the date last visited.
Please ensure that you refer to the original page for complete and up-to date information

 

ALWAYS read the submission guidelines carefully. There is no standard format so make sure you follow the publisher's requirements carefully. You want them to like your submission, not get annoyed.

 

Some publishers require you to contact them before you send in a full manuscript.

 

I haven't included publishers that only accept via a literary agent. 
 

 

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Aboriginal History Inc

Last Visited 29/12/2024

Theme: Aboriginal History
Accepts:
- Journal Articles (7000 words preferred but up to 10,000 words may be accepted)
- Book reviews (1,000 words)
- Review Articles (2,000 words)
- Monograph (100,000 words)
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned

 

Aboriginal Studies Press

Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: None
Accepts:
- Scholarly and general works,
- Children's books
- Biographies
- Research Papers
- Monographs
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Affirm Press

Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: None
Accepts:
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Children's books
Fee payable to you: Per Contract
Extra Note: Only accepting submissions on the first Monday of each Month for general list and twice yearly on the children's & teens list

 

Allen & Unwin
Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: None
Accepts:
Friday pitch for all genres - see website for details
Fee payable to you: Per Contract


Alphabet Soup
Last Visited 29/12/2024
Open to: 12 years and under
Theme: Suitable for children
Accepts:
- Book reviews
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned


Alternative Law Journal

Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: Legal and Social issues
Accepts:
- Articles (3,500 words)
- Briefs (1,000 - 1,500 words)

- Columns
- Law & Culture review (800 words)

Fee payable to you: Not mentioned

 

Andromeda Spaceways Magazine

Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: Speculative Fiction
Accepts:
- Short Fiction (Subscribers and residents of Australia and New Zealand: 20,000 words. Other submissions: 10,000 words)
- Poetry (2 pages)

- Articles
- Flash Fiction (1,000 words)
- Non-fiction (5,000 words but 3,000 words is preferred)

- Artwork (Samples at 300kb per image)
Fee payable to you:

- Short Fiction: 1c/word with minimum of $20 and maximum of $100
- Poetry: $10
- Flash Fiction: $10
- Non-Fiction: $10
- Artwork: $100 for the cover, $20 for internal piece

 

Aniko Press
Last Visited 29/12/2024

Theme: Set per issue
Accepts:
- Fiction/Nonfiction
- Poetry
Fee payable to you: $125


AntipodeanSF

Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: Science Fiction & Speculative Fiction with a twist of surprise ending
Accepts:
- Short Stories (500 - 1,000 words)
Fee payable to you: Promotional via publication and podcast

 

Arena Magazine
Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: Social, political and cultural commentary
Accepts:
- Commentary ( 800 - 1,200 words)
- Engaged Essays (2,500 - 4,500 words)
- Review Essays (3,000 - 3,500 words)
Fee payable to you: None


Aster Lit 
US PUBLISHER
Last Visited 29/12/2024

Open to: 13 - 25 years old

Theme: Issues individually themed (not mandatory)
Accepts:
- Poetry (100 lines)
- Prose (3,000 words)
Fee payable to you:  Theme Award


Aurealis

Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: Science fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Accepts:
- Short Story ( 2,000 - 8,000 words)
- Non-fiction (500 - 2,000 words)
- Artwork
Fee payable to you:
- Short Story: $20 - $60 per 1,000 words with a minimum of $20
- Non-fiction: $20 per 1,000 words
- Artwork: $25

 

Australian Aboriginal Studies Journal
Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: None
Accepts:
- Research Articles (10,000 - words but 5,000-7,000 is preferred)
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned


Australian Academic Press

Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: Behavioural Sciences
Accepts:
- Books
- Programs
- Conference Proceedings
Fee payable to you: Per Contract


Australian Journal of Early Childhood

Last Visited 29/12/2024
Theme: Early Childhood
Accepts:
- Articles (6,500 words)
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned

 


 

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Black Inc. Publishing

Last Visited 30/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- General Non-fiction (History, Current Affairs, Biography and Memoir)
- Fiction
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Bushfire Press

Last Visited 30/12/2024

Theme: Youth Arts Education
Accepts:
- Music and performing arts resources
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

 

 

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Cambridge University Press

Last Visited 30/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Academic
- Education
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild

Last Visited 02/10/2020

Theme: Speculative Fiction
Accepts:
- Anthologies as projects are announced
Fee payable to you: Per project

 

Cohesion Press
Last Visited 30/12/2024
Theme: Per anthology guidelines within Military Horror
Accepts: per anthology guidelines
Fee payable to you: On a per word basis, plus anthologies are read by Hollywood creators

 

CopyRight Publishing
Last Visited 30/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Children's books
Fee payable to you: Per contract

 

Cordite Poetry Review

Last Visited 24/12/2024

Theme: Anthologies may be themed
Accepts:
- Poetry for Anthologies
- Essays (10,000 words)
Fee payable to you: Payment mentioned but not specified

 

COSMOS Magazine

Last Visited 24/12/2024

Theme: Science
Accepts:
- News stories
- Reviews of books, films, theatre and apps
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned


Currency Press

Last Visited 30/12/2024

Theme: Performing arts
Accepts:
- Plays
- Screenplays
- Professional Handbooks
- Critical works
- Reference works
Fee payable to you: Per contract

 

 

 

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NEW LISTING
EK Books
Last visited 31/12/2024

Theme: "Books with Heart on issues that matter"
Accepts:
- Children's Picture books (ages 4 to 8)
- Middle Grade Fiction
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Era Books

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Primary School Children to lower Secondary (K-6)
Accepts:
- Non-fiction
- Fiction
- Teacher books
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Eruditions Publishing

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Textbooks (Eruditions Academic)
- General fiction and non-fiction (Silvan House)
Fee payable to you: Per Contract
Extra Note: Silvan House was not accepting new submissions at time of last visit

 

Exisle Publishing

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Non-fiction (but NOT poetry, educational or academic)
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

 

 

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frankie

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: In keeping with the frankie personality - smart, funny, friendly, cute, naughty, interested, serious, caring
Accepts:
- Articles
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned

 

Fremantle Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Non-fiction
- Fiction
- Narrative non-fiction
- Poetry
- Books for children and young adults
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned
Note: Welcomes unsolicited manuscripts from authors with Western Australian origin or whose main residence is Western Australia. Works from Non-Western Australian authors will be considered if the subject matter has a strong Western Australian focus

 

 

 

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Ginninderra Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Matters of social, cultural or political concern looked on favourably
Accepts:
- Non-fiction (80,000 words)
- Fiction (70,000 words)

- Poetry
Fee payable to you: Per contract
Extra Note: Not accepting Children's books at time of last visit

 

Going Down Swinging

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Prose and Poetry (generally around 2,000 words)
Fee payable to you:
- Prose under 500 words: $60
- Prose over 500 words: $170
- Poetry: $100
- Comic less than 5 frames: $180
- Comic longer than 5 frames or demonstrates extensive effort: $220
- Illustration to accompany text (one image): $100
- Illustration to accompany text (multiple images): $200
Extra Note: Regular anthologies as well

 

Griffith Review

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Issues individually themed
Accepts:
- Fiction
- Essay
- Memoir
- Reportage
- Poetry
- Interactive Essays
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned

 

 

 

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Hesperian Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Australian focus
Accepts:
- Non-fiction
Fee payable to you: Per contract

 

Hybrid Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Some focus on Jewish themes - NOT speculative/science fiction, children's books or YA
Accepts:
- Non-fiction
- Fiction 

Fee payable to you: Per contract

 

 

 

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In Case of Emergency Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Po
etry
- Short Stories
- Scripts
- Fiction

Fee payable to you: Per contract
Extra Note: Accepts submissions in March and October


IndigoTeen Magazine

Created by teenagers for teenagers
Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: Suitable for ages 13 to 19
Accepts: Creative work - short stories, essays, novellas, memes, anecdotes, comics, poerty, graphic design, artwork

Fee payable to you: not mentioned

 

inScribe Journal of Creative Writing
Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: See Website
Accepts:
- Poetry (up to 50 lines) 

- Fiction (up to 3500 words) 

- Non-fiction (up to 3500 words)
- Website articles (1,000 - 3,000 words)
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned

 

 

 

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James Nicholas Publishers
Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Education, Information technology, Political science
Accepts:
- Articles (5,000 - 7,000 words)
- Books
Fee payable to you: Per contract

 

 

 

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Kill Your Darlings

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Commentary
- Essays
- Memoir
- Reviews

- Interviews
- Fiction
Fee payable to you: Payment mentioned but must be a KYD member to submit

 

 

 

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Lip Magazine

Last Visited 03/10/2020

Theme: Open, feminist focus
Accepts:
- Article
Fee payable to you: None

 

 

 

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Magabala Books

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Open to: Work by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creators. Collaborative work with non-Indigenous authors considered where there is at least 50% contribution or collaboration with an Indigenous creator

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Children's Picture Books
- Memoir

 

- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Graphic Novels
- Social History
- Poetry
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Martial Arts Magazine Australia
Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: Martial Arts

Accepts:
- Interviews
- Research
- Editorials
- Opinion pieces
Fee payable to you: Digital subscription

 

Mascara Literary Review

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: None

Accepts:
- Nonfiction (3000 words)
- Poetry (3 poems)
- Short Story (3,000 words)
- Flash Fiction (1,000 words)
- Reviews (1,200 - 1,500 words)
Fee payable to you: Note that payment may alter due to funding reduction
- Poems: $100
- Fiction and Nonfiction: $200
- Reviews: $200
NOTE: Not funded to pay international contributors


Maverick Musicals

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: None

Accepts:
- Two Act Musicals
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned

 

Meanjin

 

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: None

Accepts:
- Agenda setting piece by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Elder (3,000 - 4,500 words)
- State of the Nation (750 - 1,500 words)
- Essays (2,500 - 5,000 words)

- Fiction (2,000 - 4,000 words)
- Memoir (2,000 - 4,000 words)
- Reviews (1,500 - 3,000 words)
- Experimental works (1 - 2 pages)
- Australia in Three Books (1,500 - 2,500)
- The Year in ... (1,5000 - 3,500 words)
- Graphic work
- Poetry (limited to 3 poems)
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned


Melbourne Books

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: None

Accepts:
- Non-Fiction
- Fiction
- Poetry
Fee payable to you: Per Contract


Melbourne University Publishing

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: Check the website, there are three imprints

Accepts:
- Non-Fiction
Fee payable to you: Per Contract


Mills & Boon

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: Romance

Accepts:
- Fiction
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Mona Women's Magazine
Last Visited 02/03/2023
Open to: Women (as self-identified) living or from rural and regional Australia
Theme: Reflecting on how you see life in rural Australia

Accepts:
- Personal essays (800 - 1,500 words)
- Interviews (800 - 1,500 words)
- Opinions (800 - 1,500 words)

- Artworks
- Photography
- Recipes (800 - 1,500 words)
- Reviews (800 - 1,500 words)
- Short stories (1,000 - 1,500 words)
- Poetry (15 - 40 lines)
Fee payable to you: not mentioned

 

 

 

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Nature Publishing Group

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: Natural Research/Science

Accepts: There are a large number of imprints housed by this publisher. See the website to check the requirements of each
Fee payable to you: See website

 

New Croton Review
Last Visited: 31/12/2024
Theme: None
Accepts:
- Poetry (100 lines)
- Short Fiction (2,200 words)
- Nonfiction (2,200 words)

- Artwork/Photos (2MB)
Fee payable to you: None

 

New Frontier Publishing
Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: For young readers
Accepts:
- Picture books (600 words)
- Beginner Readers, aged 5 - 8 (5,000 - 10,000 words)
- Confident Readers, aged 7 - 10 (10,000 - 30,000 words)
- Middle Readers, aged 11 - 14 (30,000 - 50,000 words)
Fee payable to you: Per Contract


New Holland Publishers

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Non-fiction
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

 

 

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Onya Magazine

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Articles
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned

 

 

 

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Pademelon Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Early Childhood
Accepts:
- Teachers' resource book
- Textbook
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Palgrave Macmillan

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Business, Economics, Humanities, Politics, International Studies, Social Science
Accepts:
- Books
- Articles
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Panterra Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: See website
Accepts:
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

Note: Not accepting submissions at time of last visit
 

Pascal Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Education
Accepts:
- Educational books
- Teachers Resources
- Guides
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Penguin Random House Australia

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
Fee payable to you: Per Contract


 

Peril Magazine

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Asian Australian interest PLUS edition may be themed
Accepts:
- Any kind of text, sound or visual art as long as it can be presented online
Fee payable to you: Averages $75 - $300

 

PETAA

Last Visited 03/10/2020

Theme: Teaching literacy and English
Accepts:
- Teacher reference materials
- PEETA Papers (3,500 words)
- Articles (500 words)
Fee payable to you: Per contract

 

PressPress

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Poetry collection (about 40 pages)
Fee payable to you: Per contract
Extra Note: Publisher indicates prefence for authors who have purchased a chapbook from them

 

 

 

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Quadrant

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Open
Accepts:
- Articles (Generally 3,000 words)
- Review

 

- Stories (1,000 - 5,000 words)
- Poetry 
Fee payable to you: Payment made

 

 

 

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RABBIT

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Issues individually themed
Accepts:
- Non-fiction poetry 
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned

 

Reader's Digest

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Sections themed
Accepts:
- My Story (800 - 1,000 words)
- Smart Animals (300 words) 
Fee payable to you:
- My Story: $350
- Smart Animals: Up to $100

 

Rhiza Press & Rhiza Edge

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Young Adult Fiction (45,000 - 80.000 words)
Fee payable to you: Per Contract


R.I.C. Publications

Last Visited 03/10/2020

Theme: Education
Accepts:
- Teaching resources
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Rockpool Publishing

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Mind Body Spirit, Health and Wellness, Self-Help & Gift titles. Sport adn Australian Stories.
Accepts:
- Non-fiction
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

 

 

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Scribe

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Non-fiction
- Literary Fiction 
Fee payable to you: Per Contract
Extra Note: Limited submission windows

 

Severed Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Horror and science fiction: Particular themes on website
Accepts:
- Fiction 
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

Sid Harta Publishers

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Fiction 
- Non-fiction
Fee payable to you: Per Contract or on a co-publishing arrangement
Extra Note: Assessment fees apply


Social Alternatives

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Social, political, economic and environmental issues
Accepts:
- Articles (3,000 - 5,000 words)
- Commentaries and review essays (800 - 2,000 words)
- Short stories (1,000 words)
- Poetry

- Book reviews (800 words)
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned


Stereo Stories

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Songs
Accepts:
- Memoirs (800 words)
- Non-fiction (800 words)
- Short stories (800 words)
Fee payable to you: None

 

Swamp

 

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Open To: Students enrolled in postgraduate studies
Theme: Issues are themed but submissions outside the theme will be accepted unles the them is stated to be compulsory
Accepts:
- Poetry (3 poems)
- Short Fiction (5,000 words)
- Creative Non-Fiction (5,000 words)

- Memoirs (5,000 words)
Fee payable to you: None

 

Sydney University Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Areas of research of interest to the Australian and Global Community
Accepts:
- Non-Fiction
Fee payable to you: Per Contract

 

 

 

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Text Publishing

Last Visited 31/12/202
Theme: None
Accepts:
- Junior Fiction and Middle-Grade manuscripts - fiction and nonfiction (10,000 - 80,000 words)
- Adult and Young Adult manuscripts - fiction and nonfiction (40,000 - 120,000 words)
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned

 

The Big Issue

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- One page feature story (850 words)
- Two page feature story (1,200 words)
- Three page feature story (1,500 - 1,800 words)

- Four page feature story (1,800 - 2,000 words)
- The Big Picture (450 - 500 words)
- My Word (750 words)
- Streetsheet - poetry (150 words)
- Streetsheet - prose (250 words)
Fee payable to you: 20c a word


The Federation Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: Legal, social and academic
Accepts:
- Books
Fee payable to you: Per contract

 

The Literary Yard

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: None
Accepts:
- Stories
- Poetry
- Articles
- Essays
Fee payable to you: None

 

Transit Lounge

Last Visited 31/12/2024
Theme: Particular interest in exploring the relationships between East and West
Accepts:
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
Fee payable to you: Not mentioned
Extra note: At time of last visit was closed to submissions

 

 

 

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University of Queenland Press

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Check website
Accepts:
- Non-fiction
- Literary fiction
- Children's and Young Adult books (fiction and nonfiction)
- Poetry
Fee payable to you: Per contract
Extra Note: Childrens', Young Adult and Poetry lists closed for submission at time of last visit

 

 

 

 

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Verity La

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts: Note there is no word limit but generally 5,000 words works well
- Fiction
- Poetry
- Essay
- Review
Fee payable to you: None

Note: Closed to submissions at time of last visit but reassessing situation in 2025

 

Voiceworks
Last Visited 31/12/2024

Open to: People under 25
Theme: Each Issue individually themed
Accepts:
- Non-fiction (3,000 words)
- Fiction (3,000 words)
- Poetry (100 lines)
- Art & Comics 
Fee payable to you:
- Written work and art: $100
- Multi-page comics or suites of art: $150

 

 

 

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Witcraft
Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: Wit, Humour, Puns, Absurdity, Irony
Accepts: 200 - 1,000 words
- Poetry
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
Fee payable to you: 3 Monthly prizes


 

Wombat Books

Last Visited 31/12/2024

Theme: None
Accepts:
- Picture books
- Childrens' books
Fee payable to you: Per contract

 

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