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Addenda Publishing Addenda began
eight years ago with the idea that independent presses would benefit from a
specialist book distributor with a keen focus on marketing. We carry an
eclectic range of lists which include some of New Zealand's best selling
titles. Addenda operates its own publishing programme. Addenda is always
looking for well written books and well researched book proposals. Our focus is
on non-fiction, particularly in business, investment, technology, self-help,
and politics. We are especially interested in books with a solid ‘how to’
focus. Sorry, we do not publish fiction or children’s books. For further details
and the submission process please visit Addenda's website www.addenda.co.nz/about.htm
Australian
Script Centre. Promote your work through the
Australian Script Centre - Have your work included on the Centre’s online catalogue and accessed
by hundreds of professional theatre companies, tertiary institutions, schools,
independent theatre companies and individuals.
If you’re interested in knowing more about registering your script,
contact admin@ozscript.org or call the
office on 03 6223 4675. Guidelines are
also available on website www.ozscript.org/scriptreg.php
Blast Literary Magazine Brandl &
Schlesinger Brandl & Schlesinger, an independent Australian
press, publish about 16 books annually.
They publish literary fiction and non-fiction, biography, Australian
poetry, translations, visual arts and academic journals. They do not publish children’s literature,
self-help, how to guides, inspirational books, or genre fiction such as
romance, science fiction, horror or westerns.
Send Manuscripts to The Commissioning Editor, Brandl & Schlesinger,
PO Box 127, Blackheath NSW 2785. Visit
www.brandl.con.au/mansub.htm for submission guidelines. Buzz Words Magazine Contibutions Books on the Go CIT writing courses CIT’s Adult
Community Education Program includes a range of writing courses. See their website for details www.citace.edu.au Eclecticism A new Australian
e-zine, Eclecticism (www.eclecticzine.com)
aiming to draw on a diverse range of creative minds, styles and genres seeks
contributions from writers of prose and poetry, illustrators/artists, and
beat-musicians. The first issue will be released late July 2007. Each issue will have themed and open
sections. Eclecticism is free - a non-profit e-zine that hopes to showcase
current writers, expose emerging writers and artists and provide an avenue for
those with one or two stories within them.
It will be available to download (PDF format) from the website. Readers are encouraged to subscribe to the
e-zine to build its fan base and be the first to receive notification of each
issue's release. Evolution Publishing Evolution
Publishing is australia’s largest publisher of magazines and websites for gay,
lesbian and bisexual readers. If you are a gay, lesbian, bisexual or
transgender writer, know what is going on in your community and have a talent
for writing news or features, send examples of your work along with a CV, to: andrew.shaw@eevolution.com.au
or visit our website: www.eevolution.com.au.
Exisle Publishing is a
publisher of general non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects, including
biography, history, self-help, health, popular psychology, business, current
affairs, travel, cooking, gardening, leisure and lifestyle. Please note: We do
not publish poetry, children's books, educational or academic books, nor do we
usually publish fiction. We welcome
submissions and suggestions for publishing from literary agents and from new
and established authors. See Manuscript
Submission Guidelines at website: www.exislepublishing.com
GettingHitched.com.au - Call for short stories Literary Agent - Blog: Do you have
questions about literary agents and publishing?
There is a new blog, written by an anonymous Sydney-based literary
agent, who can give you free on-line advice.
Visit the blog at www.callmyagent.blogspot.com
to ask a question, email Agent Sydney at call.sydney@gmail.com
Lines of Wisdom - Call for Authors Macmillan New
Writing Macmillan New Writing was launched in 2006 with the aim of discovering
superb new novelists writing in all genres.
It publishes one novel per month and welcomes submissions from
unpublished novelists. See www.macmillannewwriting.com
for details of their fiction list and submission process. Melrose Books. The UK’s leading
independent publisher is now seeking new manuscripts in all subjects. They are
also seeking short stories for a fiction anthology. For more information please
visit: www.melrosebooks.co.uk. Micro-Fiction. Freelance
writer, Jenny Springett is assembling a book on the topic of
Micro-fiction. Micro-fiction in all its
various forms has been increasing in popularity overseas and is beginning to
find some ground in Australia. She is extremely interested to hear from other
writers with ideas, information, techniques, comments and contributions
relating to this new wave of creatively utilising the written word. Anyone
interested in this project can contact Jenny by email: springettjenny@yahoo.com.au New Holland Publishers All submissions
must be in writing. New Holland Publishers will consider proposals for
non-fiction books aimed at a general trade market. We do not publish poetry or
academic books. For further details
please visit the website. www.newholland.com.au/submissions.asp
Nuhouse Press - New Book Publisher call for proposals Brand new niche
publisher Nuhouse Press is calling for proposals from would-be authors. “We are in this business to work with writers
who have something worthwhile to say. We're not interested in their publishing
backgrounds, just whether or not they can write on topics people want to read
about. “If we think there is a commercial audience for a book that a writer
pitches us or if we can work with them to package a book they will sell
themselves, then we're interested,” said. Leah Bryan, founding partner of Nuhouse
Press. The publisher opened for business
this month with two brand new titles already rolling off the presses and will
also distribute and sell books published elsewhere. Non-fiction book proposals can be sent to
Nuhouse Press via email@nuhousepress.com or visit the website for further
information www.nuhousepress.com For
further information: Leah Bryan, Nuhouse Press 07 5522 6852
email@nuhousepress.com www.nuhousepress.com Orphan Magazine – new magazine in Canberra Orphan Magazine invites you to contribute
your passion and writing alent to help us build a creative community. Orphan Magazine is a brand new free
street press which provides social commentary on Canberra and showcases the
work of local and interstate designers, artists, illustrators, writers,
musicians and photographers. Orphan Magazine aims to provide a window
into Canberra's ever-developing street culture—and to give our city's fragile
ego a good boost. Unlike the disposable
nature of so many other publications, Orphan
Magazine is specifically designed to have shelf-life. We want our readers
to be proud to have a copy of Orphan
Magazine sitting on their coffee table or resting on their bookshelf. Email
info@orphanmagazine.com.au Website: www.orphanmagazine.com.au Other Terrain – Electronic Joural – Call
for submissions Other Terrain is an electronic journal of the textual' is an
online journal looking for first issue submissions that explore how we interact
with the social and cultural worlds around us.
This is a broad scope that could include academic papers, fiction,
poetry, soundscape, images, or other forms of text. Submissions can cross the boundaries that
define academic, literary and popular texts or can sit firmly within them. As a general guide, fiction up to 3000 words;
poetry of up to five pages in total; creative non fiction of up to 4000 words;
reviews of up to 2000 words; and scholarly articles up to 4000 words.
Submit or inquire to submissions@otherterrain.net
Overland Novel Request Parenting Express Submissions are
currently invited from writers interested in sharing their well-crafted, wise
and considered words about birth, raising children and all the bits in
between. Parenting Express, updated
monthly, is a website founded in December 2006. The website contains creative
material from people from all walks of life, book reviews and recommended
weblinks (including some for writers). Parenting Express attracted about
100,000 hits in its first year (about 15,000 unique visits.) We are now looking
for creative non-fiction, memoir, birth stories, poems and stories/articles.
Submission guidelines and full details are included on the website www.parentingexpress.com Pocket Book Publishing Melbourne
publisher has created a new line of pocket books just for short stories.
Writers registered with the site get paid for short stories chosen for
publication into the pocket books. For more information go to: www.pickapocketbook.com. Queensland Poetry Festival - Expressions of
Interest for the 2008 are now open! The Queensland
Poetry Festival is calling for expressions of Interest proposals from poets and
other performers and artists interested in being part of the 12th
Annual Queensland Poetry Festival. For more information and to download
guidelines and an application form please visit
www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com. Random House – new Children’s imprint On 9 April 2008 Random
House Australia will announce their new Children’s Imprint. What this space: www.randomhouse.com.au Red Dog to be launched Melbourne
children’s book publishers, Black Dog Books are set to launch an adult imprint,
Red Dog in July. Check out their
website www.bdb.com.au for updates, news
and submission guidelines. Screen Hub to publish and sell Australian Film and TV
scripts Online industry
publication Screen Hub (www.screenhub.com.au) is about to begin publishing
Australian film and television scripts as electronic books – downloadable from
the web. Although producers hold the
publication rights to most film and television scripts, Screen Hub has agreed
with the AWG to pay an additional 5% ex-gratia royalty to the writers, in
addition to the royalty received by the producers. So now is the time to let your producers know
that those scripts now have publication value – and more importantly, that they
have to do very little work to unlock it.
Screen Hub has created a generous standard publication agreement and has
run it by both SPAA and the AWG, and the only requirement is that the scripts
are provided in electronic form. They
will do the rest. Un-produced scripts
will not be considered. Television
scripts will retail for $4.99, and film scripts for $5.99. More information and
copies of the standard agreement can be had by contacting Screen Hub’s Managing
Director, Alex Prior, on 03 9690 6893 or by email alex@screenhub.com.au Short Story Soundtrack Text Publishing Text Publishing accepts unsolicited manuscripts. Please send a
synopsis and three sample chapters to: Manuscript Submissions, Text
Publishing, Swann House, 22 William Street, Melbourne 3000. Text is broadly interested in
publishing fiction and non-fiction, including upper Primary and young adult.
Please note that we are not accepting poetry or play scripts at present.
Queries email books@textpublishing.com.au or visit www.textpublishing.com.au The Big Issue The Big Issue is
a fortnightly magazine packed with current affairs, entertainment, photography,
comment and mischief. It is sold on the streets of towns and cities throughout
Australia by people experiencing homelessness or long-term unemployment. It
helps people help themselves, as vendors keep half of the $5 cover price of
every magazine they sell. The Big Issue
publishes articles, illustrations and photographs on all sorts of subjects and
welcome submissions from freelance contributors. We accept unsolicited material
if it is polished and fits the tone and style of the magazine, and falls within
the general word counts (600 words for one page and up to 1500 for two page
stories). Alternatively, writers can
pitch their stories by email first.
Phone: 03 9663 4522 Website: www.bigissue.org.au The Reading Stack A new free book
review e-zine focussing on Australian authors. Visit www.thereadingstack.com to join the
mailing list and/or view a sample. The e-zine will be issued monthly. The Thylazine Foundation seeks
submissions of prose (non-fiction or fiction) with the purpose of initiating
positive personal and social change, so that together we are working towards a
world where unnecessary suffering for all beings will be a thing of the past.
This section is open to all Australian artists and writers who care about a
world in crisis and who seek to empower themselves and others. Previously
published work is acceptable with appropriate acknowledgments. Please include a
piece of writing (500 - 1000 words) on what we can do to make the world a
better place, a photo and a 300-500 word biography via email. All enquiries/
submissions for The Thylazine Foundation Australian Artists and Writers for the
World are to be made to The Co-ordinator: Liz Hall-Downs: email world@thylazine.org Website www.thylazine.org/world/ University of WA Press UWA Press is
currently accepting proposals for scholarly works and general non-fiction
manuscripts. We are seeking contemporary, engaging works that will appeal to a
broad readership. Please note: we are not currently accepting proposals for
children's books. For any queries on manuscript
proposals please contact Kate McLeod on (08) 6488 8565. Submission guidelines
at website: www.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/publishing
Wet Ink seeks submissions Wet Ink is a
quarterly magazine that focuses on publishing fiction, poetry and non-fiction
by new and emerging writers. It is distributed throughout Australia and in more
than 40 countries. As well as poetry, non-fiction and literary-style fiction,
we are interested in high-quality work in all genres (eg, crime, sci-fi,
romance, horror, thriller, speculative etc) and those with light-hearted
themes. There are no word count restrictions - extremely short pieces are
welcomed and long work will be considered. All published work receives payment.
For more details, please view our submission guidelines at www.wetink.com.au Writers Radio Writers radio is
a nationally-distributed half hour radio show produced at Radio Adelaide by
Cath Kenneally, featuring author interviews, book reviews and new, unpublished
writing by Australian authors of fiction and poetry. The program is supported
by the Australian Council Literature board and writers whose work is broadcast
are paid. Go to www.radio.adelaide.edu.au/writersradio/
or send submissions to catherine.kenneally@adelaide.edu.au.
Writerstent.com yourRestaurants and yourBars Seeking
restaurant & bar writers - A
detailed knowledge of eating and drinking hotspots and local finds - Solid
writing skills and attention to detail - Online
access - Access
to digital camera Contributors will submit editorial venue profiles
and images of restaurants, bars and cafes on a weekly basis, payable at a rate
of $70 per submission. This opportunity would suit a communications student
looking to build their portfolio or hospitality worker with exceptional writing
skills. HWW Pty Limited, a subsidiary of ninemsn Pty Ltd, is a leader in
collecting, aggregating and publishing lifestyle content onto the Web, mobile
phones and in print. We are best known for our movie guides, TV guides,
restaurant and bar guides, and gig and event guides. To apply, please write a
brief profile (less than 200 words) of your favourite restaurant, bar or café,
and email it with a cover letter and a brief CV outlining why you believe you
are the best candidate for the job, to: Kashmir Brummel, editor jobs@hww.com.au | |||||||||||
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