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Subsidiary rights


We have a very active rights department, working closely with subagents and publishing houses around the world to achieve the best possible English language and translation rights sales for our list.

We attend numerous book fairs, including Frankfurt, London, and Bologna.

If you have a rights query please email us at rights@allenandunwin.com.


Click on the links below to download a PDF of the relevant Rights Guide:


Rights Guides for adult titles:

Frankfurt Adult Rights Guide 2009

London Book Fair Adult Rights Guide 2009

London Book Fair Adult Rights Guide 2010


Rights Guides for children’s titles

Frankfurt Book Fair 2009 - children's rights guide

Bologna 2010 - translation rights guide

Bologna 2010 - English language rights guide

Bologna 2009

Rights news


The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas - now an international bestseller

"The Slap is nothing short of a tour de force" - Colm Toibin

Long listed for the Man Booker Prize 2010

A & U won the International Success Award for selling rights to The Slap at the 2010 Australian Bookseller Industry Awards. 

We have sold the following rights:

Canada, Harper Collins
US, Viking Penguin
UK, Atlantic Books (Tuskar Rock imprint)
Brazil, Editora Quatro Edições
France, Belfond
Greece, Oceanida
Italy, Neri Pozza
Korea, Openhouse Publishing
Lithuania, Gimtasis Zodis
The Netherlands, Ambo/Anthos
Poland, Wydawnictwo Replika
Russia, Ripol Classic
Slovenia, Mish
Spain, RBA Libros

The Slap The Slap The Slap

Mice by Gordon Rees

Electrifying and unputdownable, this is a compelling psychological thriller which asks powerful and challenging moral questions.

We have sold the following rights:

The Netherlands, Ambo Anthos
Portugal, Intrinseca
US, Penguin Viking
UK, Macmillan
Italy, Giunti
Taiwan, Locus
Germany, Fischer
France, Flammarion
Spain, El Aleph
Norway, Gyldendal
Portugal, Saida de Emergencia