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Submission guidelines

Allen & Unwin is the country's largest independent publishing house, producing more than 250 new titles each year in areas as diverse as academic books, professional reference works, adult fiction, children's books and electronic publications.

The company was founded in Australia in 1976 and quickly built up a large and original publishing program. In 1990 it became an independent fully Australian-owned company.

With growth and stability unmatched in the industry, we have a strong nucleus of senior people who have been members of staff for many years and who can offer you the highest standards of editorial, design, production and marketing expertise. With this stable and professional environment, you can be rest assured that your publishing experience with Allen & Unwin will be highly rewarding and successful.

Use the links to the left of this page to find more specific information about submitting your work to Allen & Unwin.

 


 

 

Important changes to Allen & Unwin's submission guidelines

 From February 12, Allen & Unwin will expand its Friday Pitch program to incorporate all adult fiction and non-fiction submissions (excluding academic) to the company

Knowing it’s important to authors to have their manuscripts read as quickly as possible – and building on the success of our existing FRIDAY PITCH program – we’ve decided that henceforth ALL unsolicited adult fiction and non-fiction submissions to Allen & Unwin will be incorporated into an expanded FRIDAY PITCH.

Hence, from Friday 12th February 2010 we will only accept unsolicited adult fiction and non-fiction manuscript submissions – apart from those aimed at our academic list (see separate guidelines) – if they are sent electronically to fridaypitch@allenandunwin.com.

Hard copy submissions will not be accepted for consideration after 5 February 2010 - any hard copy received after that date will be recycled without assessment. Please note: our new system begins on 12 January 2010. Detailed instructions for the new way to submit appear under the FRIDAY PITCH button on the left of this page.

Books for Children and Teenagers

Allen & Unwin's Books for Children and Teenagers department will not be accepting any unsolicited manuscripts at this time, for any age group or topic, as our list is currently at capacity.  We look forward to reviewing this policy in the future.  Exceptions will be made for queries sent via established authors or literary agents.