Allen & Unwin

About

Allen & Unwin is Australia's leading independent publisher and has been voted "Publisher of the Year" twelve times including the inaugural award in 1992 and ten times since 2000. We publish around 250 new titles each year including literary and commercial fiction, a broad range of general non fiction, academic and professional titles and books for children and young adults. Our imprints include Allen & Unwin, Arena, Crows Nest and Inspired Living (MBS).

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Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to Australians and New Zealanders (except children's/young adult submissions).

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting 56 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Australia

Established in 1976

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Middle grades, Young adults, Australians, New Zealanders.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Romance), including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel: No specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Middle grades, Young adults.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Academic, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Allen & Unwin Submission Statistics

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We have received 1 report within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 56 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.)
The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:48 UTC (21 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 10 Jul 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.