Bonfire Books About Bonfire Books is an Australian independent publisher founded in Victoria in 2019 to find the best in new writing and the lost works of our literary inheritance. We note a lack of perspectives in the Australian mainstream that adequately address the rushing complexity of contemporary life. We seek to uphold the best of our literary tradition and welcome subtle and intrepid work of cutting wisdom, grim truth and unflinching soul.It started out as simple idea. What if we turned a historical moment on its head? What if there were to be a provocative energy announced by the cleansing of fire and the purge of vanity? What if a tower of flames, fuelled by the detritus of distraction, could cast a light upon the darkness of our literary poverty, bringing warmth and life to the cold sterility of the simulation that is ‘entertainment’?The imperatives of commerce bear down upon literary creativity, stifling, shuttering and squeezing what remains of it into a product fit for fast consumption rather than self-reflection or the expression of truth and emotion.We believe that the truth of life is contained and sustained by stories. We seek to unearth and bring to a burning light these stories, in both their beauty and their rawness.We had something to say and nowhere to say it, and we soon learned we were in good company. We work with both dead and up-and-coming authors to produce books worthy of a literary bonfire, distinguishing our editorial vision through the encouragement of eccentric perspective, irreverent humour and rich combinations of old and contemporary forms. Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s). Country of Publication Australia Publication Medium Print Publication Print Publication AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 107 days from now) through 31 January 2027.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: HistoricalLengths: Novelette: 12,000 - 15,000 words. Novella: 15,000 - 17,500 words. Novella: 17,500 - 40,000 words. Fiction Collection: More than 12,000 words. 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: Postal. Reprints: Unknown.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Media: Text. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 107 days from now) through 31 January 2027.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: Nonfiction Collection: More than 12,000 words. Book: More than 12,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... History. Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism. Memoir. Place/Regions: Specific region. Society/Culture: See guidelines.Payment:Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.Submissions:Method: Postal. Reprints: Unknown.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Temp Closed Dates:Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2027* (approx. 107 days from now) through 31 January 2027.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: HistoricalLengths: Poetry Collection: 40 pages or more.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.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: Postal. Reprints: Unknown.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Media: Text. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment. 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