Brain Jar Press

About

We’re a Brisbane-based publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and crime, as well as non-fiction works that can be tied to those genres. Since our founding in 2017, we’ve published some of the best genre writers from Australia and beyond.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

Australia

Established in 2017

Publication Media

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, excluding Heroic Fantasy, Historical, Paranormal, Superhero, Supernatural, Sword & Sorcery
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, excluding Extreme Horror, Historical, Serial Killer
Mystery/Crime Subgenre: Crime
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, excluding Alternate History, Hard Science Fiction

Lengths:

Novelette: 10,000 - 15,000 words.
Novella: 15,000 - 40,000 words.
Fiction Collection: 8,000 - 60,000 words.
Novel: 40,000 - 60,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book: 10,000 - 60,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Literature/Books: See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 13 Sep 2026

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