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Penguin Random House New Zealand

A project of Penguin Random House (see other related projects).

About

Penguin Random House New Zealand is the editorially independent subsidiary of the global publisher Penguin Random House and Aotearoa’s largest local publisher, based right here in Auckland. We have a full in-house editorial, production and design team, plus on-site publicity and marketing experts, and the largest sales team in New Zealand covering every chain and independent bookseller up and down the country.

We hold the largest overall market share in New Zealand and are proud to publish many of our country’s most celebrated writers of fiction, non-fiction, children’s and Māori books. We are actively seeking fresh voices, interesting ideas and great writers to bring to audiences across Aotearoa, Australia and the world — including through exciting international, translation, film and TV rights deals and in all formats, including ebooks and audiobooks.

Important: They only accept certain submissions and genres at certain times. As always, check their current guidelines before submitting.
Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to New Zealanders.
The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting 120 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country of Publication

New Zealand

Publication Media

Audio Publication Audio Publication
Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

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Audience:

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

Genres:

General

Lengths:

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

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region, See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

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

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Penguin Random House New Zealand Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

We have not received any submission reports for this listing in the past 12 months.

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Before Submitting

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  • Always read the full guidelines provided by the publisher.
  • Try to read at least one previous publication to get a better idea of what the editor would like to see.
  • Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
  • For book publishers, it is standard to submit a cover letter, synopsis, and sample instead of the full manuscript. Do this unless otherwise instructed.
  • Be professional, patient, and persistent.

Dates

Last Updated: 03 Jul 2026

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

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