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Publications

e-newsletter - distributed fortnightly by writingWA to all member organisations and individual subscribers, providing the latest information regarding employment opportunities, events and other developments in the literary sector.
Selected Australian Book Publishers - Compiled by John Hart, updated by Simone Hahn 2004. This directory gives contact details for major publishers and a brief description of the type of work that they consider and/or publish. This publication is available to purchase from the State Library bookshop for $15.00 inc GST.
If you are interested in obtaining a more comprehensive list of publishers and other industry professionals, we recommend you buy a copy of The Australian Writer's Marketplace from the Queensland Writers Centre.
writingWA also distributes a number of smaller publications and information sheets which can be downloaded here and from the Information section of this website. Free documents available for you to download include:

Writing Your Place in History (How to write and publish your life story)
Using A Ghost-writer
Manuscript Assessors
Literary Agents
Self Publishing
Freelance Book Designers