Allen & Unwin is Australia's leading independent publisher. They publish around 250 new titles each year including literary and commercial fiction, a broad range of general non fiction and lifestyle titles and books for children and young adults. Their imprints include Allen & Unwin, Albert Street Books, Atlantic Books Australia, Crows Nest, JOAN, Murdoch Books and Pier 9. Allen & Unwin has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and London.

Ultimo Press is an independent publisher established in 2020 with the simple ambition to become home to Australia’s best storytellers. We are part of Hardie Grant Publishing. Our hallmarks will be editorial excellence, arresting design, dynamic marketing and publicity, respect and loyalty to our authors, and publishing compelling new voices and original perspectives that reflect the full spectrum of Australian life.

UNSW Press is a highly respected independent Australian publisher with a reputation for publishing thought-provoking books that create debate and tackle social, political, historical and scientific issues. Publishing a diverse range of general, literary, scholarly and illustrated non-fiction in two imprints, NewSouth and UNSW Press, our list includes titles on Australian history, politics, current affairs, biography, art and design and popular science. UNSW Press’s activities are divided equally between our own publishing program, NewSouth Books distribution and representation for a wide range of Australian and overseas publishers, and management of the UNSW Bookshop.

The mission at Hachette Australia, a division of global publishing house, Hachette Livre, is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment, and opportunity. We represent an array of authors on the international list including Stephen King, Nora Roberts, John Grisham, J.K. Rowling, Tom Clancy, and Delia Owens. On our Australian list, we are proud to publish two-time Golden Dagger winner Michael Robotham; bestseller and award-winner Jessica Townsend; Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks; Australia’s bestselling non-fiction writer Peter FitzSimons; New York Times bestselling novelist Natasha Lester; Miles Franklin shortlisted Michael Mohammed Ahmad; and the Lothian Children’s Books author and illustrator and Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Shaun Tan. Hachette Australia proudly supports emerging writers of all ages through The Richell Prize, in association with the Emerging Writers’ Festival; the State Library of Queensland’s black&write! program; and The Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers in partnership with Express Media.

Affirm Press is an independent Melbourne-based publisher dedicated to publishing great Australian stories, big ideas and the most engaging Australian authors. The company was founded by Martin Hughes (formerly of The Big Issue) but only became a full-time enterprise in 2013 when Martin partnered with sales director Keiran Rogers (formerly of Hardie Grant). Affirm Press is not only the fastest growing publisher in Australia but also, arguably, the most positive. We love what we do, and are powered by a passionate team. We publish a broad range of non-fiction books and fiction for children and adults, and our mission is to ‘influence by delight’. Affirm Press won the ABIA Small Publisher of the Year award in 2019, the last year it was eligible, and launched its own national sales team in 2023. Its bestselling authors include Pip Williams, Amelia Mellor, Christian White, Jess Racklyeft, Jess Sanders, Anna Downes and Hannah Maloney.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment ANZ meets the needs of our learners, authors and customers by bringing research, teaching, learning and assessment together. We use our local and global expertise in research, assessment and publishing to create high-quality learning experiences. We provide teachers with rich data, adaptive learning resources and assessment tools, so they can better support their students. And we ensure academics have access to high-quality, digitally inter-connected materials that enhance understanding and the global impact of their research. As a not-for-profit local publisher, we re-invest in innovative and inclusive resources that bring better support to teaching, more confidence to learning, more assurance to assessment and greater advancement to research. Together, we’re opening opportunities, discovering possibilities, and helping people in Australia, New Zealand and across the world to realise their potential, benefitting society and the planet.