Find out more about the 2026 Open Book internship program.

● 2026 program

Open Book: Sydney Placement

21 weeks, May-October 2026
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Giramondo Publishers & HEAT Magazine

Hardie Grant Publishers
(Ultimo Press/ Pantera Press)

Open Book: Melbourne Placement

21 weeks, May-October 2026
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Note: This placement has an education & children’s publishing focus

Cambridge University Press (Education)

Allen & Unwin (Children’s)

Open Book: Perth Placement

21 weeks, May-October 2026
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University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP)

Fremantle Press

Open Book: Brisbane Placement

10 weeks, August-October 2026
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University of Queensland Press

● Open Book mentor: Camha Pham

Camha Pham is an accredited freelance editor based in Naarm/Melbourne, with over 10 years of experience in the publishing industry. She has worked in-house at Oxford University Press and Margaret River Press. As a freelancer, she has worked on copyediting and proofreading projects for publishers including Hachette, UQP, Hardie Grant, Affirm Press, Allen & Unwin, PRH, Magabala Books, Thames & Hudson and Pantera Press, among others. She has sat on the Editorial Boards of Portside Review and Margaret River Press, and also works in the industry as a mentor and manuscript assessor.


Photo credit: Leah Jing McIntosh