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In this first extract from Najis: A Memoir, Sydney-based writer Robert Douman recalls his family’s experience of emigrating to Australia from Iran. Robert recalls his first impressions of a new home halfway around the world.
Read it now on our WIP blog grattanstreetpress.com/2025/10/27/n...
🎙️ Episode 2 of GSP Talks is here!
This episode, we chat with Annie Raser-Rowland, author of ONCE — the punky, genre-bending climate fiction shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Book Awards. 🌿🔥
Listen now 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/5hKX...
#GSPTalks #Once #Podcast
🎬✍️ Why are screenplays the publishing industry’s least favourite child?
Our latest GSP Blog dives into the drama — and why this overlooked art form deserves more love. 🌟📖
Read it here 👉 shorturl.at/07epK
#GSPBlog #Screenwriting #PublishingLife #BookSky
🎙️ Episode 1 of GSP Talks is here! 🎉
Join publishers Sybil Nolan & Matt Holden as they answer the big question — Who is GSP? 👀💬
Go behind the scenes of indie publishing & discover what makes Grattan Street Press tick.
🎧 Listen now 👉 shorturl.at/N5pd4
#GSPTalks #PodcastLaunch #PublishingLife
🎧 Big news from the Press! Grattan Street Press is launching its very own podcast — GSP Talks!
💬✨ Get ready for behind-the-scenes convos, creative insights, and plenty of bookish banter. Stay tuned! 👀🎙️
#GSPTalks #PodcastLaunch #PublishingLife #BookSky
✨🍃 Our latest GSP Blog explores 'The Comforting Alchemy of Vanessa Proctor’s On Wonder', a haiku collection that finds magic in stillness and everyday beauty. 🌸📖
Read it here 👉 shorturl.at/8CD1l
#GSPBlog #Poetry #OnWonder #BookSky
📚✨ From viral trends to vintage vibes — could BookTok be bringing bookbinding back?
Our new GSP Blog explores how TikTok’s love for aesthetics is reviving an old craft. 🪡📖
Read here 👉 shorturl.at/TDNg3
#GSPBlog #BookTok #Bookbinding #BookTok
🦆✨ Ever feel like you’re just winging it?
Our new GSP Blog, “Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: One Duck’s Tale of a Work-in-Progress,” dives into the messy, funny journey of learning to believe in yourself. 💪💛
Read it here 👉 shorturl.at/atz8t
#GSPBlog #ImposterSyndrome #WritersLife #WorkInProgress
💘 Why are romance novels in a cartoon cover epidemic
Pastels, bubbly art & bold graphics are taking over the shelves—genius marketing or trend overload? 📚✨ Dive into our new GSP Blog: shorturl.at/HilRl
📸 Cover photo by Jack Kirby/Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).
#GSPBlog #RomanceNovels #BookCovers
🎟️ LAST CHANCE! 🎟️
Final Pitch to the Press tickets is on sale now.
Don’t miss your shot to pitch your idea, get feedback from publishing pros, and take the next step toward getting published. 📚✨
Click shorturl.at/YRSUh to purchase now!
#PitchToThePress #EmergingWriters #PublishingLife
A post introducing Georgia Cooper as a panel member for the Pitch to the Press event conducted by Grattan Street Press.
✨ Meet Georgia Cooper ✨
Editor at a Melbourne press + UniMelb Publishing and Communications grad.
Published in Above Water + GSP’s Stranger Weather.
Catch her at our Pitch to the Press Panel 25 Sept!
Click shorturl.at/YRSUh to book your ticket now!
#EmergingWriters #GSP #BookSky
A post introdudcing Pitch to the Press event panel member Bec Kavanagh.
✨ Meet Bec Kavanagh ✨
Writer, critic + academic exploring women’s bodies in lit. Published in The Guardian, Overland, The Big Issue.
Senior Tutor + YA teacher at Faber, she runs ‘Body Writing’.
Catch her at our Pitch to the Press Panel 25 Sept!
#EmergingWriters #Publishing #GSP #BookSky
An image of Sharon Mullins, introducing the first member of the expert panel for the Pitch to the Press of Grattan Street Press.
Meet Sharon Mullins
Sharon is a professional with a scholarly career in digital publishing and library communications. She also chairs IPEd’s AI working group.
Join our Pitch to the Press Panel on 25 Sept, 6:30 PM.
Click shorturl.at/YRSUh to book your ticket now!
#PitchToThePress #EmergingWriters
A post announcing the e-book availability for Once by Annie Raser-Rowland.
✨ ONCE by Annie Raser-Rowland is now out as a Kindle eBook!
Shortlisted for the 2025 WA Premier’s Book Awards, this punky slice of climate fiction is a bold tale about the interconnectedness of our world. 🌱⚡
📖 Grab your copy on Amazon: shorturl.at/VrphP
#ONCE #ClimateFiction #AustralianWriters
The Grattan Street press post about the September issue of GSP's newsletter with an attached link to know more.
📰 New from #GSP!
Our Semester 2, 2025 newsletter is live 🎉
✨ Upcoming events
✨ How to submit to our blog
✨ All the latest GSP updates
Catch up here 👉https://mailchi.mp/3ef7742e2643/gsp-september-newsletter
#Publishing #WritersCommunity #EmergingAuthors #BookSky
We at #GSP are calling for book reviews (500–800 words) across fiction, non-fiction, and poetry — with a spotlight on Australian voices.
Booklists on our website for inspo! 👀
Pitch and send it to us at editorial@grattanstreetpress.com 💌
#BookReviews #CallForSubmissions #AustralianVoices #BookSky
The 2026 Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing is now open for short story and poetry submissions. This year’s theme: “Echoes.” 🌊
Open to all Australian residents until Sept 30.
Click shorturl.at/Piyy9 to submit!
#WritingPrize #AustralianWriters #CallForSubmissions
A post calling for article submissions for the publishing blog of Grattan Street Press
We at #GSP are calling for original pieces between 500-1500 words for the Publishing Blog - our space for the latest book trends, the debates and controversies shaking up the industry
Pitch your idea and send it to us at website@grattanstreetpress.com
#PublishingBlog #CallForSubmissions #BookSky
🚨✨ Wanna get published? ✨🚨
Here’s your chance to pitch directly to #GSP's commissioning editors and get insider advice on how to break through!
🔗 Click shorturl.at/YRSUh to book your tickets
#PitchToThePress #EmergingAuthors #GrattanStreetPress #BookSky #WritersLife
A post announcing a callout for articles and pieces for their blog.
Got a hot take on AI, social media, culture, or that niche obsession you can’t stop thinking about?
We’re calling for articles (500–1500 words) that capture Gen Z + Millennial life ✨
Send your piece to mz@grattanstreetpress.com 💌
#MZBlog #CallForSubmissions #WritingCommunity #PublishingLife #GSP
A cover image of the book ONCE by Annie Raser-Rowland as the background and the image in focus through the design of an Instagram post.
We at #GSP are proud that our very own Annie Raser-Rowland is shortlisted for the Fiction Book of the Year at the WA Premier's Book Awards for her novella, ONCE.
Fingers crossed for the big reveal this month-end! 🤞📚
👉 Learn more at lnkd.in/gGUZnRUG
#BookSky #WritingCommunity #litawards #GSP
We at GSP's Semester 1 2025 cohort are here to bid a grateful farewell - our time with the Press has come to an end.
Special thanks to Dr. Katherine Day and Dr. Matthew Holden, who expertly guided us through it all.
We wish you all the best, and stay tuned for more updates of what comes next!
#booksky 1 day left to the launch of our new anthology STRANGER WEATHER on 13th June!
Get a special sneak peek and chat with some of the authors in this free Zoom event. Book your tickets if you haven't yet here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/stranger-w...
We hope to see you all there!
Grattan Street Press cordially invites you to join us for the launch of our latest anthology, Stranger Weather: An Anthology of New Writing, on 13 June 2025 at 6.30 pm via Zoom.
Head to the link to learn more details as we come closer to the launch date: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/stranger-w...
#booksky Proudly introducing the final author of STRANGER WEATHER, Miranda Abbott.
Miranda Abbott is an emerging writer from Naarm (Melbourne), Australia, published in The Big Issue, RMIT’s Catalyst Magazine and Baby Teeth Journal and currently interning with the Stella Prize.
Preorder in our bio!
#booksky Introducing another of our authors for STRANGER WEATHER, J.A. Gleeson.
A multi-degree holder from the University of Melbourne, 'The Clone Wars' was inspired by her struggles in creative industry and rising concerns of AI usage.
Head to our bio to check out her blog and STRANGER WEATHER!
#booksky Seth Robinson is an award-winning Melburnian writer, producer and academic, author of Welcome to Bellevue, with his works featured in Kill Your Darlings and The Saturday Paper, among others.
Head to the link in our bio to pick up both Welcome to Bellevue and STRANGER WEATHER today!
#booksky Welcome Mathilde Tobin, contributor to STRANGER WEATHER!
Nominated for the Lord Mayor’s Prize in 2024, Mathilde is a Melbourne writer and graduate of the Screenwriting program at VCA, and recently published in Story Studios Australia's first volume of Studio Shorts.
Pre-order in our bio!
#booksky There is only 10 days left before the launch of our new anthology STRANGER WEATHER!
Join us and our authors for the launch of our latest anthology through the QR code or in our bio to get your tickets to the online event and to grab a copy yourself today.
We hope to see you there!
#booksky Introducing Ezra Hooper, a 24-year-old Melbourne-based writer and contributor to STRANGER WEATHER! Currently completing his Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at RMIT, he enjoys delving into genres of realism, absurdism, speculative/dystopian sci-fi and high fantasy. Pre-order in our bio!
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