Welcome to SPUNC, home of Australia's small press
and independent publishing community.

News

10 May

CLUNES BOOKTOWN 2012!

What a Winner!

10 May

SPUNC Announces Inaugural Independent Publishers’ Conference and New Prize for Small Publishers

November 2012 will see a new conference for publishing and a prize awarding an undervalued title…

08 May

LAUNCH! Editors Victoria

The Society of Editors Victoria Inc. has had a facelift and they’re ready to launch their new name, Editors Victoria, along with their new logo and website!

08 May

NEW RELEASE: The Unfinished Revolution: Voices from the Global Fight for Women's Rights

SPINIFEX PRESS are thrilled to announce the release of ‘Unfinished Revolution’, which tells the story of the global struggle to secure basic rights for women and girls.

08 May

Submissions now OPEN! Cordite 39 & Cordite 40!

Submit your poetry and/or poetry reviews to Cordite!

Children's Picture Book Illustrators' Initiative: Australian Society of Authors [23.01.2012]

The Australian Society of Authors is delighted to announce a new initiative for 2012. Emerging, developing and established Children’s Picture Book illustrators are invited to apply for grants to assist with the creation of a new picture book. Projects may not be fully formed but illustrators are encouraged to demonstrate their project to the best of their ability.

The initiative aims to establish a ‘best-practice’ methodology for assessing applications from picture book illustrators for the Australia Council’s New Work funding category. It has arisen from an understanding that illustrators may find it difficult to apply for grants given the extremely nascent quality of their works-in-progress.

For guidelines and application forms, please visit our website.

This one-off initiative is funded by Australia Council for the Arts, and managed by the Australian Society of Authors. Eligibility criteria apply – please read the guidelines carefully.

Applications close 29 February 2012.