Australian Collective Stand: Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2023

Allen & Unwin is Australia’s leading independent publisher and is the 2020 Publisher of the Year, a title we’ve now held fourteen times. Our lists are unrivalled in scope and quality, our focus on original ideas and voices, and our acclaimed authors and titles amongst Australia’s best.

Angel’s Leap intends to bring upliftling, inspirational and healing works of literature and film to global audiences.

Berbay is an award-winning, independent children’s book publisher of illustration fiction and non-fiction. Collaborating with local and international talent, Berbay has established a reputation for high quality, original and enriching children’s book.

CSIRO Publishing has an internationally recognised, editorially independent program publishing science titles for academic, professional and trade audiences. We are owned by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

Five Mile is a boutique quality commercial publishing house, publishing up to 130 titles a year. We specialise in picture books, board books, novelty, activity books, fiction and non-fiction. We publish our own homegrown program, in addition to licensing.

Fremantle Press is an Australian independent publishing house renowned for books of high quality. Please contact Alex Allan, CEO Fremantle Press for information about securing international publishing rights to any of our books. For our complete catalogue please see www.fremantlepress.com.au

Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing is the children’s division of the largest independent publisher in Australia, and the home of innovative, inclusive and entertaining books from babies to teenagers.

Now in our 26th year, IP is the second largest publisher of literary titles in Queensland, and partnering directly with major global suppliers such as Ingram, Amazon, Apple and Google.

Magabala Books is Australia’s leading Indigenous publishing house. Aboriginal owned and led, we celebrate and nurture the talent and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices.

Melbournestyle Books are focused on creativity. We produce books with high-concept Design and Art themes that look at creativity in the real world and encourage a meaningful sense of connection to design, ideas, creativity and place.

Pascal Press is an independently owned Australian educational publishing company and has published primary and secondary educational books for over 30 years. Our colourful and attractive workbooks are used widely in the home and school markets.

Scale Free Network combines cutting-edge scientific research, rich narrative and beautiful illustrations to tell stories that describe symbiotic partnerships between microbes and larger life forms.

Scribble is an award-winning, independent publisher of vibrant and thought-provoking picture books for children. The common thread that runs through our list is one of radical joy, love, and exceptional art.

Storytorch publishes books that cultivate community and connection. We publish both children’s and adult books, fiction and non-fiction. Our books seek to unite us, promote resilience, sustainability and community engagement.

Text Publishing is an independent, Melbourne-based publisher of literary and commercial fiction and non-fiction. Text has been awarded the ABIA Small Publisher of the Year three times and won the Leading Edge Books Small Publisher of the Year in 2018 and 2019.

For 70 years UQP has been at the forefront of innovative publishing. It has launched the careers of many great novelists, published contemporary poets, been a pioneering force in children’s and young adult publishing and has set the benchmark for award-winning scholarly and Black Australian writing.

Wakefield Press is a leading independent publishing company based in South Australia. We love good stories and publish beautiful books. We publish on a diverse range of topics, including fiction, history, biography, art, food, and the environment. We also have a dedicated young adult list.

At Windy Hollow Books we aim to publish picture books for children that are beautiful and foster a love of reading. We focus on stories that are child centred and empower children to feel coneected to their community and their environment.