Australian Collective Stand: Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024

Allen & Unwin is Australia’s leading independent publisher and is the 2023 Publisher of the Year, a title we’ve now held fifteen 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.

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.

Exisle Publishing is a global independent publisher of non-fiction books, founded by Gareth St John Thomas in 1991. We produce the kind of books that the very big publishers do not!

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.

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.

Hawkeye Publishing is an independent trade publishing house, in Brisbane, Queensland, elevating Australia’s diverse culture, writers and stories. We publish fiction, non-fiction and children’s books of distinction and work closely with our family of authors to deliver quality books.

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is a national charity working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote Communities across Australia. We are Community-led, responding to requests from remote Communities and publishing books created by Community – many in First Languages.

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.

MidnightSun Publishing is a small press based in Adelaide dedicated to finding new and unknown voices in Australia and overseas. We only publish books that we love, including picture books, middle grade novels and young adult fiction.

We hope that all those readers who turn the pages of our books will feel seen, supported and carried on their healing journey.

NLA Publishing creates books that tell stories by and about Australians. We explore the Library’s extensive collections to share Australia’s culture and history.

Rockpool Publishing is an Australian owned publisher, specialising in spirit & wellness books, oracle cards, gifts & journals.

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.

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.

UWA Publishing (UWAP) shares stories, research and education with the world to encourage thought, inspire action and create and connect with engaged communities. Award-winning fiction, poetry, non-fiction and scholarly works illustrate our strength and diversity in a modern university.

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.