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Send the manuscript, a chapter or a question. A publisher reads it and replies within one business day, and you will not be called by anyone you did not ask to hear from.

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How to reach us

Whichever is easiest. The form reaches the same inbox as everything else.

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0480 010 108
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Suite 1201, Level 12, 1 Example Street, Sydney NSW 2000
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Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:30 AESTSaturday, 10:00–14:00 AEST

Send us your manuscript details

Only if you'd rather we called.

What it's about, who it's for, and what you'd like help with.

We’ll reply within one business day. No obligation, and no sales calls you didn’t ask for.

What to expect

What happens when you send an enquiry

Four steps, and none of them is a call centre.

  • A reply in one business day

    From a person who has read what you sent, not an automated acknowledgement.

  • An editor reads your pages

    If you sent a manuscript or a sample, an editor reads it before replying.

  • A written scope and price

    Itemised by stage, so you can see what to cut. No obligation to proceed.

  • Your manuscript stays yours

    We do not share it, and you keep every right in it whether you hire us or not.

  • You keep your rights

    Full copyright and royalties stay with you

  • Fixed written quotes

    The quote you accept is the amount you pay

  • Australian owned

    Local team, AUD pricing, GST invoices

  • Work you approve

    Nothing goes to print without your sign-off

Questions authors ask

Questions before you send anything

Within one business day, from a person who has read your enquiry. If you have sent a full manuscript, the editorial read takes longer — usually a week — and we will acknowledge receipt first so you are not left wondering whether it arrived.

Yes, on request, and always before interviews on a ghostwriting project. Your manuscript is not shared outside the people working on it, and it is not used as a sample or shown to anyone else. If you would like that in writing before you send anything, just ask.

Send whatever you are comfortable with. The whole thing lets an editor give you a real view; the first three chapters and a synopsis is usually enough to start. What we cannot do much with is a description of the book without any of the writing.

No. We reply to what you asked, and if you do not reply we leave you alone. One follow-up email after a couple of weeks is the most you will get. Publishing decisions take months and nobody is helped by being chased.

Yes, and the number is in the header and the footer of every page. Tell us a time that suits if you would rather we called you. For anything involving your manuscript, an editor reads it before the call so the conversation is about your book rather than generalities.

Ask anyway. We answer questions about ISBNs, legal deposit, retailer terms and whether a manuscript is ready for submission from people who never become clients, because answering them is cheap and being useful is how this works. Nothing here is gated behind a sales call.

A conversation about your book

Send us your book

A publisher reads every enquiry. You will get a written reply within one business day, with no obligation and no sales call.

Your manuscript. Your rights. Your next chapter.