Book Review Submissions

Grattan Street Press is seeking enthusiastic writers to review contemporary works from talented Australian writers. We are looking for reviews of recent fiction, nonfiction or poetry which showcase the voices of Australian authors.

Formal reviews should be 500-800 words in length. Each review should follow a general structure which introduces the book and the author, summarises the plot in up to 200 words. The rest of the word count should focus on offering your perspective and analysis of the work. Your analysis is the part of the review which interests us most!

If you're stuck on which book to review, not to worry! We've included a list of titles which we would love to see reviewed. If you are interested in reviewing any of the titles on our list and would like to have your thoughts published on our site, please send your submissions for appraisal to Submittable.

Alternatively, if you have a contemporary Australian title in mind which is not on our prompt list, we welcome your pitch to: editorial@grattanstreetpress.com.

We look forward to reading your unique perspectives on the Australian literary scene.

Happy writing!

Rosie (Book Review Editor) 

Book List 

Fiction 

• Stinkbug, Sinead Stubbins
• Crimson Light Polished Wood, Monica Raszewski 
• The Immigrants, Moreno Giovannoni 
• What Kept You? Raaza Jamshed 
• Our New Gods, Thomas Vowles 
• Wait Here, Lucy Nelson 
• Lonely Mouth, Jacqueline Maley
• The Passenger Seat, Vijay Khurana 
• Mother Tongue, Naima Brown 
• Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy

Non-Fiction 

• Torn, Nicole Madigan 
• Cult Bride, Liz Cameron 
• Desire Paths, Megan Clement 
• How to Dodge Flying Sandals, Daniel Nour
• Someone Like Me, Clem Bastow and Jo Case

Poetry

• In Your Dreams, Šime Knežević
• Not Telling, Alison J Barton 
• Ritual, Sara M Saleh (ed.), Zainab Syed (ed.), Manal Younus (ed.) 
• these memories require, Jacinta Le Plastrier 
• Eclipse, Kirli Saunders