Book Review Submissions

Have you read something recently that you’d like to review? The GSP Book Review Blog would love to hear about it! We are seeking enthusiastic writers to review recent contemporary fiction, non-fiction or poetry works from talented Australian writers.

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 wordcount should focus on offering your perspective and analysis of the work. Your analysis is the part of the review which interests us most!

Below is 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!

GSP Blog Editors

Book List:

Fiction

  • Crimson Light Polished Wood, Monica Raszewski
  • The Immigrants, Moreno Giovannoni
  • Lonely Mouth, Jacqueline Maley
  • The Passenger Seat, Vijay Khurana
  • Mother Tongue, Naima Brown
  • Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConagh
  • In a Common Hour, Sita Walker
  • Gravity Let Me Go, Trent Dalton 
  • Discipline, Randa Abdel-Fattah
  • The Ruiners, Ellena Savage

Nonfiction

  • 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
  • People Who Lunch: On Work, Leisure, and Loose Living, Sally Olds

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
  • Fitzroy North 3068, Yvette Henry Holt
  • Leaves Fall Off to Create Drama, Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle
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