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!

Ziyao (Book Review Editor) 

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Fiction

• Translations, Jumaana Abdu
• The Burrow, Melanie Cheng
• The Thinning, Inga Simpson
• Rapture, Emily Maguire
• Theory & Practice, Michelle de Kretser
• Juice, Tim Winton
• Chinese Postman, Brian Castro
• The Bittersweet Bakery Cafe, Catherine Greer
• Sea Green, Barbara Hanrahan
• Mother Tongue, Naima Brown

Nonfiction

• Cactus Pear For My Beloved, Samah Sabawi
• Black Convicts, Santilla Chingaipe
• Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions: How the People of Yirrkala Changed the Course of Australian Democracy, Clare Wright
• John Berger and Me, Nikos Papastergiadis

Poetry

• Naag Mountain, Manisha Anjali
• rock flight, Hasib Hourani
• Holocene Pointbreaks, Jake Goetz
• The Prodigal, Suneeta Peres da Costa
• Tintinnabulum, Judith Beveridge