Giramondo Publishing accepts unsolicited book manuscript submissions for a limited period each year. We are open for submissions until 28 February 2026.
Entries for The Novel Prize, run in collaboration by Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo Publishing and New Directions, will open in April. For more information, visit https://giramondopublishing.com/novelprize/.
Submissions to HEAT, Giramondo’s literary magazine, are currently open.
Entries for the Poetry in Translation Prize, run in collaboration by Fitzcarraldo Editions, Giramondo Publishing and New Directions, are now closed. For more information, visit https://giramondopublishing.com/prizes/poetry-in-translation-prize/.
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Giramondo Publishing accepts unsolicited book submissions for consideration. Our submissions are now open until 28 February 2026.
Fiction and non-fiction submissions should include a brief synopsis of the work, and the author’s CV, along with three sample chapters (these do not need to be consecutive or the opening chapters).
Poetry submissions should include a brief description of the work, and the author’s CV, along with the proposed manuscript.
We expect writers submitting to Giramondo to be familiar with the books we publish, and include a field on the submission form for writers to show their understanding of our list.
HEAT, Giramondo's literary magazine, welcomes submissions of fiction, essays, interviews, hybrid forms and translated works.
Our intention is to publish the best work being written in Australia and internationally, gathering innovative literary perspectives across borders. HEAT is published five times a year in a slim, intimate format, that throws sharp focus on the work of the featured authors.
Writers looking to submit to HEAT should familiarise themselves with prior issues of the magazine and consider subscribing.
Please know, we do not publish reviews or opinion pieces, at least in the conventional sense. We are, however, interested in writing that engages with other writers and their works. We’re also intrigued by obsessions and curiosities, lost or secret histories, literary quests and writing that brings research to life. We encourage writing which gives full rein to the author’s voice, without the restriction of a word limit.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept material that has appeared elsewhere in the English language.
HEAT is closed to poetry submissions at this time.