Rockpool Publishing is an established press with international distribution, largely through Simon & Schuster. They are based in Australia and their primary imprint is focused on “Mind Body Spirit; Health and Wellness; Self-help and Gift titles”. They publish books as well as Tarot, Oracle, and Affirmation card sets.
Through their Gelding Street Press imprint they accept submissions of Australian stories and work focused on Sports. To get a feel for what Rockpool publishes, go here. To get a feel for what Gelding Street Press publishes, go here.
Their proposal guidelines are for books as well as Tarot, Oracle and Affirmation card sets. They stress that they do not publish fiction, children’s nonfiction, or poetry.
They try to respond to all submissions within four weeks. for four weeks to respond to a proposal. They are open to international submissions and publish authors based outside of Australia regularly but they also stress “As an Australian Publisher, we do love Australian ideas in stories”.
They ask for all proposals to be submitted via a form on their website. They ask that the proposal match the following requirements:
- A clear and concise covering letter attached. Include a short synopsis of the material (please note this is a summary of what the project is, imagine reading it as a 250 word blurb that could appear on the back cover of the book/card deck, summarising your product) within your Cover Letter document.
- We like to see a table of contents, to see that you have planned the title and what the components are, and please advise the complete word count of the whole project. We would also like to receive an introduction and the first couple of chapters, however we can take complete manuscripts.
- All artwork submitted is to be clear and referenced to the correct artist if the work is not created by yourself, and explain how it relates to the text. This should be included within your First Chapters document.
- Please do not send hard copy submissions, we will reach out to you for hard copy material if necessary for evaluation.
They also include a list of tips and what they are particularly looking for, as part of their submission guidelines. Please read them in full before submitting.
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